Grad returns to head Leadership group
MEDINA — Leadership Medina County has selected Colleen Rice to serve as its new executive director. Rice, who has 15 years of experience with nonprofits, has worked as the communications specialist for...
View ArticleBrunswick students help plant apple trees
Brunswick, helps Justin Holzheimber, 10, a fourth-grader at St. Ambrose Catholic School, plant an apple tree at Mapleside Farms on Friday. (LOREN GENSON / GAZETTE) Elementary students from St. Ambrose...
View ArticlePipeline could run through county
Energy companies are considering Medina County in plans to build an approximately 250-mile natural gas pipeline that would connect to lines in Michigan and Canada. The project is in the planning stage,...
View ArticleNorma Ann Berger
Norma Ann Berger, 84, of Brunswick, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 with her family by her side. She was born on July 10, 1928 to Norman and Mildred (nee Nickels) Skala in Cleveland. Norma worked...
View ArticleJoseph P. Kmitt
Joseph P. Kmitt, 81, of Homerville, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Hospice of Medina County. He was born in Cleveland, on October 18, 1931 to John and Mary Skutnik Kmitt and had attended North...
View ArticleJack Curtis Robinette
Jack Curtis Robinette, 84, of Medina, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 2, 2013 with his family at his side. He was born December 23, 1928 in Logan, Ohio, to the late Bert G. and Margaret F. (nee...
View ArticleDorothy P. Salay
Dorothy P. (Patsy) Salay, 82, of Mentor, (formerly of Westfield Township and Lehigh Acres, Florida), passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was born...
View ArticleValentine Majewski
Valentine Majewski (nee Zdanowicz), of Loveland, formerly of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of 67 years to Alfred Majewski; cherished mother of Marilyn Hospodar...
View ArticleJosephine Ritzi Keller
Josephine Ritzi Keller, 77, of Seville, died Sunday, May 5, 2013. Murray Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
View ArticleKatie-Lou Dague
Katie-Lou Dague, 84, of Rittman, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Summa Akron City Hospital. She was born November 4, 1928 in Wayne County, to Russell and Laverne (Lance) Rufener and lived most of her life...
View ArticleTeen pleads not guilty to credit card thefts
MEDINA — A Wooster teenager accused of breaking into vehicles and stealing credit cards in Lodi pleaded not guilty Monday.Taylor W. Lautenschlager, 19, is scheduled for a July 8 trial before Medina...
View ArticleGarfield celebrates 100 years with color
MEDINA — Garfield Elementary School just got more colorful. The Medina school, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, got a makeover for winning the Colorful Community Contest put on by the...
View ArticleMedina to wait until November for levy try
MEDINA — The Medina school board began discussions Monday about asking voters to approve a levy in November. Board President Karla Robinson said she doesn’t anticipate trying for a levy sooner — in an...
View Article. . . Where to vote?
Only 41 of Medina County’s 117 precincts have candidates or issues in today’s election. Below is the list of polling places that will be open 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cities Wadsworth Ward 1, precincts A...
View Article. . . What’s on the ballot?
CANDIDATES One to be nominated or move on to the November general election unless otherwise noted. *Denotes incumbent WADSWORTH Auditor Republican Catherine C. Fix* Treasurer Republican Robert M....
View ArticleTwo school districts seek levies today
Black River Schools officials are hoping for the best, but are preparing for the worst. If the district’s 8.7-mill, five-year additional levy on today’s ballot is defeated, voters can expect to see...
View ArticleThree Cleveland women missing for years freed
CLEVELAND (AP) — The woman’s voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher. “I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10...
View ArticleChippewa Lake levy passage will help maintain parks
Voters in Chippewa Lake overwhelmingly approved a replacement levy to pay for village operating expenses Tuesday. The five-year tax was approved 107 to 53 votes, according to unofficial Medina County...
View ArticleFirefighters retain funds in Montville
Voters approved a five-year, 1.3-mill renewal levy Tuesday to pay for fire protection services in Montville Township. Township Trustee Jeff Brandon thanked residents for their support. “The passage of...
View ArticleFormer fire chief bests incumbent in Wadsworth council primary
WADSWORTH — Former Fire Chief Ralph Copley will be the Republican candidate for Ward 1 city councilman this November. He edged eight-year incumbent Timothy Eberling by eight votes, 141 to 133, in...
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