MEDINA — Say “treat” or “walk” in front of most dogs and their tails rev up and ears perk in excitement.
But 12-year-old Austin Webb’s dog Miss Trixie isn’t an average dog. She responds excitedly to words like “agility” and “obedience.”
Last week, Austin, whose family lives in Medina, and Miss Trixie, an Australian shepherd, were named [...]

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It wasn’t the three R’s that tripped up some county students taking proficiency tests last school year, it was the two S’s — social studies.
For the 2006-07 school year, statewide social studies and science proficiency tests were added for fifth- and eighth-graders, who also are required to take reading and mathematics tests.
The new tests [...]

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BEREA — Before becoming the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell served as the league’s point man in negotiations to bring the Browns back to Cleveland.
He says that experience left him with strong feelings — all of them positive — about the North Coast and the Dawg Pound.
“I know the great fan base they have [...]

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Helen L. Fluharty, 73, of Middleburg Heights, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, at Southern Hills Nursing & Rehab Center.
She was born Oct. 23, 1933, in Hundred, W.Va. Mrs. Fluharty was a homemaker. She enjoyed travel, the outdoors, was an avid bingo player and loved spending time with all her grandchildren. In her heyday in [...]

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Cynthia D. (nee Edwards) Ladd, 42, of Canton, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness.
She was born Sept. 21, 1964, and was a 1983 graduate of Medina High School. She was a member of Covenant Christian Church. She will be greatly missed by friends and family.
She is survived [...]

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Rosalia “Rose” Stachurski Puhl, 94, of Chatham Township, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, at Meadowview Care Center in Seville.
She was born March 18, 1913, in Cleveland, to Jacob and Cecelia Kowlovski Stachurski and grew up there, graduating from East High School. Mrs. Puhl later moved to Euclid in 1961, where she resided most of [...]

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CLEVELAND — Where would the Indians be without Fausto Carmona?
On the surface, they’d be without his 14 wins, which would leave them in fourth place in the Central Division, out of the race for the playoffs and talking about next season — again.
But thanks to Carmona playing a larger part than the Indians deep thinkers’ [...]

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BEREA — There will be no coin flip to determine who the Browns’ starting quarterback will be this week.
Playing rock, paper, scissors or odds and evens, however, hasn’t been ruled out.
Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel said he would wait until just before kickoff on Saturday night before deciding whether Charlie Frye or Derek Anderson will start [...]

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Patricia J. “Pat” Schickler, 70, of Wadsworth, passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2007.
She was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Troupsburg, N.Y., to Howard Payne and Verda Williams. Mrs. Schickler was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and former member and past president of the Olean, N.Y., Jaycees. She was supportive of her children’s extracurricular [...]

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Linda (Wagner) Stripe-Vertrees passed away Monday, Aug. 12, 2007, at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center after being struck by a car.
She was born Sept. 4, 1953, in Elkins, W.Va. She was employed at Nichols Bakery for many years. She was a member of the Central Social Club and the Army & Navy in Warren. She enjoyed [...]

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