Smokers need not apply to casinos in Columbus, Toledo
DAYTON — All bets are off for smokers hoping to land a job with the new Ohio casinos in Columbus and Toledo. Developer Penn National Gaming Inc. plans to screen applicants for nicotine and will...
View ArticleKarissa Steffas sparkles for Highland basketball team
GRANGER TWP. — Sometimes it’s just your night and Highland’s Karissa Steffas had hers Wednesday against Cloverleaf. The senior forward scored a career-high 28 points and even banked in a running...
View ArticleFormer Medina coach, Milt Place, to go into state hall of fame
MEDINA — For years, Milt Place went to the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame banquet and listened intently to story after story. Friday, the Medina resident and former...
View ArticleWestfield Center woman, 18, hurt in 2-car crash
WESTFIELD TWP. — An 18-year-old Westfield Center woman was flown to the hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash at U.S. Route 224 and LeRoy Road. Trooper Paul Terrion of the Ohio Highway...
View ArticleWrestling notes: GIT expands to 16 teams
Wadsworth expanded its 12-team format for the 26th annual Grizzly Invitational Tournament to a 16-team bracket in what should be a wild one-day affair. The GIT, which takes place Saturday, has invited...
View ArticlePirates’ wrestler Sebastian Vidika is making a name for himself
With four years of wrestling experience, Sebastian Vidika came to Black River High School full of anticipation last season. His first competition brought a fourth-place finish at the Hillsdale...
View ArticleMedina County’s jobless rate is up slightly
COLUMBUS — The jobless rate in Medina County inched up slightly in December. Unemployment in December was 5.9 percent, which was up from the November rate of 5.8 percent, according to data from the...
View ArticleGrizzlies’ Nick Tavanello picked to win wrestling crown
The 41st edition of the Brakeman Report is out and — as usual — Brian Brakeman sees a strong future this season for Medina County wrestlers. As he has every year, the Shaker Heights resident predicts...
View ArticleAutomatic bathroom flushers are ripped-off in central Ohio
COLUMBUS — A restroom rip-off in central Ohio has automatic flushers disappearing from the bathrooms at restaurants and other businesses. Police say it’s been happening in at least a couple Columbus...
View ArticleAnimal intake at shelter has almost tripled since 2009
MEDINA — A struggling economy can force people to make tough decisions. Should they pay their bills today or buy food? For some, eliminating costs means abandoning their pets. Last year, the Medina...
View ArticlePolice arrest former Medina youth football coach for alleged theft, forgery
MEDINA — Police have arrested a former youth football coach today for his alleged role in a theft of money from the former Medina Bees Youth Football Association, which is a non-profit organization....
View ArticleBoys basketball: The Bees are showing some life
The Medina boys basketball team proved records can be deceiving by handling Medina County rival Wadsworth 58-42 in non-league play Tuesday. The Bees (3-9) lost Michigan State recruit Kenny Kaminski for...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Buckeye guard ‘Bowles’ opponents over
Again and again, Buckeye’s Ashley Bowles bounces up. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hard screen or an aggressive box out, the senior guard will battle with just about anyone to help her team win. “I have...
View ArticleOhio conference discusses Somalia future, problems
COLUMBUS — Somalia’s numerous problems, from piracy to humanitarian suffering to receiving money from overseas immigrants, are the subject of a two-day conference at Ohio State University. The...
View ArticleSwimming notes: Addy Ferguson, Mike Pavlak are out to defend SL crowns
A year ago, Cloverleaf swimming coach Mike McGee saw Suburban League success turn into state accomplishment for Addy Ferguson. The same went for Wadsworth coach Autumn Reeves, who watched Elaina Lanson...
View ArticleMedina girls shined under pressure against Bulldogs
It may be late January, but Medina’s girls basketball team has already experienced a little of what the postseason will be like. In a Northeast Ohio Conference crossover game with Stow, the Bees...
View ArticlePolice: Woman shot by officer at Ohio McDonald’s was unarmed
WILLOWICK, Ohio — Police say a woman shot by a police officer at a Cleveland area McDonald’s did not have a gun, as authorities had believed. Willowick police said the woman claimed to have a weapon...
View ArticleMedina youth football chief arrested for alleged theft, forgery
MEDINA — Police arrested a former coach Thursday who is accused of stealing money from Medina Bees Youth Football, a now-defunct league. A county grand jury indicted Michael T. Butts, 47, of 966...
View ArticlePolice cite a Medina man for having an alligator in home
MEDINA — Thurman James Moye will have to see his alligator later. On Wednesday, police cited Moye, 37, for having an alligator at his home, 400 N. Court St., a violation of city code. James Moye, of...
View ArticleTrack & field: Stephanie Charnigo aims for the Olympics
Stephanie Charnigo is on the run. So far, she’s gone from Buckeye High to the University of Findlay to the New Jersey-New York Track Club. Next stop? Probably the 800-meter Olympic Trials, to be held...
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