Bright spots for Browns have not resulted in victories
BEREA — Coach Pat Shurmur doesn’t need his master’s degree in financial administration to do the math. Two losses in the first two games are tough to overcome and reach the playoffs. Three in a row to...
View ArticleGirls golf: Highland’s dominance continues in tourney
NORTON — They were performances that may take years for Highland golfers Jessica Porvasnik and Jessica McRae to fully appreciate. In their defense, they have bigger fish to fry. Jessica Porvasnik The...
View ArticleStowaway cat is back in Ohio after trip to Florida
CIRCLEVILLE — An Ohio woman says the pet cat that sneaked into her luggage for a flight to Florida has returned home safely and seems relatively unaffected by his surprise vacation in Orlando. Ethel...
View ArticleHighland Schools sets a new budget
GRANGER TWP. — Thanks to last year’s levy passage, Highland Schools won’t face any staff cuts this year. That’s the good news the school board heard Monday. The bad news is that deep cuts in state...
View ArticleHornets keep the tennis wins coming
CUYAHOGA FALLS — The talented and deep Highland girls tennis team dominated the singles courts Wednesday en route to a 3-2 non-league win over Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. Highland first singles...
View ArticleJudo is coming to the Cloverleaf Recreation Center
By Eric Barnes WESTFIELD TWP. — Hundreds of martial artists will be in town this weekend for a pair of judo tournaments at the Cloverleaf Recreation Center. Some of the top female judoka (students) and...
View ArticleTribe ‘wins’ battle for the basement
CLEVELAND — The Indians decided they didn’t need outfielder Josh Willingham this offseason. The Minnesota Twins obviously do. With Willingham powering the way Wednesday night at Progressive Field, the...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Grizzlies grind to victory over Copley
WADSWORTH — Time and time again after practice, Wadsworth senior Brittany Fullbright works on free kicks from 25 to 30 yards out. She does it in preparation for a moment like Wednesday night....
View ArticleHornets’ Paul Burns learns from everything
Highland soccer standout Paul Burns seems to learn something new every day. That education on the pitch has helped him become one of the top players in Medina County. Highland’s Paul Burns has made...
View ArticleResults of Medina’s 1st Community Needs Assessment survey
Here are the results of the first Community Needs Assessment survey for Medina. Medina County Executive Summary MedinaCountyAdultSections_96cd[1] MedinaCountyChildSections_4516[1]...
View ArticleMedina County businesses await new fiber-optic cable lines
BRUNSWICK — Dave LeHotan has been waiting years to connect high speed broadband to the Brunswick Industrial Park. LeHotan, who owns All Construction Services on Industrial Parkway North, said improved...
View ArticleLocal youths drinking, smoking less than teens statewide
WESTFIELD CENTER — Medina County’s youth are having less sex, drinking less and smoking less than typical teenagers in Ohio and the nation. But adolescents here think about suicide and say they are...
View ArticleSurvey: Adults with low incomes could be at risk health-wise
WESTFIELD CENTER — Medina County adults with low incomes may be more at risk for both physical and mental illness, according to the results of a countywide survey released Wednesday. Twenty-six percent...
View ArticleCensus report shows Ohio incomes slide
Two years into the recovery from the Great Recession, household incomes continue to slide in Ohio and across most states in the nation, the Census Bureau reported today. Ohio’s median household income...
View Article16 Amish convicted in beard cutting attacks
By Michael Muskal McClatchy Newspapers CLEVELAND — Sixteen members of a schismatic Amish group were convicted Thursday of federal hate crimes in connection with a series of attacks that included...
View ArticleGrizzlies win handily in volleyball match
WADSWORTH — The Cloverleaf volleyball team was no match for Wadsworth, falling 25-16, 25-21, 25-17 Thursday in Suburban League action. The league-leading Grizzlies improved to 13-1, 8-0 behind 12 kills...
View ArticleWadsworth crushes Tigers in tennis
MASSILLON — The Wadsworth tennis team didn’t drop a set Thursday in a 5-0 non-league win over Massillon. The Grizzlies (11-6) got singles victories from Kiersten Castner, Katie Doyle and Kayla...
View ArticleWalk-off homer puts Tribe back in cellar tie with Minnesota
CLEVELAND — Some would say the Indians have nothing to play for, but that wasn’t evident Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field. On the verge of being swept by Minnesota, Cleveland rallied for its...
View ArticleBrowns’ defensive backs struggling without Joe Haden
BEREA — Sheldon Brown is a proud man who believes in his ability. He also prides himself on being a team-first guy. So despite being demoted from a starting role he’s held since 2004 — first in...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Indians pull away after halftime vs. Bees
COPLEY TWP. — When two of the best soccer teams in the state match up, big plays are hard to come by. Copley found a way to pull off a pair in a 2-0 non-league win over Medina on Thursday night in a...
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