Pirates secure their first basketball victory
Jessica Chidsey SULLIVAN TWP. — Senior Jessica Chidsey scored 24 points to lead Black River’s girls basketball team to an impressive 57-37 win over Brookside. Chidsey, a starting guard, hit five...
View ArticlePro baseball: Wadsworth’s Drew Saylor joins Rockies organization
MEDINA — Anyone who knows Drew Saylor knows the 2002 Wadsworth graduate loves to stick. A two-time Gazette MVP in baseball for the Grizzlies, the 27-year-old led the school to back-to-back regional...
View ArticleOhio inmate escapes, found within an hour in clothes dryer
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Authorities say a prisoner who escaped from the Clark County jail in Springfield was captured within an hour, located in the clothes dryer in the basement of a nearby home. Sgt....
View ArticleJobless rate in Ohio drops to 8.5 percent in November
By Doug Whiteman COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate saw its largest one-month decline in nearly 30 years during November amid improvement in the state’s job market and the overall economy, officials...
View ArticleMan arrested for Sunday stabbing in Wadsworth
WADSWORTH — A city man is in the Medina County Jail on $100,000 bond for allegedly stabbing another man early Sunday during an altercation in a parking area outside a local bar, according to police....
View ArticleLocal Corner: The under-11 Brunswick Challengers win the fall classic
Area soccer teams are still piling up wins and taking home trophies. The under-12 Super-Y boys team from the Cleveland Internationals Soccer Club won the North American Finals in Tampa, clinching the...
View ArticleNo job security just yet for Cavs’ players
INDEPENDENCE — Manny Harris knows nothing is guaranteed, including his contract, spot on the Cavaliers roster and good health. Barring a trade or free-agent signing, the 23-year-old Harris is likely...
View ArticleNew report predicts less oil, gas drilling jobs in Ohio
COLUMBUS — A study led by an Ohio State University professor predicts oil and natural gas drilling in Ohio will create far fewer jobs than the industry has forecast. Economics professor Mark Partridge...
View ArticleWoman makes a hobby out of putting up holiday displays
YORK TWP. — Marilyn Jencso didn’t just deck the halls. She also decked the living room, family room, kitchen and dining room tables. York Township resident Marilyn Jencso and her neighbor Tyler Haury,...
View ArticleLaura Toth to lead Medina County senior services
MEDINA — The Medina County Office for Older Adults will have a new leader at the end of the month. County commissioners hired Laura Toth on Thursday as director of the office. Laura Toth The position...
View ArticleHigh school wrestling: Nobody matches up with the Grizzlies
WESTFIELD TWP. — Chris Baughman looked to his left and state qualifier Brandon Jones sat in the fourth chair. The Wadsworth state alternate looked to his right and two-time state champ Nick Tavanello...
View ArticleAAA serves up holiday ‘mocktails’
Jennifer Kaine, left, and Jake Yorko prepare "mocktails," nonalcoholic mixed drinks, Friday morning at the AAA Ohio Auto Club Store in Medina for customers to sample. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY STEVE GRAZIER)...
View ArticleExtra works pays off for Blue Devils
Tim Gebhardt The Gazette ELYRIA — There’s something about the Elyria boys basketball team that just seems to bring out the best in Brunswick. Friday, the Blue Devils escaped with a 59-53 overtime...
View ArticleWatson’s season is over
Brian Dulik The Gazette BEREA — After suffering three concussions in the last five months, Browns tight end Benjamin Watson’s season is over. Cleveland placed the eighth-year pro on injured reserve...
View ArticleFire displaces Brunswick family of four
Firefighters leave a home at 178 W. 130th St. in Brunswick after extinguishing a fire Friday afternoon. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY STEVE GRAZIER) BRUNSWICK — A family of four was forced out of their home Friday...
View ArticleHornets hold off Colts
Albert Grindle The Gazette GRANGER TWP. — It’s a roller coaster Highland boys basketball coach Mike Marcinko is willing to ride as long as it ends with a win. With Cloverleaf clawing its way back from...
View ArticleBlue Devils christen the court with a cross-division triumph
BRUNSWICK — It was just a late-December game before the holiday break, but Brunswick’s girls basketball team treated it like it meant much more. Coming off their first loss in the Northeast Ohio...
View ArticleThere is a free lunch in Medina
MEDINA — Area organizations spend their whole year making sure no one in Medina County goes hungry, and the holidays are no exception. Cornerstone Wellness and Cups Cafe are partnering to provide free...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bees take out their frustration on Comets
MEDINA — Medina’s girls basketball team is a big fan of The Gazette, but what the Bees read in the paper Wednesday didn’t sit well. Coming into its non-conference tilt with Amherst Steele, the squad...
View ArticleBrunswick Crime Waves for Dec. 22, 2011
Brunswick Saturday, Dec. 10 12 a.m. — Giant Eagle, 3440 Center Road, a man reported he lost his wallet at the store. Tuesday, Dec. 13 12:45 a.m. — 500 block Thornberry Lane, a resident reported someone...
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