AAA suggests mocktails for holiday celebrations
MEDINA — This Friday, the Medina AAA store is encouraging residents to find nonalcoholic alternatives for holiday cocktails this season. Last year, alcohol contributed to 169 crashes in Medina County,...
View ArticleRape charges dropped in plea deal
Joseph Thomas MEDINA — A 28-year-old Cleveland man who was charged with raping a Brunswick woman in April pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of assault. Joseph W. Thomas was convicted of...
View ArticleHelp with winter heating bills available
MEDINA — As temperatures outside drop, families facing a heating disconnection have somewhere to turn for help this winter. Community Action of Wayne and Medina Counties can provide heat assistance to...
View ArticleBrunswick police log for Dec. 12
Two men arrested, suspected of theft BRUNSWICK — Two Brunswick men were arrested Saturday after they were stopped by police officers in the scrap area of Eppco Metals in the Brunswick Industrial Park...
View ArticleBrowns: Gordon puts up Pro Bowl stats
BEREA — Josh Gordon made New England’s Aqib Talib look silly. He’s arguably the best cornerback Gordon will face this year. Gordon rendered Patriots coach Bill Belichick defenseless. Belichick has made...
View ArticleBoys golf MVP: Roth’s late grandfather fueled his work
Brunswick senior Justin Roth is the 2013 Gazette MVP for boys golf. (GAZETTE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RON SCHWANE) Brunswick golfer Justin Roth had to quit to learn how not to quit. When Roth was about 10...
View ArticleCavs: Hairy times, road struggles are a concern
INDEPENDENCE — It’s hard to determine which is a bigger work in progress: Anderson Varejao’s beard or the Cavaliers learning how to win on the road. The 6-foot-11, 267-pound Varejao is making another...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Winning streak stretches to 50
Richard Doyle | The Gazette WADSWORTH — The Nordonia girls basketball team arrived with an undefeated record and hopes of ending Wadsworth’s 49-game Suburban League winning streak. The Knights left...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Falling just short, Bees stage furious rally in fourth
MEDINA — For the second straight game, the Medina girls’ basketball team was forced to rally from a second-half deficit. This time the Bees came up just short against Twinsburg, losing 52-50 in...
View ArticleFamilies to adventure in Middle-earth at local park
Kathy Kopach, a volunteer with the Medina County Parks District, reviews the concept for the “Goblin King” she and Medina County Parks naturalist Clair Bailey are working on for the “There and Back...
View ArticlePipeline owners seeking exception to code
MEDINA — The owners of a cross-country pipeline are awaiting a ruling by a county appeals board on whether it can upgrade a compression pump in Medina Township to transport ethane, a natural gas...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash changes plea through interpreter
Mateo Ralios, court officials and attorneys listen to A. Teresa Kilpatrick — an Oregon-based interpreter specializing in K’iche, a Spanish dialect — who spoke via speaker phone at a change-of-plea...
View ArticleShoeboxes packed with gifts, necessities
It’s Christmas time. And while Medina County residents enjoy a world of plenty, they haven’t forgotten that the greatest gift some will get this year is life. Churchgoes have done more than pray for...
View ArticleWadsworth police log for Dec. 13
Wadsworth police Wednesday, Dec. 4 5:06 p.m. — Kohl’s, theft reported. Marissa A. Turner, 20, 125 Reams Court, Wadsworth, charged with theft. 9:47 p.m. — Akron Road and Williams Reserve Boulevard,...
View ArticleJudge reviews precedent in child pornography case
MEDINA — A judge delayed the sentencing of a Wadsworth man accused of sharing child pornography to check whether the court has ever granted probation instead of prison in a similar case. Stephen M....
View ArticleMen face charges over tobacco taxes
Scott Gardner Philip Labondano MEDINA — Two men pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of avoiding payment of tobacco taxes on their Medina cigar shop. Scott Gardner, 39, of Ravenna, and Philip...
View ArticleBrunswick head shop owners indicted on federal charges
Owners of a Brunswick head shop have been indicted on federal conspiracy, drug and money laundering charges for allegedly running a chain of similar shops that sold synthetic marijuana across the...
View ArticleJudges have more options for ordering treatment
Probate court judges would be given the authority to order outpatient treatment for people struggling with mental illness under a bill approved by the Ohio House. Judges say the bill, which passed 87-6...
View ArticleMingo aims finish season on high note
Scott Petrak The Gazette BEREA — Barkevious Mingo’s rookie resume isn’t what he’d hoped, but he’s shown signs of life the last two weeks, sacked future Hall of Famer Tom Brady on Sunday and has three...
View ArticleSanta is coming to Toys for Tots
Santa is paying a visit to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots drive this year. The jolly old fellow is at Pat O’Brien Chevrolet dealership today for a family Christmas party 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids can get...
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