James H. Novak
James H. Novak passed away Friday, August 2, 2013, surrounded by his family at Falling Waters in Strongsville. He was born September 25, 1927 in Cleveland, to George and Anna (nee Ptak) Novak. James...
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April 4, 1932 – July 27, 2013 Georgie Ann Dickerson, 81, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Newark and Lakewood, died Saturday, July 27, 2013. Georgie is survived by her sisters, Lois Whitacre, Jean...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The county fair has come and gone
Tuesday night at the Medina County Fair. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY AARON JOSEFCZYK) Cooper, a male German wirehaired pointer owned by Doug Parkinson, of Zoar, leaps toward the sky during a Dock Dogs...
View ArticleTribe Sunday: Kazmir takes care of business in Florida
MIAMI — The booming hip-hop on the stereo in the Indians’ postgame clubhouse was quickly dialed down to low volume, and the celebration following their 15th shutout victory of the season was muted. The...
View ArticleBrowns: Schwartz all about improving
BEREA — Browns right tackle Mitchell Schwartz recognizes that his first NFL season was solid, but not spectacular. After breaking through the rookie wall, the 6-foot-5, 320-pounder plans on making his...
View ArticleLitchfield Twp. election: One issue unites three levies
LITCHFIELD TWP. — Litchfield Township officials aim to replace three separate tax levies with a combined one for fire and emergency medical services. The tax issue will be on the ballot Tuesday. The...
View ArticleDemo Derby: Long wait is over, St. Clair crashes way to win
Jon Huff | The Gazette MEDINA — If you don’t succeed, try and try again. That is the mindset the St. Clair family used for the Medina County Fair Old Iron Demolition Derby. On Friday night, the...
View ArticleGolf: Woods coasts to 8th victory at Akron event
AKRON — They say par is a good score in a major. If that’s true next week at the PGA Championship, then Tiger Woods has already done his share of preparation. Woods played safe and smart with a big...
View ArticleCool weather helps to heat up attendance
Dressed as Little Miss Muffet with a spider, Nikki Piskac and Turbo won second place in Sunday's miniature horse costume contest at the Medina County Fair. Behind her is Linda Wise with My Lins Magic...
View ArticleMotorsports: Kasey Kahne holds off Gordon at Pocono
Kasey Kahne got the jump on Jeff Gordon off the final restart with two laps left and pulled away to win at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Kahne had the car to beat for the final half of Sunday’s...
View ArticleBrowns: Chud’s’ first depth chart released
BEREA — Browns coach Rob Chudzinski released the team’s first official depth chart of the season on Sunday. As usual, there were several surprises, along with many more unanswered questions. Jason...
View ArticleCommentary: What the Internet doesn’t do well
David Knox Managing editor I’m more than a bit of a geek. I got my first computer in 1981 — a couple months before the first IBM PC was released. Since then I’ve gone through seven desktop machines and...
View ArticleAppeals court: Convicted child abuser should be resentenced
A 40-year-old Wadsworth man’s 2008 child abuse case will return to Medina County Common Pleas Court for resentencing following his second successful appeal to the 9th District Court of Appeals. Brian...
View ArticleMLB throws down epic suspensions
NEW YORK — Defiant till the end, Alex Rodriguez is intent on evading baseball’s most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal. Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz,...
View ArticleDrunken driver facing another sentence
MEDINA — A 42-year-old Guilford Township man with a long record of alcohol- and drug-related offenses was convicted Monday of felony drunken driving. Michael G. Huffman, of 3944 Greenwich Road, pleaded...
View ArticleRoundup: A&M investigating report on Manziel
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said the university is gathering facts after a report that quarterback Johnny Manziel was paid for signing hundreds of autographs in January. Sumlin said he learned of...
View ArticleSex with minor among new indictments
Teron Taylor MEDINA — A Medina County grand jury indicted five people Wednesday, including a 24-year-old man accused of having sex with a minor. Teron K. Taylor, of Cuyahoga Falls, was charged...
View ArticleTribe: Francona looks at bright side of punishment
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona offered his support of Major League Baseball’s decision to hand down suspensions to 13 players Monday, even calling Commissioner Bud Selig to convey as much....
View ArticleFundraiser to help hostage victim with expenses
Friends of Rahna Fahringer, the victim of a hostage standoff in Brunswick last year, are hosting a fundraiser Wednesday at Buffalo Wild Wings to help her with expenses. “We’re just trying to do...
View ArticleGirls golf preview: Highland still has plenty of firepower
Though the best player in Medina County resides in Wadsworth, the Highland girls golf team’s recent dominance shows little sign of slowing down. The defending Division I state runner-up Hornets lost...
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