Montville to vote on renewal of fire levy
MONTVILLE TWP. — Township voters in the May 7 primary will see a 1.3-mill, five-year renewal levy to pay for fire protection services on the ballot. Montville Township trustee Jeff Brandon said the...
View ArticleStudents, parents rally for Black River levy
SPENCER — About 30 Black River students and parents rallied Saturday in the Spencer village center to support a 5.9-mill levy on the May 7 ballot. Black River Schools students — from left, Hope...
View ArticleTrack and field: Camper, Fitzroy help Blue Devils to third
LEXINGTON — The Brunswick girls track team used a pair of individual wins to take third Saturday afternoon at the Lexington Invitational. Kristine Camper and Anastatia Fitzroy each won with season-best...
View ArticleBaseball: Highland’s Ed Williams just throws strikes
GRANGER TWP. — Eddie sure made it look easy. Right-hander Ed Williams shined in separate games as Highland’s baseball team swept Medina 5-1 and 4-0 in an ultra-rare Sunday non-league doubleheader. Luke...
View ArticleTrack and field: Medina Relays go on despite frigid weather
BRUNSWICK — Mother Nature did everything she could to affect the 26th annual Medina Relays on Saturday. She dished out rain, hail, high winds and cold temperatures, but nothing could stop the...
View ArticleIndians: Terry Francona downplaying series with Red Sox
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona spent part of his off day in — of all places — the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field. Francona Today, he’ll be back over on the other side. His old team...
View ArticleCavs fall flat again
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers don’t have their ducks in a row, but they sure are quacking. After losing 96-95 Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena to a Miami Heat team that sat LeBron James, Dwyane Wade,...
View ArticleBaseball: Brunswick’s Kyle Michalik throws no-hitter
BRUNSWICK — Kyle Michalik will have plenty of memories playing for Ohio State over the next four years. Few things in the present, however, will top what the senior accomplished Monday. Kyle Michalik...
View ArticleSoftball: Wadsworth’s Lexie Shirley remains on a roll
WADSWORTH — It wasn’t quite the rush of picking up a 7-10 split, but Lexie Shirley came through in the clutch for Wadsworth’s softball team Monday at Weatherstone Park. The standout bowler pitched four...
View ArticlePrep Athletes of the Week for April 16
Brad Scheiman Baseball Brad Scheiman, Wadsworth: Senior had five hits, four RBIs and four runs as Grizzlies swept Buckeye in non-league doubleheader. … Tallied two singles, double, two RBIs and two...
View ArticleMedina school board meeting tonight at 7 p.m.
The Medina Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the middle auditorium of the high school, 777 E. Union St. The time of the meeting was incorrect in The Gazette’s listing...
View ArticleTrash pickup delayed again; Republic strike continues
CARLISLE TWP. — Republic Waste workers remained on strike for a second day this morning, pushing back trash collection by another day. Dave Kidder, area marketing manager for Republic, said the company...
View ArticleOhio House budget offers Masons property-tax relief
COLUMBUS — Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder is pushing an addition to the state budget that exempts organizations like the Masons, of which he is a member, from property taxes. Legislative...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam apologizes to Cleveland, organization after raid of...
BEREA — Browns owner Jimmy Haslam apologized to Cleveland on Tuesday after Pilot Flying J was raided by the FBI and IRS on Monday in Knoxville, Tenn., and remains under investigation. Haslam is CEO of...
View ArticleMedina school board rescinds Stepp’s contract
MEDINA — In a surprise move, the Medina City Board of Education voted Tuesday to rescind the controversial contract awarded Superintendent Randy Stepp, which included an $83,000 signing bonus. Board...
View ArticleLois M. Ables
Lois M. Ables (nee Nicholas), 74, of Elyria, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at her home, following a long illness. Mrs. Ables was born in Cedarville, West Virginia and made her home in Elyria for most...
View ArticleFrederick Leon Bowling
Frederick Leon Bowling, 75, of Brook Park, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 in Middleburg Heights. He was born May 20, 1937 in Johnson County, Kentucky, to the late Everett and Elva (nee Burke)...
View ArticleMedina police log for April 17
Medina police Tuesday, April 9 8 p.m. — 1100 block Southport Drive, BB pellet reported fired into the aluminum siding of a house. Wednesday, April 10 5:28 p.m. — 800 block N. Court St., Dillon J....
View ArticleSome trash collection resumes today
CARLISLE TWP. — Republic Waste, which serves the city of Brunswick, planned to resume trash collection today with out-of-state workers and supervisors replacing striking employees, even as the strike...
View ArticleFuneral director illustrates the pain of suicide in book
Veronica Thomas always knew she wanted to help people. Now the funeral director for Waite and Son’s Brunswick chapel has written a book aimed at helping families with young children cope with suicide....
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