MEDINA — Results Thursday from the Motorcross Quads race at the Medina County Fair:
 Open Group 1
Rider                                                        Hometown
1. Joe Bruening                                              Chardon2. Kyle Barson                                        North Canton
3. Jeremy Triner                                          Massillon

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MEDINA — “It’s hot. Very, very hot,” said 7-year-old Grace Conrad of Liverpool Township as she waited in line at the 4-H Booth for a cool milkshake.
With highs this week reaching the upper 80s to low 90s, everyone at the Medina County Fair is looking for a way to cool off. Vendors down the main [...]

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Loretta M. Bennett, 71, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Akron.
She was born June 20, 1936, in Crellin, Md. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Bennett enjoyed making quilts and crocheting. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her loving husband, Emerson Bennett; daughter, Robin (Doug) King of Creston; [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — The Cloverleaf school board voted Wednesday to place a 6.2-mill, five-year emergency levy on the Nov. 6 ballot.
The levy, which would be used to help cover operating expenses, would collect approximately $2.8 million annually and would not raise taxes for homeowners, district Treasurer Mary Workman said.
Homeowners would pay $195.30 per $100,000 of [...]

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Susan S. Bunn, 85, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at Medina Meadows.
Services are incomplete at this time. Roberts Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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MEDINA — People are invited to a party Saturday, Aug. 11, at Fred Greenwood Park off Sturbridge Drive.
The party, hosted by the Medina Community Recreation Center, starts at 6 p.m. and includes games, contests, prizes, giveaways and food.
It will conclude with an outdoor viewing of the movie “Hook.”
Entry to the event is free. However, those [...]

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Lafayette
To the Editor:
I have remained silent so far, but it is time to share my thoughts on the Lafayette police levy.
According to the Ohio Department of Taxation’s legal department, the Medina County Budget Commission does have the authority to reduce levy collection to zero on the two current levies per Ohio Revised Code 5705.341.
Referring to [...]

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CLEVELAND — Aren’t the Rangers the ones that are supposed to be dead and buried?
Texas depleted its team with a number of moves at the trading deadline, but the last-place Rangers have been good enough to beat the Indians twice in two nights.
Of course, the way Cleveland has been playing, it doesn’t take much.
With their [...]

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 Two men were arrested at Pinewood Apartments in the 1400 block of South Carpenter Road after someone reported a pickup truck striking a building and the driver driving recklessly through the parking lot.
Police found Brian Sebille, 23, of 1418 S. Carpenter Road, Apt. 127, and John Fiore, 31, of Wellington, behind an apartment building. [...]

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Ronald E. Walters, 68, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at his home.
He was born in Spencer. Mr. Walters was employed as a driver for Wintz Freightways. He enjoyed sporting events. He loved his Cleveland Indians, Browns and Cavaliers. Mr. Walters was an avid golfer and skier. He loved to mow lawns to [...]

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