Republicans to talk Wadsworth auditor replacement
WADSWORTH — The Republican Party Central Committee will meet tonight to name a successor to John P. Moss, the city’s auditor killed in a motorcycle crash last month. Moss, who served as auditor — an...
View ArticleDuplex fire being investigated in Wadsworth
WADSWORTH — A small residential fire in a duplex Tuesday morning evacuated a handful of residents, according to a city Fire Department official. Ron Likley, the assistant Wadsworth fire chief, said the...
View ArticleTruck takes a dip in Medina Township pond
MEDINA TWP. — Homeowners in the 4300 block of Weymouth Road woke up Tuesday morning to find a pickup in their pond. A 1978 Chevrolet truck was found in a pond by Weymouth Road homeowners Tuesday...
View ArticleMedina chiropractor pleads guilty to fraud
AKRON — A Medina chiropractor has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and insurance companies of more than $1.8 million. Dr. John N. Heary, 38, was accused of submitting fraudulent bills to Medicare,...
View ArticleNate Watkins leads soccer rally for Cloverleaf
WESTFIELD TWP. — They call him “Captain Kaboom.” Cloverleaf junior Nate Watkins lived up to the nickname Wednesday, as he served a ball 70 yards to Collin Zuk for the eventual game-winning goal as the...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Grizzlies achieve all of their objectives
By Ho Hoffman WADSWORTH — The Wadsworth girls soccer team achieved all of coach Paul Williford’s objectives Wednesday. The end result was a 12-0 win over Akron Garfield in a Brunswick Division I...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Scoring spree propels Blue Devils
By Chad Grant BRUNSWICK — For the final 68 minutes, Akron Garfield played close with Brunswick in a Brunswick Division I Sectional semifinal Wednesday. Unfortunately for the Rams, those 68 minutes came...
View ArticleVolleyball: Bees pull out a tourney victory
BARBERTON — It wasn’t easy and it certainly wasn’t pretty, but Medina’s volleyball team advanced to the second round of the tournament on Wednesday night. Junior Carmen DeRose amassed 13 kills, 20...
View ArticleA Banner day for new CEO of the Browns
BEREA — CEO Joe Banner is the first hire by new Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. He’s also the latest in a long line of people brought in to turn the floundering franchise into a winner. Banner was...
View ArticleState golf: Grant Morgan, Evan Schreck step up for Bees
One is a 5-foot-5, 145-pound rugby-playing yoga fan who doubles as disc jockey at Medina Skateland. The other is the 6-2 intelligent-speaking little brother of a Division I college football player who...
View ArticleWhat’s on the ballot
Here’s a list of races and issues on the 2012 Medina County election ballot: Medina County Ballot
View ArticleMeningitis cases in Ohio are up to 9
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Health says the number of meningitis cases linked to recalled steroid injections has risen to nine in the state. The health department said five cases have been...
View ArticleWadsworth CPA named to succeed John Moss
WADSWORTH — Catherine Fix was appointed Wednesday to fill the auditor position left vacant by the September death of John P. Moss, a Republican. Fix, 52, of Wadsworth, is a certified public accountant....
View ArticleThree Medina County school districts get top grade
MEDINA — Cloverleaf and Highland school districts jumped a rating in the state’s preliminary 2011-12 school district report cards released Wednesday. “We’re extremely excited with the progress our...
View ArticleGirls golf: Jessica McRae to join Lauren McKinzie at OU
COLUMBUS — A dream has become reality for Highland’s Jessica McRae. The senior orally committed Wednesday to play collegiate golf at Ohio University, which offered McRae an academic/athletic...
View ArticleJosh Gordon making most of his chance with Browns
BEREA — Brad Childress disembarked from the cruise ship in flip-flops, still on island time and full from the 24-hour buffet. Then he got the news. The Browns had taken receiver Josh Gordon in the...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Bees’ speed kills Barberton
By Ho Hoffman MEDINA — The Medina girls soccer team came up with its own version of “The Fast and the Furious” Thursday night, scoring quickly and often to defeat Barberton 8-0 in a Brunswick Division...
View ArticleBrunswick volleyball team cleans house vs. N. Olmsted
EATON TWP. — Brunswick’s volleyball team has been biding its time for a full year, waiting to get a second chance at playing Amherst Steele in the tournament. The Blue Devils have now earned that...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Fired-up Hornets get revenge over Generals
GRANGER TWP. — The third time was the charm for Highland’s girls soccer team Thursday night. After seeing their season end last year to Wooster and losing a heartbreaker to the Generals earlier this...
View ArticleWhat’s on the ballot
Here’s a list of races and issues on the 2012 Medina County election ballot: Medina County Ballot
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