Woman’s purchase reunites man, flag
WADSWORTH — Cindy Schleigh was walking inside the Medina Antique Mall this week during her son’s baseball practice when something sentimental caught her eye. Resting on a booth Tuesday, an old American...
View ArticleMayor: Chief followed terms
MEDINA — Police Chief Patrick Berarducci did not violate the terms of his suspension earlier this year, according to a letter from Mayor Dennis Hanwell. In the letter dated May 4 to Daniel J. Leffler,...
View ArticleDamon’s start is par for course
Chris Assenheimer The Gazette CLEVELAND — Johnny Damon’s career with the Indians began slowly. Activated prior to Cleveland’s recent series against the Chicago White Sox, Damon, 38, managed just one...
View ArticleSPCA reducing adoption fees
MEDINA — If slashing prices works to get new cars off a lot or sell merchandise in stores, maybe that tactic can help animals find homes. So, the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
View ArticleCleveland shows its fans it can play with big boys
Chris Assenheimer The Gazette CLEVELAND — The Indians entered Friday night in sole possession of first place in the Central Division, but few outside of Cleveland — and plenty inside — considered them...
View ArticleBerea game still haunts 1992 players
Rick Noland The Gazette Oct. 30 will mark the 20th anniversary of one of the most famous plays — in one of the most famous games — in Cloverleaf football history. Of course, 2012 Medina County Sports...
View ArticleCloverleaf goes to finals
WESTFIELD TWP. — In his nine years of coaching, social studies teacher Cameron Flint said he’s never had a team go to the state finals. The seven members of Cloverleaf High School varsity academic...
View ArticleWadsworth swimmer Mike Pavlak hooks up with CSU
WADSWORTH — For some, the decision of where to go to college can be as excruciating as studying for a calculus final. The back and forth between offers can drag on for months. Then there’s the case of...
View ArticleTainted dog food pulled in Ohio
Ohio is one of several states affected by a recall of dog food that might contain bacteria harmful to dogs and humans. Diamond Pet Foods announced Saturday it is recalling some varieties of its dog...
View ArticleLake Road project to start, detours begin Wednesday
MEDINA — The city will begin a $2.3 million reconstruction project Wednesday on Lake Road, and traffic will be reduced to one lane going south between Lafayette Road and the city limits. Access to the...
View ArticleInjury doesn’t stop Ashley May from getting softball scholarship
WADSWORTH — The competitor in Ashley May stews with each at-bat Wadsworth’s softball team takes. Don’t get the senior second baseman/catcher wrong. She’s cheering for the Grizzlies. It’s just that May...
View ArticleBrunswick wants to renew income tax levy
BRUNSWICK — The city is looking to renew its four-year, 0.5 percent income tax for safety forces in November before the current tax expires at the end of next year. Finance Director Todd Fischer said...
View ArticlePerfect softball plays by Orangemen oust Blue Devils
It took a perfect backup to beat sixth-seeded Brunswick on Monday. It took a perfect relay to Ellet shortstop Emily Murray to keep the Orangemen ahead 5-4 in a Barberton Division I Sectional softball...
View ArticleTrack & field: Hornets, Sarah Carpenter step up at right time
A year ago, Highland’s Sarah Carpenter was gearing up to run in her first prep track meet. Now the sophomore has herself — and the Hornets — in contention for a Suburban League title. Highland’s Sarah...
View ArticlePirates’ baseball squad stuns the Raiders
COLUMBIA STATION — The Columbia baseball team may win the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division title, but that didn’t mean anything to Black River on Monday. Branden Tomes The Pirates pulled off...
View ArticleMiddle-schoolers take part in biking activity to improve health
MEDINA — More than 140 students from A.I. Root and Claggett middle schools rode a bike to school Monday to kick off the 2012 Bike to School Challenge. Organized by Century Cycles in Medina, the...
View ArticleTribe takes two games against the White Sox
CLEVELAND — There were few in attendance and the weather was far from ideal, but the Indians weren’t complaining following a day-night doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field on...
View Article32 Ohio National Guard troops return from overseas
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Relatives have welcomed home the final round of Ohio National Guard members who supported a new aircraft during its debut mission in Afghanistan. Thirty-two members from the 179th...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in Ohio for U.S. Navy charity scam
CLEVELAND — A recently captured fugitive suspected of running a scam that collected up to $100 million in donations for U.S. Navy veterans pleaded not guilty today to state charges, and a judge wary...
View ArticleSailors live up to expectations, beat Bucks in softball
By Todd Shapiro VERMILION — Buckeye’s softball team knew what to expect in a LaGrange Division II Sectional on Tuesday. What the Bucks were unable to do was stop Vermilion from executing its game plan...
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