Kevin Fox, fourth teen killed in crash, laid to rest
MEDINA TWP. — Hundreds of family members, friends, teachers and teammates paid their final respects Saturday to Kevin Fox, 18, the last to be buried of four teens killed in a Columbia Station crash...
View ArticleMedina Finance Committee moves closer to forming nonprofit corp.
MEDINA — City Council’s Finance Committee took a step toward forming a nonprofit corporation whose goal would be to spur economic development. At Monday’s meeting, the committee approved a community...
View ArticleDecision on Medina County’s Central Processing Facility is on hold
MEDINA — The decision to grant a contract extension to the company that operates the county’s Central Processing Facility is on hold, County Commissioner Adam Friedrick said Monday. City council...
View ArticleMedina County’s relay win is etched in memory
After watching four county athletes and a relay team win state titles last June, I wasn’t sure I would ever see anything as exciting. Medina’s girls 4×800-meter relay team changed my thoughts...
View ArticleRescuers get familiar with Whipps Ledges at Hinckley Reservation
HINCKLEY TWP. — In the past two weeks, the Hinckley Fire Department has been called three times to Whipps Ledges in the Hinckley Reservation to rescue someone. At about 7 p.m. Sunday, 32-year-old James...
View ArticleHundreds of cops participate in Ohio Police and Fire Games
CANTON — More than 800 police officers and firefighters from around Ohio are competing to win top prizes in sports testing their physical fitness. The Ohio Police and Fire Games kicked off its annual...
View ArticleFundraiser to honor Brunswick teenagers
Panini’s Bar & Grill in Brunswick was a sea of blue T-shirts Monday as the restaurant dedicated the evening to the families of the four Brunswick High School students who died June 3. (GAZETTE...
View ArticleHornets’ basketball coach Mike Marcinko resigns from post
GRANGER TWP. — The revolving door of boys basketball coaches at Highland continues to turn. Three months after leading the Hornets to their best record in seven seasons, coach Mike Marcinko abruptly...
View ArticleMitt Romney to make stop Father’s Day in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will make a Father’s Day campaign stop in the city to share pancakes and talk with area residents. Sunday’s free event will be at Mapleside...
View ArticleJessica Porvasnik seeks Hudson Jr. golf title
HUDSON — Jessica Porvasnik has never been one to back down from a challenge. A year removed from her impressive win at the Hudson Junior Invitational, the Highland senior is looking for a repeat...
View ArticleAll Gazette: Brianna Neitzel had competitive drive of an elite champ
Don’t let her laid-back and care-free attitude fool you. Brianna Neitzel is as competitive as they come. While it may not look like it when the Brunswick standout is chomping on a piece of gum and...
View ArticleSports Hall of Fame: Chatham superstar Laurence Roberts was a well-oiled...
David Roberts didn’t have much growing up in Medina when his father, Laurence, was trying to find a niche in the booming home building industry. The Roberts family didn’t even own a basketball hoop....
View ArticleJapanese health workers visit Medina County hospice
GRANGER TWP. — Much of HMC Hospice of Medina County’s work involves bringing closure to people dying and their families, said the organization’s executive director to a group of Japanese visitors....
View ArticleBrowns: Seneca Wallace not happy with QB depth chart
BEREA — Seneca Wallace has been around the block and back again. Entering his 10th season in the NFL, he’s been involved in quarterback competitions and controversies. He’s been a career backup, but...
View ArticleChardon teen’s school shooting trial set for August
CHARDON — A trial date is set for the teenager who pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting three students and wounding three more at a high school east of Cleveland. T.J. Lane The trial for 17-year-old...
View ArticleTrailer hauling toilet paper ignites on Ohio road
PERRYSBURG — The State Highway Patrol says a tractor-trailer hauling 10 tons of toilet paper caught fire on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio, temporarily blocking southbound traffic as rescuers...
View ArticleBuckeye Schools outlines its cuts if Aug. 7 levy fails
YORK TWP. — No art. No gym. No music. No lunch. No recess. Home by 1 p.m. That’s the reality Buckeye Elementary School students are facing if the district doesn’t pass its first levy in 18 years on...
View Article‘Playing with the Wind’ in Lafayette Township
Amy Winnicki, far left, a volunteer with the Medina County Park District, leads children in a “Playing with the Wind” event Tuesday morning at Buckeye Woods Park in Lafayette Township. About a dozen...
View ArticlePark district unable to accept grant for Rocky River
MEDINA TWP. — A $75,000 grant awarded to the Medina County Park District to help protect wetlands along the west branch of the Rocky River was waylaid over a lack of matching funds. A Tuesday press...
View ArticleCincinnati’s Johnny Cueto stifles the Tribe
By Joe Kay CINCINNATI — Johnny Cueto allowed only one runner to reach second base during his second complete game of the season, and Joey Votto hit a two-run homer on Tuesday night, leading the...
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