Medina County home sales up 35 percent over Oct. 2011
Harry Dowczek owns this home at 446 E. Washington Street. He bought it in foreclosure for $42,000. After gutting the home and doing major renovations, Dowczek is now asking $148,000. His improvements...
View ArticleN. Ridgeville man hospitalized after crash
LIVERPOOL TWP. — A North Ridgeville man sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle rollover crash this morning on Grafton and Erhart roads. Dustin Siska, 24, was traveling west in a 1998 Ford Ranger on...
View ArticleState Supreme Court rules to keep redrawn congressional map
From staff and wire reports Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder applauded Tuesday’s state Supreme Court decision to let stand the newly drawn state legislative map. But the Medina Republican also...
View ArticleMedina County gets a tax boost
MEDINA — New construction in Medina County added $53 million to next year’s property tax rolls, according to the county auditor’s office. Residential construction — including new homes, additions and...
View ArticleCavs struggle with closing deal on road
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers need to learn how to close, especially on the road. Cleveland brought a 3-11 record into its game against Phoenix on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, but that mark could...
View ArticleBlack River’s Andrew Vaughn named special mention
Black River junior running back Andrew Vaughn made the special mention All-Ohio Division IV football team Tuesday. Andrew Vaughn Vaughn rushed for 1,567 yards and scored 122 points this year. He made...
View ArticleMedina’s Connie Gardner prepares for Run Across America
MEDINA — Connie Gardner will warm up for what she hopes is a record-setting “Run Across America” by doing a “Run Across Ohio.” The 49-year-old Medina resident will start a 242-mile trek Thursday at...
View ArticleCavs show few signs of life vs. Suns
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers rookie Dion Waiters was part of a double technical when he exchanged words with former Cleveland guard Shannon Brown in the third quarter. Fellow rookie Tyler Zeller got a foul...
View ArticleCanton man gets jail time for mocking girl with cerebal palsy
CANTON — A northeast Ohio man accused of making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been sentenced to a month in jail. Canton Municipal Judge John A. Poulos ordered the maximum sentence for...
View ArticleWadsworth house fire traps man, 80; neighbors kick down door to help
WADSWORTH — Neighbors saved an elderly man trapped inside his burning house Tuesday morning. Justin Bell and his fiancee, Kayla Dukes, were driving by the home at 463 Wolf Ave. shortly before noon when...
View ArticleOhio hunters shot 24 percent more deer on gun season first day
COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters killed 24 percent more deer on the first day of gun season this year compared to last year. The Columbus Dispatch reported that hunters took 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday,...
View ArticleMedina County goes bright red for Mitt Romney
MEDINA — Most pollsters say high voter turnout favors Democrats — not so in Medina County. Earlier this month, more than 73 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Medina County — well above the...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bench bunch lifts the Bees
MASSILLON — Wednesday was the bench’s time to shine. Backups Holly Rhodes, ToriBeth Cullen and Madi Tata provided all the points Medina’s girls basketball team needed in a 67-31 non-league blasting of...
View ArticleNOC’s Mitch Trubisky is tops in Ohio
From staff and wire reports COLUMBUS — Mentor quarterback Mitch Trubisky already had a legendary career. He burnished it with a legendary playoff run. Now the 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior has been...
View ArticleBrowns notes: Cleveland players fire back at Steelers
BEREA — Earlier this week, Steelers tackle Max Starks accused the Browns’ defensive line of making illegal cut-blocks during Cleveland’s 20-14 home victory on Sunday afternoon. “Cleveland came up with...
View ArticleHornets find some humor in ugly win vs. Buckeye
YORK TWP. — At least the Highland girls basketball players have a sense of humor. During an interview following the Hornets’ 43-23 non-league win over Buckeye on Wednesday, small forward Haley Roddy...
View ArticleBrandon Weeden expects to start for Browns
BEREA — The fog lifted, and quarterback Brandon Weeden began preparing to play in a downpour in the Bay Area. Weeden sustained his first concussion Sunday in the fourth quarter of a win over the...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Grizzlies handle short-handed Explorers
HUDSON — The Wadsworth girls basketball team doesn’t lose very often, so when someone beats the Grizzlies two years in a row, they take notice. That was unfortunate for Hudson, which was on the wrong...
View ArticleBill passes to give Ohio schools more flexibility in snow-day scheduling
COLUMBUS — Sponsors say a bill passed by the Ohio House would give school districts more flexibility in making up snow days and other lost time. The bill passed Wednesday would change state law...
View ArticleWadsworth group moving to new home at Rittman Recreation Center
WADSWORTH — Twice a week, members of the Wadsworth Fencing Club — ranging in age from 9 to 45 — grab their foils and put on protective jackets for a night of swordplay and footwork. The club has been...
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