Montville Twp. intersection to get flashing lights
By Loren Genson and Steve Grazier MONTVILLE TWP. — Flashing lights will be added to stop signs on Poe Road at state Route 57 as a quick fix for the intersection, which was the site of five crashes last...
View ArticleCat stuck in Medina tree rescued today by neighbor
MEDINA — A calico cat stuck for days in a city neighborhood tree has been rescued. Needy meows were heard since Wednesday by neighbors on the 1100 block of Brandywine Drive, where the cat had been...
View ArticleMore than 200 jump into Chippewa Lake for Polar Bear event
CHIPPEWA LAKE — No one was wondering whether the water was cold. Going simply by the looks on their faces, they just knew it. About 220 people made the plunge into a 35-degree Chippewa Lake this...
View ArticlePolice search for missing 15-year-old girl
MEDINA — City police are seeking a missing 15-year-old girl, believed to have run away with a 22-year-old man. Jessica Kollar Maxwell Leibsla Jessica Kollar was last seen by her family Thursday,...
View ArticleHelp wanted at Litchfield Township Fire and Rescue
LITCHFIELD TWP. — The Litchfield Township Fire and Rescue department is seeking volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Fire Capt. Tom Perkins said the department is not looking for a...
View ArticleJoseph P. Selmants
Joseph P. Selmants, 82, of Medina, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was born August 18, 1930 in Lorain to the late Steven and Margaret (Swartzkopf) Selmants. Joseph was a former salesman for...
View ArticleGertrude L. Byrd
Gertrude L. Byrd, 93, died Friday, January 25, 2013. She was born December 24, 1919 in Littleton, West Virginia to the late Henry and Sarah Phillips. Gertrude was a wonderful artist and had a business...
View ArticleJennifer L. Walter-Marco
Jennifer L. Walter-Marco, 43, of Columbus, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 after a 33 month battle against Ovarian cancer. Friends may call Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 4 to 8 P.M. at Hummel...
View ArticleState drilling laws questioned by Brunswick council
BRUNSWICK — City Council members say they don’t want the state to regulate oil and gas drilling in Brunswick. At a Committee-of-the Whole meeting Monday, Council members considered a resolution to...
View ArticleMona Lee Pleban
Mona Lee Pleban, 75, of Grafton Twp., passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Hospice Care Center of Medina County, after a short bout with cancer. She was born August 6, 1937 in Cleveland, living in...
View ArticleDefensive coordinator Ray Horton promises flexible scheme, likes team’s talent
BEREA – Start printing the T-shirts. Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton arrived with a catchy slogan easy to remember – and repeat. During his introductory news conference Tuesday, Horton found...
View ArticleMona Lee Pleban
Mona Lee Pleban, 75, of Grafton Twp., passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Hospice Care Center of Medina County, after a short bout with cancer. She was born August 6, 1937 in Cleveland, living in...
View ArticleRobert L. Jenkins
Memorial services for Robert L. Jenkins, 83, of Lakeland, Florida and formerly of Viola and Moline, Illinois, will be Saturday, February 2, 2013, 2 P.M., at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, Illinois....
View ArticleJeffrey Alan Holzworth
Jeffrey Alan Holzworth, 70, died Sunday, January 27, 2013. He was born August 10, 1942 in Dover, Ohio, to the late Glenwood and Thelma Holzworth. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Linda...
View ArticleCarol J. Wilcox
Carol J. Wilcox of Medina, passed away at Summa Akron City Hospital, Saturday, January 26, 2013, following a long and courageous battle with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. She was born May 14, 1932 in...
View ArticleVivian Maye Smith
Vivian Maye Smith, 86, formerly of Lodi, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at Hospice of Medina County. She was born February 27, 1926 in Lodi to Herman and Edythe (Broadsword) Elliott. She...
View ArticleLynn D. Gillespie
Lynn D. Gillespie, 55, of Hinckley, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born March 16, 1957, to the late Jacob George and Ruth Shirley (nee Jones) Sedlock. Lynn...
View ArticleAlissa Lynn Jeffries
Alissa Lynn Jeffries, 11, of Litchfield, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at her home. She was born August 4, 2001 in Garfield Heights. Alissa was in the 5th grade at Granger Elementary School. She...
View ArticleMedina County Court Log for this week
The following people appeared in Medina County Common Pleas Court on Jan. 22, according to county Prosecutor Dean Holman: - Antonio Hargrove, 25, of Springbrook Drive in Medina, was sentenced to one...
View ArticleDoctor says medical costs are drag on economy
MEDINA — “We have only one problem in our economy,” Dr. Michael Roizen told a crowd of about 900 Wednesday at the Medina Performing Arts Center. “And that’s medical expenses. “And whose fault is it?”...
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