Wrestling notes: Battle for 2nd place looms in Suburban League
This weekend’s Suburban League Tournament is not an afterthought, though with seven returning champions and another placer back for Wadsworth, things might tilt toward the Grizzlies. That said, the...
View ArticleBrunswick volunteer couple recognized by state of Ohio
BRUNSWICK — Whenever anyone asks Norm Hamm why he enjoys volunteering, he tells a story. While working at a clinic, he was assigned to keep an eye on a young boy. When he got called away for a moment,...
View ArticleGazette publisher faces charge of drunken driving
AVON LAKE — George Hudnutt, the publisher of The Gazette, was charged with drunken driving following a car crash Friday. Hudnutt, who also is chairman of the board of Lorain County Printing &...
View ArticleCity moves forward on Mellert Park splash pad
MEDINA — Temperatures might be below freezing this week, but the city is moving forward with the construction of a splash pad at Ray Mellert Park off North Huntington Street. City Engineer Patrick...
View ArticleMedina Township OKs part two of facility study
MEDINA TWP. — Trustees plan to spend up to $12,000 for Cincinnati-based Cole & Russell Architects Inc. to examine future facility needs in the township, including the township hall and the police...
View ArticleAnnual police report: Coping with budget cuts earn notice
MEDINA — Police Chief Pat Berarducci said he is proud of the national attention the department received in 2010, despite the fact the budget was smaller than anticipated. The department put out its...
View ArticleTeen testifies in teacher sex trial: ‘We had sex’
By Steve Grazier and Lisa Hlavinka MEDINA — A boy testified Wednesday he had sex with an Edwards Middle School teacher in 2009 when he was 14, and a co-worker said the Brunswick educator confessed to...
View ArticleGrizzlies score early and often over Colts
WESTFIELD TWP. — This was shocking. Wadsworth’s girls basketball team has won a lot of blowouts this season. That’s nothing new, but when crush a defending district runner-up, it’s worth nothing. The...
View ArticleWeather forecasters say area wind chills are dangerous
COLUMBUS — Winds in Ohio are combining with temperatures in the single digits or lower to create what the National Weather Service describes as dangerously cold conditions. Stinging wind-chill readings...
View ArticleOhio students rally to save sheriff’s canine
LANCASTER — Some students in Ohio want a police K-9 unit to keep protecting the community, so they’ve helped protect the dog’s job. The sheriff’s department in central Ohio’s Fairfield County had...
View ArticleMedina firefighters respond to house fire
MEDINA — City firefighters responded to a structure fire that started this morning at 356 Brookland Dr. About a dozen firefighters were battling the fire, which began shortly before 9:30 a.m. today,...
View ArticleTwo crimes tied to new high: bath salts
MEDINA — Authorities suspect bath salts may be behind two recent crimes, including one in which a man became paranoid and strapped a loaded handgun to his waist. The special bath salts are a new way to...
View ArticleJake O’Connor carries Pirates to victory
By Todd Shapiro SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River senior Jake O’Connor was so good in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Patriot Athletic Conference crossover game against Columbia it was funny. O’Connor...
View ArticleLafayette Twp. woman gets 30 days in jail for animal cruelty
MEDINA — A Lafayette Township woman who had 77 animals taken from her property will serve 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to six animal cruelty charges. MaryAnn Maslanka, 60, of 7184 Westfield...
View ArticleWindfall Winter Olympics in Granger Twp. part of wellness program
GRANGER TWP. — It was the perfect day for the Winter Olympics — as long as they were held indoors. The students of Windfall School participated Thursday in the annual Windfall Winter Olympics at the...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tournament draws on tap this Sunday
Seed meetings for the state sectional/district tournaments will take place Sunday afternoon, and Medina County teams could fall into a variety of spots. The most interesting storyline is which of the...
View ArticleTeenager says he made 30 to 40 visits to teacher
MEDINA — A 16-year-old boy testified Thursday he went to the home of teacher Kelly Covic 30 to 40 times and had sex with her once when he was an eighth-grader at Edwards Middle School in 2009. He was...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Grizzlies’ Jessie Gearhart no longer a specialist
Jessie Gearhart was tired of being type cast. One of the top defensive players for Wadsworth a season ago, the junior guard was fed up with being called upon when the team needed a spark on that end of...
View ArticleWadsworth’s Elaina Lanson is pumped for her last state title shot
By Ho Hoffman WADSWORTH — This weekend’s Division I swimming sectional marks the fourth time around for Wadsworth standout Elaina Lanson but it never gets old. The senior and three-time All-Gazette...
View ArticlePanel OKs racetrack for Ohio baseball stadium site
COLUMBUS — Auto racing is on track to replace baseball at the former home of the minor league Columbus Clippers. Members of the city’s development commission gave their unanimous approval Thursday...
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