Bees softball squad advances to first regional since 2003
BARBERTON –— When the umpires inspect helmets and bats before next Thursday’s University of Akron Division I Regional semifinal, they might want to check Vanessa Scoarste for a cape and bulletproof...
View ArticleKyrie Irving named NBA Rookie of the Year
INDEPENDENCE — Drederick Irving is Kyrie Irving’s father and Byron Scott is the 20-year-old’s coach, but sometimes the two men switch roles. Other times, they occupy both. That’s why Irving went out of...
View ArticleStolen church bell from Pennsylvania turns up in Ohio
HOOKSTOWN, Pa. — A brass bell stolen from a western Pennsylvania church has been recovered in Ohio after someone tried to sell it to a recycling business. The bell taken over the weekend from Frankfort...
View ArticleIt’s time to believe hype: Vanessa Scoarste is the real deal
Way back when Medina sophomore Vanessa Scoarste was in the sixth or seventh grade, she attended an Akron Racers softball game and got a ball signed by a professional player named Jessica Toocheck. Fast...
View ArticleBlue Devils, Hornets are remarkably similar in baseball play
HUDSON — For two schools that are a mere nine miles apart yet rarely square off on the baseball field, today has all the makings of an epic. Second-seeded Brunswick (22-4) will lock horns with No. 3...
View ArticleDropped baton led Bees’ Robert Robinson to distance events
Over the past three years, Robert Robinson has emerged as a standout for Medina’s track and cross country programs, running in state and national meets along with taking home his share of medals. But...
View ArticleUPDATE: Grease fire closes Dominic’s restaurant in Medina
MEDINA — A grease fire in the kitchen of Dominic’s Italian Restaurant Tuesday night has temporarily closed the business. Medina firefighters respond to a grease fire at Dominic's restaurant at 221 S....
View ArticleIs Dust Causing Your A/C To Struggle? Time For A Service Call
If dust in your air conditioner made it more difficult and expensive to cool your home last summer, call an HVAC contractor to clean it for you. Although you can remove some of the dust yourself,...
View ArticleFire scorches warehouse in downtown Medina
MEDINA — Black smoke from a major warehouse fire clouded much of the city sky late this morning at 40 Medina St. Medina firefighters work to extinguish a large warehouse fire this morning at 40 Medina...
View ArticleOhio House panel OKs exotic animal regulation plan
COLUMBUS — An Ohio House committee has approved legislation outlining new regulations on exotic animal ownership, paving the way for a full House vote on the measure. The Senate passed the bill last...
View ArticleBucks’ baseball team will not be scared vs. Tallmadge
NEW FRANKLIN TWP. — History is not in the Buckeye baseball team’s favor. Confidence, however, can never be underestimated. The Bucks enter today’s Akron Division I District semifinal against area power...
View ArticleMedina 4x800s rule on the first day of postseason
AMHERST — The Medina boys and girls 4×800-meter relays find a way to rise up for the postseason. Wednesday was no different, as both won Amherst Division I District titles for the fifth year in a row....
View ArticleJacob Dunbar is raring to go in district tennis
OBERLIN — Five days after winning the Medina Division I Sectional boys tennis championship, Jacob Dunbar is moving on to his next challenge. The Cloverleaf sophomore will put his perfect record on the...
View ArticleFire destroys warehouse in downtown Medina
MEDINA — Black smoke from a warehouse fire clouded the sky Wednesday morning above 40 S. Medina St. The fire at the vacant Mase Warehouse destroyed the approximately 11,500-square-foot storage facility...
View ArticleBrunswick is looking to improve city parks
BRUNSWICK — With about $40,000 to spend on improvements, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is looking for direction on what improvements should be a priority. Parks and Recreation Director...
View ArticleBlue Devils are flawless in district baseball win
HUDSON — The Highland baseball team blinked and Brunswick didn’t. It was as simple as that. Brunswick’s Brian Lees tags out Highland’s Jake Suran at third base after Suran attempted to advance from...
View ArticlePirates snatch a second change with win over Trinity
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Taylor Goff knows it, and so does Dagmar Smith. In softball, opportunity rarely knocks more than once. So when Black River comes into today’s North Ridgeville Division III District...
View ArticleTrack & field: Leah Runkle, Brian Livingstone secure championships
MACEDONIA — Leah Runkle saved the best for last Wednesday afternoon at the Nordonia Division I District track meet. Having already cleared a personal record to secure one of the four regional...
View ArticleCourt to consider location of NE Ohio bomb-plot trial
CLEVELAND — A federal court in Akron is set to consider scheduling matters for five men charged with plotting to bomb a northeast Ohio bridge. The court scheduled today’s status conference and said it...
View ArticleOhio unemployment rate down for 9th straight month
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate has dropped for the ninth month in a row. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said today that seasonally adjusted joblessness inched downward from 7.5...
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