A new shade of fire engine red in Brunswick
Brunswick Fire Engine No.2 is back at Station 1 after a refurbishment that started in September. The city spent $57,253 to refurbish the truck and hopes to get 10 years of service out of it. (LOREN...
View ArticlePartnership updating century home to sell
Renew Medina is restoring this house, built around 1870, at 530 S. Court St. The exterior of the home has been primed and will be painted with historically accurate colors in the spring. (DAVID KNOX /...
View ArticleRichard “Dick” Eaken
Richard “Dick” Eaken, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 in Medina. Richard was born July 6, 1932, in Lodi, to the late Wilbur and Marjorie (Shoemaker) Eaken. He was a lifetime Medina resident...
View ArticleChristine L. Dring
Christine L. Dring, 65, of Valley City, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014, suddenly into her heavenly home. Christine was born August 6, 1948, in Bay Village, to the late David and LaVerne (nee...
View ArticleJames E. Carson
James E. Carson, 83, of Lodi, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at Medina General Hospital. He was born at home in Akron, February 25, 1930, to Wallace H. and Ruth (Dolle) Carson. He was a 1948...
View ArticleSpeaker Batchelder supports Hambley for state representative
MEDINA — Medina County Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley held a fundraiser Monday that took in about $5,000 for his campaign to succeed House Speaker William G. Batchelder as the representative for the...
View ArticleWater line breaks are part of ‘truly harsh winter’
MEDINA — Despite warmer temperatures over the weekend, winter weather continued to cause problems with the city’s water lines. City crews worked on about a dozen breaks last week and three more have...
View ArticleLafayette Twp. cruisers to be equipped with defibrillators
LAFAYETTE TWP. — By the end of this week, a new automated external defibrillator will be standard equipment in both of the Lafayette Township sheriff’s patrol cars. An automated external defibrillator...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Devils, Bees battle it out to very end
MEDINA — Point guard Zach Bennett held the ball near midcourt in double overtime. The lively crowd slowly rose to its feet as the seconds ticked away. The Medina boys basketball team knew what it was...
View ArticleNoland sports commentary: Of losers, snoozers & boozers
On the heels of one of the worst Super Bowls ever, I will do my best not to follow with one of the worst Rick-o-chets of all-time, but I make no guarantees: By early in the third quarter, I found...
View ArticleBrowns: Kyle Shanahan hired as offensive coordinator
Kyle Shanahan is bringing his balanced, adaptable version of the West Coast offense to the North Coast. Shanahan was hired Monday night as offensive coordinator by new Browns coach Mike Pettine. The...
View ArticleCollege signing: Wins lure Andrew Vaughn to Ashland
SULLIVAN TWP. — One of the most prolific running backs in Ohio history has a new home in the same county. Black River senior Andrew Vaughn wanted a challenge. He got it when he accepted a...
View ArticleCavs: Losing streak reaches five as Mavericks win 124-107
DALLAS — The Cavaliers’ woes continued Monday, as they fell 124-107 to the Dallas Mavericks to complete a winless three-game road trip. Cleveland has now lost five straight overall and seven of its...
View ArticlePrep Athletes of the Week for Feb. 4
Tyler King Boys basketball Tyler King, Medina: Junior small forward scored career-high 15 points in 83-69 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division victory over Garfield Heights. … All five field...
View ArticleState plows and salt trucks ready to roll
State road crews are bracing for tonight’s major winter storm. Christine Myers, Region 3 spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said her agency is ready. “We are prepared. We have been...
View ArticleShopping for gas deals sought through ballot issue
MEDINA — Medina County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to put gas aggregation for the townships on the May ballot. The proposal will ask voters in the county’s 17 townships to give commissioners the...
View Article‘Suicide by cop’ driver gets prison for police chase
MEDINA — A 22-year-old Brunswick man will spend nine months in prison for injuring a motorist during a high-speed police chase through Montville Township on May 23. Luke Pfeiler, of 3327 Valley Forge...
View ArticleWoman pleads no contest to Liverpool burglary spree
Shannon Covey MEDINA — A Grafton woman pleaded no contest Monday to a series of Liverpool Township burglaries police say she and her husband committed. Medina County Common Pleas Judge James L....
View ArticleCounty court log for Feb. 5
The following people appeared in Medina County Common Pleas Court on Thursday, according to county Prosecutor Dean Holman: • Mikyah Taylor, 26, Clifford Avenue, Akron, sentenced to two years of...
View ArticleCavs: Varejao back as starter, Cleveland still facing problems
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers are back in town and Anderson Varejao is back in the starting lineup, but the team’s problems haven’t gone away. Cleveland (16-32) went 0-3 on its recent road trip and has...
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