Health officials agree with Towslee closure
Heath experts say Brunswick Schools officials did the right thing in closing Towslee Elementary School for a thorough cleaning after an outbreak of food poisoning earlier this week. School officials...
View ArticleEX-NASCAR truck series driver pleads not guilty
MEDINA — A former NASCAR truck series driver pleaded not guilty Thursday to stealing weapons while on probation. Jack C. Smith, 43, of 1961 Granger Road, Granger Township, is charged with two counts of...
View ArticleAccused athlete taken off team
AKRON — A University of Akron football player accused of robbing a Brunswick tobacco pipe store at gunpoint has been suspended from the team. Seth Cunningham, 21, of 3175 Central Park Lane, Montville...
View ArticleBrunswick rejects a Dollar
Don Gronert, a resident of Stone Creek Drive, addresses the Brunswick Planning Commission on Thursday. He was joined by about 30 other residents of the subdivision who asked the commission to vote...
View ArticleMargaret E. Hansen
Margaret E. Hansen, 84, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 11, 2013 at her home. She was born December 29, 1928 in Clarks Mills, Pennsylvania, to the late Ralph and Nellie (McClure) Anderson....
View ArticleAnna M. Blevins
Anna M. Blevins, 82, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Medina. She was born February 16, 1931 in Huntington, West Virginia, to the late Edgar and Rhoda (Smith) Robertson. Anna was a homemaker and...
View ArticleRobert Montgomery Hammond
Robert Montgomery Hammond, 76, of Grafton, formerly of Brunswick, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 16, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born January 28, 1937, to the late William and Cora (nee...
View ArticlePHOTO: Memorial ride draws 60 motorcycles, raises $2,281 (updated total)
More than 60 motorcycles participated in a memorial run Sunday in honor of Lodi Police Capt. Carl “Smokey” Summers, who died Dec. 10, 1977 after being struck by a stolen pickup truck while on duty. The...
View ArticleSurvey on American opinions says: United we stand
Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time, even if our politicians don’t. To get heads nodding, just say something worrisome about the economy or dismissive of Washington....
View ArticleTribe: Walk-off grounder saves closer Perez
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t the drama-filled frenzy they enjoyed a night earlier, but the Indians walked off with another victory Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field. After a blown save from closer Chris...
View ArticleTennis: Colts’ Dunbar, Highland pair advance easily
MEDINA — Cloverleaf junior Jacob Dunbar is now a three-time sectional champion. No. 1 seed Dunbar completed his domination of the Medina Division I Sectional on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over...
View ArticleTrack: Staruch sisters show their mettle
CLEVELAND — First-time jitters were non-existent as Hinckley Township’s Cortney Staruch finished fifth at Sunday’s 36th Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. The 2008 Highland graduate clocked 2 hours, 57...
View ArticleTrack and field: Wadsworth girls 4×4 clinches share of team title
Wadsworth 4x400-meter relay members Michalla Gordon, left, Sarah Berger, right, and Leah Runkle celebrate after breaking the Suburban League Meet record. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY JUDD SMERGLIA) MACEDONIA —...
View ArticleHall of fame to honor 1991 Black River baseball team
The coach, already a Medina County Sports Hall of Fame inductee, is semi-retired and lives in West Union, W.Va., a town so rural that occasional cell phone service is considered a blessing. The star...
View ArticleStepp files lawsuit against school board in federal court (Updated with text...
Full text of lawsuit complaint Press release issued by Stepp’s attorneys Kiera Manion-Fischer and David Knox Medina City Schools Superintendent Randy Stepp has filed a federal lawsuit charging school...
View ArticleIndians 10, Mariners 8: Tribe wins in bizarre fashion
CLEVELAND — If Indians fans don’t believe in their team now, they may never will. The majors’ best club since April 20 stayed hot at Progressive Field on Monday afternoon, overcoming a flurry of...
View ArticleQuickly made video earns Wadsworth grad a trip to NBA draft
WADSWORTH — Tate Moore will be on a private jet this afternoon with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert as part of the team’s traveling party for tonight’s NBA draft lottery in New York City. Moore, 20, a...
View ArticleYou can go faster on I-71 starting July 1
The speed limit on most of Interstate 71 in Medina County is getting hiked to 70 mph. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that 570 miles of interstate got the green light for higher...
View ArticleSoftball: Devils, Bees meet again
Albert Grindle and Rick Noland NORTON — One team is not overlooking anything, while the other is zeroed in on revenge. The Medina and Brunswick softball teams know each other well, having played twice...
View ArticleBrowns waive Eric Hagg
A year ago at this time, Eric Hagg was installed as the starter at free safety during offseason workouts. On Tuesday, he was waived. The Browns made a series of roster moves, headlined by the release...
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