Brandon Weeden faces uncertain future with Browns
BEREA — The playoffs are out of reach, his interception total has climbed to 17, he has the league’s 32nd passer rating at 72.4 and critics are loudly questioning his ability to succeed in the NFL....
View ArticleBees coach Chris Hassinger is OK with ugly basketball win
BRUNSWICK — No one will be using the film to make an instructional video on well-played basketball, but Medina’s girls team will take a victory 11 times out of 10. The Bees hadn’t won ugly in a while....
View ArticleShell casing found at Ralph E. Waite Elementary School
MONTVILLE TWP. — Ralph E. Waite Elementary School was locked down for about two hours Wednesday morning after a student found a spent shell casing on the floor in the school’s lobby. The student found...
View ArticlePreventing tragedy: Officials reassure public about readiness
MEDINA — Arming teachers in order to prevent a repeat of Friday’s killings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school would be “a recipe for disaster,” Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell said. Hanwell, who served...
View ArticleSheriff detectives recover nearly $100,000 of stolen property
MEDINA — An Elyria man was arrested this morning after sheriff’s detectives recovered about $100,000 of stolen merchandise from two properties in Lorain County. Medina County Sheriff's Office Detective...
View Article.22 caliber gun cartridge found on Buckeye Schools’ bus
YORK TWP. — Buckeye Schools administrators called Medina County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday afternoon after a .22 caliber cartridge was found on a parked school bus. The bullet was found as...
View ArticleLive round found on Buckeye Schools’ bus
YORK TWP. — Buckeye Schools administrators called sheriff deputies to search students after a .22-caliber cartridge was found on a school bus as junior high school students climbed on board Wednesday...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bernard Bolha pleased with Hornets’ fast start
The Highland girls basketball team broke through with a remarkable 15-8 record last season. Now on their six coach in seven seasons, the Hornets are showing no signs of slowing down, and coach Bernard...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Winless Black River remains upbeat
The block-by-block journey to build the Black River boys basketball team is still in its foundation stage. The Pirates have lost six straight to begin the season, including the last three by an average...
View ArticleBees, Grizzlies pick up 2011-2012 basketball wins
The school that ended the Wadsworth football and Medina boys basketball team’s 2011-12 seasons in the regional finals was busted by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. All Toledo Whitmer wins...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Family comes calling as Joe Serio resigns at Buckeye
YORK TWP. — After leading Buckeye’s boys soccer team to two of its best seasons in program history, Joe Serio is calling it quits. The Bucks coach, who led the school to back-to-back Patriot Athletic...
View ArticleJay Grissom named Highland baseball coach
GRANGER TWP. — The reigning Suburban League champion didn’t have to leave the dugout. One month after Highland baseball coach Jeff Rollyson resigned, his assistant, Jay Grissom, was selected as the...
View ArticleRivals Wadsworth, Medina team up to raise money for cancer research
MEDINA — The Medina County girls basketball powers are ready for another chapter. A storybook ending remains to be seen. Wadsworth (7-1) travels to Medina (8-0) on Saturday night for a game that goes...
View ArticleThousands of dollars in guitars, apparel recovered by sheriff’s detectives
MEDINA — An Elyria man was arrested Thursday after Medina County sheriff’s detectives recovered about $100,000 worth of merchandise stolen from a warehouse in Liverpool Township. Medina County...
View ArticleSchool officials: No need to panic on threat rumored for today
MEDINA — Medina superintendent Randy Stepp told parents Wednesday night that rumors of a potential threat today at Medina High School were unfounded. Stepp addressed the rumors in a followup email...
View ArticleTwo people hurt in crash involving school bus, semi truck, car
MONTVILLE TWP. — Two men were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash this morning at the intersection of state Route 57 and Poe Road, according to police. The crash occurred about 7:10 a.m. today...
View ArticleGrizzlies follow plan perfectly
Chad Grant The Gazette TALLMADGE — Behind its beef in the middle and the driving ability of its guards, the Wadsworth boys basketball team dominated Tallmadge 61-39 in Suburban League action Friday....
View ArticleSlow start dooms Colts
Matt Doyle The Gazette WESTFIELD TWP. — The Cloverleaf boys basketball team dug itself a deep hole at the end of the first quarter against Green and failed to climb out of it in a 62-43 Suburban League...
View ArticleRaises approved for 14 Wadsworth officials
WADSWORTH — City Council approved pay raises this week for 14 public officials. Most of the raises, which are effective Sunday, were for 3.5 percent, including Wadsworth Municipal Court clerk, chief...
View ArticleCourt report for Dec. 20
The following people appeared in common pleas court Thursday, according to Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman: • Gerald Kruger, 46, of Main Street in Wadsworth, was sentenced to three years of...
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