For the last 27 years every saturday Pastor Phil has taken a school bus into the inner city of Cleveland to spread the word of God.

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MEDINA — A man and a woman convicted for their involvement in a marijuana “grow house” operation were sentenced to three and eight years, respectively, in prison Friday.
Dung Ha, 48, of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Huong Nguyen, 36, of Ontario, Canada, were convicted in two different jury trials in Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler’s court. [...]

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– Someone stole $34 worth of gas from Bellstores, 835 High St., between 3:27 and 3:40 a.m. Tuesday.
– Corrinne M. Foster, 18, of Doylestown, and Bethany M. Haarlammert, 18, of Copley, were charged with theft after they reportedly admitted to shoplifting from Kohl’s, 1119 Williams Reserve Blvd., around 5 p.m. Aug. 17.
Foster allegedly attempted to [...]

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MEDINA — To John Buchanan Sr., the golden years were truly golden — and full.
The lifelong Medina County resident sang in the choir at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church until the age of 96.
He worked for 87 years of his life, retiring at age 95.
He flew airplanes across the country until he was 92.
Buchanan, who passed [...]

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When the Rev. Phil Batten’s lesson on Heaventrain ends, each child receives a ticket for a snack. With tickets clutched in their hands, they barrel down the bus steps and head for Don Eckenrode, who starts to hand out packages of Cheetos and bear-claw danishes.
Eckenrode, 46, of Doylestown, said he hates the idea of kids [...]

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A train whistle cuts through the summer Saturday morning, a shrill blast that startles seagulls from their rooftop perches. It’s a call to adventure, to journey to new places, and as the sound grows in volume, doors open in houses up and down the street.
It’s a Heaventrain morning, and children in Cleveland’s King Kennedy neighborhood [...]

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Northeast Ohio loves tradition.
Perhaps that’s why even though more than four decades have passed since WJW-TV’s Friday night movie host Ghoulardi blew up small toys with firecrackers and told audiences to go to bed because the movie they were about to watch was terrible, the Ernie Anderson character remains as popular as ever.
This explains why [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — High school football isn’t calculus. It’s more like connecting the dots.
“It’s a very simple game,” Cloverleaf coach Kevin Gault said. “It’s blocking, tackling, ball management and intensity. If you can do those four things, you’ll win.”
The Colts had every facet in sweet harmony Friday and it led to a 38-7 win over [...]

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WOOSTER — Wadsworth tailback Dru Jones knows only one way to run, and that’s hard.
The Wooster defense found that out the hard way as the Grizzlies defeated the host Generals 40-37 in four overtimes in non-league action Friday at Follis Field.
After gaining only 27 yards in the first half and going without a touchdown at [...]

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BRUNSWICK — It takes Brunswick’s football team roughly two quarters each fall to prove it remains an elite squad.
That meant Mansfield found itself in a very bad position on Friday night.
The Blue Devils came out firing with five first-half touchdowns, then coasted home with a 35-20 non-conference win over the young Tygers.
“I really respect Brunswick’s [...]

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