Cuyahoga County executive fires coroner, 7 others
CLEVELAND — The newly elected leader of Ohio’s largest county is firing eight county employees, including the coroner. In a sweeping reorganization of Cuyahoga County, government, County Executive...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bees 1 victory away from title
LAKEWOOD — Medina’s girls basketball team moved a step closer to the Northeast Ohio Conference River Division championship Saturday, beating Lakewood 46-37. While the victory wasn’t the prettiest, the...
View ArticleOHSAA tourney: Brunswick, Wadsworth earn highest seeds
Medina County boys basketball coaches couldn’t help but be satisfied with the results of Sunday’s postseason tournament draws. Leading the way were Brunswick and Wadsworth. The Blue Devils received the...
View ArticleBrunswick junior bowler Kaitie Bator takes title
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Kaitie Bator was shocked after she won Sunday’s Lorain County Division I Sectional title at Brunswick Zone. The Brunswick junior shot a career-best 247-243-211-701 series, as she...
View Article118 dogs found in Chippewa Lake home, society looks for homes
CHIPPEWA LAKE — More than 120 small-breed dogs are in need of new homes after the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seized them from a home in Chippewa Lake on Friday,...
View ArticleGymnastics: Kaely Becker makes good on 2nd chance
MEDINA — Two years ago, Brunswick’s Kaely Becker qualified for the district gymnastics meet. Then, two days later, she was told that a scoring error had been made and she would not be allowed to...
View ArticleGrizzlies cruise to 19th straight wrestling championship
By Ho Hoffman BARBERTON — The streak hit 19 consecutive titles for Wadsworth’s wrestling team Saturday as it outdistanced runner-up Barberton 235-171.50 to win the Suburban League Tournament and...
View ArticleOhio’s cost for gas drops 11 cents, averages $3.03
COLUMBUS — Ohio gas prices have dipped amid a decline in oil prices that came after Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak stepped down. A survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and...
View ArticlePolice say West Salem man part of ‘rolling’ meth lab
HARRISVILLE TWP. — A West Salem man was apprehended Friday afternoon for allegedly having methamphetamine tucked away in his vehicle, and authorities believe the arrest was part of a “rolling” meth...
View ArticleSuperman street signs go up around Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Street signs featuring that familiar red and gold “S” on Superman’s chest have gone up in the Cleveland neighborhood where the Man of Steel’s two creators once lived. The Plain Dealer...
View ArticleTait still wants to broadcast games this season
LAFAYETTE TWP. — Joe Tait has lost 50 pounds, but not his desire to work. Now home resting after undergoing double-bypass surgery and an aortic valve replacement on Jan. 7, the longtime Cavaliers radio...
View ArticleBrunswick’s ‘Madd Chef’ is on TV
Brunswick “Madd Chef” Richard Cicic is hosting his own culinary television show on Brunswick Area Television. “Madd Chef’s Culinary Creations” is a joint effort of the Madd Chef’s Cafe, located on...
View ArticleMedina restructures its building department
MEDINA — The city is making a few changes to the Building Department as the retirement of building official Jon Parker approaches. Those changes include forming a Community Development Department and...
View ArticleBreak leaves 130 homes without water
YORK TWP. — About 130 residences are under a boil alert after water service was shut down in the township for much of Wednesday. Medina County Sanitary Engineer Jim Troike said a water main broke...
View ArticleLodi might supply water to BP station
HARRISVILLE TWP. — The owner of the BP station on Avon Lake Road is working out a deal with the county and Lodi in order to receive water from the village. The station, owned by Giant Oil, has well...
View ArticleBorders closes 200 U.S. bookstores, Medina store to be cut
MEDINA TWP. — While the Borders at Grande Shops Avenue prepares to close, the status of its 25 employees remains unknown. The Medina location was one of 200 stores — nearly 30 percent of Borders’ 642...
View ArticleDevils’ Cassi Bowen erupts for 28 points vs. Bulldogs
BRUNSWICK — Cassi Bowen stepped to the free throw line a whopping 20 times Wednesday. Each time the ball left her right hand, every inch of her body — from her ponytail to her hips to the brace...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bees roll, clinch first league title in 15 years
MEDINA — Championship teams are only as good as their role players. On Wednesday night, Medina’s girls basketball had a gem in Kelsey Stolarski. The plucky 5-foot-6 guard hit big shot after big shot to...
View ArticleTea party, union protesters head to Ohio Statehouse
COLUMBUS — Union protesters and tea party activists are expected to descend on the Ohio Statehouse today in opposing shows of force as senators hear more testimony on a bill that would strip public...
View ArticleOhio firefighter praised in shooting to lose his job
MANSFIELD — An Ohio firefighter being praised for his quick action in a shopping mall shooting is about to lose his job due to budget cuts. Firefighter Ryan Landin from Mansfield in north central Ohio...
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