From north to south, there is no shortage of restaurants to choose from in Medina County.
Although nearly every township offers a selection of chain restaurants or fast food dining, what makes the county unique is its selection of locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurants.
From children to senior citizens and every diner in between, the following is a [...]

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MONTVILLE TWP. — “The community came together to participate,” said Montville Police Patrol Officer Chris LaFond, referring to the Montville Police Patrolman’s Association 5K Run and Walk that raised $11,659.19 to benefit Michelle’s Leading Star Foundation. “It hit so close to home.”
Montville police Sgt. Terry Grice, along with Officer LaFond, were on the scene of [...]

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It’s summertime, and I bet your kids are kicking goals at soccer camp, chatting on the computer or taking swimming lessons.
The list of possible activities to fill summer days can go on and on. But whatever happened to just hanging out, riding bikes, climbing trees or playing neighborhood pickup games at the park or vacant [...]

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Ride for the Red
The fifth annual Ride for the Red, presented by National City Bank, will depart from a record-breaking seven starting locations on Sept. 16, merging into a parade through the Cuyahoga Valley and ending with a full-on bikers’ blowout at Lock 3 in downtown Akron.
Two of the satellite starting locations will be in [...]

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Photo contest
The Medina County Convention and Visitors Bureau is sponsoring a Medina County Photo Contest. The contest will run through Dec. 7. Photos are to highlight Medina County tourism. They must be Medina County sites, events or buildings.
Competitions will be for both professional and amateur with cash prizes going to Best of Show, first and [...]

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Vacation time is here, and if pet owners don’t have family or friends to watch their pets while they’re gone, it can be quite stressful to find a boarding kennel where they feel comfortable leaving their animals. While kennels are plentiful and can range from very basic to lavishly extravagant, changes in the environment can [...]

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Corn and soybeans may be the current “go-to” crops for producing ethanol and biodiesel. But two other crops — switchgrass and hybrid poplar — could steal the show in the future when it comes to curbing greenhouse gases, according to Agricultural Research Service and collaborating scientists.
Research by ARS scientist Paul Adler and colleagues compared net [...]

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Plant: Mandevilla
Common name: Mandevilla vine, Brazilian jasmine
Latin name: Mandevilla
Description: Fairly uncommon but growing in popularity, the tropical woody and climbing mandevilla vine grows with beautiful pink blossoms and green foliage. The rich-looking leaves appear thick and glossy and are mostly evergreen in the tropics, but the foliage also can be kept evergreen in Ohio when [...]

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The YWCA and Boyert’s Greenhouse and Farm are co-sponsors of the 2007 Medina County Garden Tour held noon to 5 p.m. July 22, rain or shine. The tour will feature seven beautiful gardens in Medina County. Tour booklets with a self-guided map can be picked up the day of the tour at Boyert’s.
Advance tickets are [...]

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Cleveland’s own Singing Angels Training Chorus, with the young boys sporting white shirts and black pants complemented by blue bow ties and cummerbunds that matched the young girls’ dresses, performed June 23 at the Western Reserve Masonic Community. The group of about 60 young voices between the ages of 8 and 14, accompanied by a [...]

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