U.S. oil supply up, demand down
NEW YORK — The U.S. is increasing its oil production faster than ever and American drivers are guzzling less gas. But you’d never know it from the price at the pump. The national average price of...
View ArticleWadsworth police log for March 22
Wadsworth police Friday, March 15 6:28 p.m. — Walmart, 222 E. Smokerise Drive, theft committed by a juvenile employee reported. 6:54 p.m. — Target, 1183 Williams Reserve Blvd., report taken on three...
View ArticleMan gets prison for bringing weapons to Batman movie
The North Ridgeville man caught carrying a loaded handgun and four knives into a Westlake movie theater last year was sentenced Thursday in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court to six months in prison. Scott A....
View ArticleJudge delays arraignment for disrespect
MEDINA — A New York state resident who drove more than 200 miles to Medina on Thursday for his arraignment in Medina County Common Pleas Court was told to return in two weeks because he disrespected...
View ArticleMedina, Lafayette Township considering partnership
LAFAYETTE TWP. — Township trustees are expected to vote on a possible Joint Economic Development District with the city of Medina at a 10 a.m. special meeting today, officials said. Trustee Lynda...
View Article17 vie for vacant Medina School Board seat
MEDINA — The Medina Board of Education will meet today and tomorrow to conduct interviews for the seat on the board left vacant by the retirement of Dr. Robert Wilder. The board has 17 applicants and...
View ArticleDeparting Phil Dawson wishes Browns, city of Cleveland all the best
Phil Dawson’s parting message was full of gratitude and graciousness. Dawson “I appreciate all the love and the fan support,” he said. “I leave Cleveland with nothing but positive feelings and love for...
View ArticleRichman Farms expects to break syrup record this year
A family is keeping the tradition of making maple syrup alive on its township farm and it may break its own record this year. Tom Indoe said maple syrup has been produced at his family’s farm on...
View ArticleLocal hall of fame honors new inductees
MEDINA — Don’t let the age fool you. The Medina County Sports Hall of Fame may be getting older, but it’s also getting better. The reservoir of worthy inductees is still deep, as evidenced by the class...
View ArticleGirls swimming: Brunswick junior gave up cheering to break records
DIf someone would have told Brunswick swimmer Lizzy Gehlmann three years ago that she would be the school’s first female state qualifier, she would have thought that person was joking. Swimming was the...
View ArticleBrunswick business helps mourners pay final respects at lower cost
Mark and Debbie Bollinger operate Bollinger Funeral Goods and Services, 3325 Center Road, Brunswick. The shop sells caskets, urns and headstones at reduced prices. Mark Bollinger said the only...
View ArticleCoach charged with giving beer, drugs to ex-student
Former Columbia High School boys basketball coach Matt Sheets has been charged with giving marijuana and beer to a 19-year-old former student at the school in exchange for sexual favors. The...
View ArticleLafayette moving ahead with potential Medina partnership
LAFAYETTE TWP. — Township businesses soon could have the opportunity to opt in to a Joint Economic Development District with the city of Medina. Township trustees voted at a special meeting Friday to...
View ArticleMore than dozen hit in identity theft spree
WADSWORTH — Police are investigating a series of identity thefts, which have cost thousands of dollars for city residents and forced many to cancel their credit and debit cards. According to police...
View ArticleMedina school board responds to Gazette questions concerning superintendent
Medina Board of Education President Charles Freeman, left, and member Susan Vlcek attend a March 15 board meeting. (GAZETTE FILE) Statement from the Medina City Schools Board of Education, March 22nd,...
View ArticleMedina school board members: We didn’t know how much
Members of the Medina school board acknowledged Friday they didn’t know how big a bill Superintendent Randy Stepp had run up to pay for his education. In an email response signed by all four school...
View ArticleDistrict owes Stepp’s taxes?
Read the documents: • Medina Schools Supertendent Randy Stepp’s 2009 contract, including retention bonus (Item 23) • Stepp’s revised Nov. 7, 2011 contract, adding payment of past college loans and...
View ArticleEdith Frantisak
Edith Frantisak (nee Egley), 93. The beloved wife of the late Frank J.; devoted mother of Donald (Marsha), Carol Novicky (Michael), Kenneth (Susan), Nancy Sayer (Robert), Russell (Joanna) and Pamela...
View ArticlePaula Ruth Hollopeter
Paula Ruth (nee Haske) Hollopeter, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 20, 2013 surrounded by her family at Hospice of Medina County, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease....
View ArticleDon L. Cox
Don L. Cox, 84, of Sharon Township, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
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