Amber Velez, 25, of Polk, Ohio, was charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property for allegedly taking five pairs of men’s shoes worth $310 from Factory Brand Shoes, 9909 Avon Lake Road, Harrisville Township, at about 1 p.m. on Aug. 20. A store employee allegedly noticed Velez putting the shoes into a [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — A 77-year-old man apparently drowned in a pond on his property while driving in his golf cart Saturday evening.
Stanley J. Castle Sr., of 3786 Sweetbriar Drive, was found by a neighbor who noticed the roof of Castle’s golf cart floating in the pond at approximately 7 p.m., a report from the [...]

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MEDINA — Residents will have a new option for video and game rentals come the holiday season.
Family Video — a nationwide, privately owned video store chain — will be setting up shop in Medina at West Smith Road and South Broadway.
“We’re excited about the town. It’s a great community and we hope to add a [...]

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MEDINA — Disabled individuals will soon have an option for more independence and privacy and doing the everyday tasks most people take for granted.
Medina Creative Housing — an organization formed in 1992 that acquires, adapts and manages permanent homes for people with mental retardation and physical and developmental disabilities in Medina County — will create [...]

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If certain roads are paved with good intentions, some government shelves are lined with binders full of studies.
The public is right to cast a skeptical eye when elected officials commission reports and consultants to analyze issues, often at a significant cost in tax dollars, and few results seem to see the light of day.
However, the [...]

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Last week, I tried to remember the last time I was stung by a bee.
I think it was at least a dozen years ago. I was mowing the grass and must have run over a yellow jacket nest in the ground. I had shorts on and was surprised by what felt like a hot needle [...]

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John Buchanan Sr., 99, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Dec. 28, 1907, in Leroy, Ohio. He was a retired sales manager for bee supplies for the A.I. Root Co., where he worked many years. Mr. Buchanan was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, where he sang [...]

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Stanley J. Castle, 77, of Granger Township, passed away Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, in Medina.
He was born July 12, 1930, in Lucasville, Ohio. Mr. Castle owned and operated APIS Inc., a company he started and enjoyed devoting his time to. Prior to that, he retired from TRW as a metrologist after 32 years. He was [...]

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Rosetta M. Knapp, 69, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, in Parma.
She was born Oct. 19, 1937, in Logan County, W.Va. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Michael Knapp of Brunswick; daughters, Deborah Kaminski of Medina and Sandra (Kurt) Elrad of Wooster; son, Stephen Knapp of Great [...]

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James M. Myers, 55, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, from his home with his loving family by his side.
He was born Oct. 3, 1951, in Amherst, and was raised in Medina County. He had a commendable 34-year career with Owens Corning Fiberglass as operations manager at the Memphis, Tenn., roofing plant. [...]

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