Peggy Sue Grimes, 64, of Wellington, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at her home. Born in McDowell, Kent., on Feb. 7, 1947, Peggy was the daughter of Johnny and Carrie (nee Pinson) Sword. Peggy worked for Forest City in Wellington for 15 years and retired from Wal-Mart after 10 years of employment. She enjoyed dancing and singing […]
Earl K. Riley, 81, of Wellington, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 at Allen Medical Center in Oberlin. Born on April 13, 1930 in Ozark, Ala. to Hubbart and Effie (nee Wright) Riley, Earl moved to New London in 1950. He had resided in Wellington since 1956. Earl worked as a core maker at the Sterling Foundry […]
A new coach and an influx of junior varsity players that went 15-5 in 2010 has the Wellington Dukes girls varsity basketball team in a position to move forward following last year’s 5-16 record. After serving as an assistant to Marty Younkoff last year, Chris Reutepohler becomes the man in charge of the Lady Dukes. […]
Harrison Comstock, a long-time village resident who probably served more hours as a public servant here than all the past council members put together, died Friday at his home. He was 87 years old. The list of his service, and accomplishments, is long. He and his wife first moved to the village where he opened a […]
Hemlock Cottage will soon be operating out of one building on Rt. 58 south, after selling one of their buildings to Inner Circle Personal Fitness. Hemlock Cottage owner Blair Hodgson said they will have everything moved to the annex furniture building on Jan. 15. For shoppers, that’s the building located on the east side of […]
The South Lorain County Ambulance District (SLCAD) has found a new way to bill patients, and is hoping to collect some outstanding debts as well. According to director Pat Wilkinson, the district had $58,899 in outstanding customer debt at the end of 2010. She said it is a cumulative amount, dating to 2008. However, SLCAD has changed its […]
Dorothy once said, “There’s no place like home,” and Wellington basketball coach Dan Gundert would heartily agree. The 2002 WHS graduate finds himself in his dream job, coaching at his alma mater, as the first Wellington graduate to lead the program in decades. “I always said if I could come back here to coach that […]
Christine Renee Caswell, 38, of Wellington, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. She was born on Feb. 13, 1973 in Norwalk to Barbara (nee Perry) and the late Melvin Caswell. Christine attended and graduated from Murray Ridge in 1990. Christine loved to look through magazines. She was also a fan of the show “Happy Days,” and had more […]