Browns QB Jason Campbell vows to help team in whatever role he plays
New Browns quarterback Jason Campbell said all the right things in his introductory conference call with local media. Campbell still thinks he can start in the NFL – “I still believe I can play that...
View ArticleCloverleaf school levies set for August ballot
WESTFIELD TWP. — The state commission overseeing Cloverleaf Schools’ finances signed off Thursday on three levy resolutions for the Aug. 6 special election ballot. Superintendent Daryl Kubilus said the...
View ArticleErhart/York gets $81,000 grant to buy fire gear
YORK TWP. — The Erhart/York Township Fire Department was awarded an $81,938 federal grant this week to be used to buy equipment. Township Trustee Colene Conley said Fire Chief Ken Barrett plans to use...
View ArticleMother of ‘bully’ gets jailtime for punching woman in face
MEDINA — A Brunswick resident found guilty Thursday of attacking a woman for calling her son a bully will spend a month in jail. In addition to jail time, Medina Municipal Court Judge Dale H. Chase...
View ArticleRemembering Vietnam veterans who were killed
Forty years ago today, the last combat troops left Vietnam. Below is a listing of every Medina and Wayne county resident who died in the war. The American flag is furled at a ceremony marking official...
View ArticleIndians: Pitcher Cody Allen is mover, shaker
PEORIA, Ariz. — Cody Allen will start the season as just another middle reliever in the Indians’ bullpen. But if the recent past is any guide to his future, it won’t take long before he moves up the...
View ArticleBrunswick’s Brian Lees picks Cincinnati U
BRUNSWICK — Medina County’s already long list of college baseball recruits just got longer. The prestige factor increased drastically, too. Brian Lees Brunswick senior Brian Lees committed to be a...
View ArticleBig-shot Buckeyes: This time LaQuinton Ross hits winning 3
LOS ANGELES — Ohio State needed another last-second shot, and Aaron Craft had the ball at the top of the key again. But last week’s hero gave it up to the hottest hand on the floor, and LaQuinton Ross...
View ArticleBrowns: Jason Campbell believes he can start, but focus is on helping
Jason Campbell’s career turned Oct. 16, 2011, when he landed on his shoulder after a hit by Browns linebackers Scott Fujita and Chris Gocong and broke his collarbone. Campbell Oakland improved to 4-2...
View ArticleRecording of Gov. Kasich’s Lincoln Day speech
To hear a recording of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s speech at the Medina County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner Monday at Medina’s Williams on the Lake, click here.
View ArticleParma man charged in Liverpool burglary spree
LIVERPOOL TWP. — A Parma man faces eight felony counts in connection with a rash of New Year’s Eve burglaries in the area of Columbia and Neff roads. Kyle E. Roberts, 22, is charged with three counts...
View ArticleWork starts Monday on Interstate 76
Starting Monday, the Ohio Department of Transportation will resume reconstruction of Interstate 76 between state Route 57 and the Summit County line. The $17.7 million project began last summer with...
View ArticleMedina’s outdoor pool to be dry this summer
The Medina Municipal Pool at Memorial Park will not be open this summer because of structural concerns. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE MEDINA PARKS DEPARTMENT) MEDINA — The city’s outdoor pool at Memorial Park...
View ArticleSurvey: Paying school administrator’s college debt unheard of
David Knox and Nick Glunt A survey of Ohio’s 33 largest school districts failed to find an administrator’s contract with the most controversial fringe benefit awarded Medina Superintendent Randy Stepp...
View ArticleKathy E. Hayton
Kathy E. Hayton, 41, of Medina, passed away, Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born in Medina April 8, 1971. Kathy has been a lifelong resident of Medina County. She had been working on obtaining a...
View ArticleLora I. Cogar
Lora I. Cogar, 78, of Creston, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her winter home in Lake Wales, Florida. She was born October 16, 1934 in Webster Springs, to Archie Gustavis and Dorcie Cogar...
View ArticleDennis G. Anthony
Dennis G. Anthony, 69, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Cleveland. Dennis was born April 28, 1943 in Cleveland, to the late Raymond and Alyce (Sliwinski) Anthony. He was an...
View ArticleBobby Randell Greathouse
Bobby Randell Greathouse “Papaw” was a lifelong resident of Brunswick. He passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in his sleep, surrounded by family, at the age of 76. Bobby was born in...
View ArticleFive people indicted by grand jury on felony drug charges
MEDINA — Five people were indicted on drug charges by a Medina County grand jury last week. • Michael T. Banks, 24, Barberton, was charged with four counts of heroin trafficking — one third-degree...
View ArticleSoftball team reaches destination after crash in Virginia
Members of the Medina High School softball team arrived safely in Myrtle Beach, S.C., after they were delayed when their bus was part of a 95-vehicle pileup in Virginia. Softball coach Jessica Toocheck...
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