BRUNSWICK — The little yellow bus, standing no more than 4 feet tall, rolled into the Crestview Elementary School gymnasium as children gasped.
His two big eyes were shaded by the windshield, and a huge smile, framed by glowing headlights, beamed from the bus grill.
“Good morning, boys and girls. My name is Buster the School Bus, [...]

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Christine Gentiluomo Costa, 83, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007.
She was born in Cleveland and lived in the Cleveland area most of her life. Mrs. Costa was a member of the Red Hat Society, Holy Martyrs Catholic Church and the NAIFA.
She is survived by her children, Vincent (Kathleen) Gentiluomo, Antonia “Toni” (Timothy) Esser and Sylvester [...]

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Yvonne “Melody” Knipshild, 76, of Medina, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in Medina.
She was born June 12, 1931, in Portland, Maine. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Jesse Knipshild; daughters, Debra (Gordon) Baker of Doylestown, Pa., and Elizabeth Buechler of Dublin, Pa.; son, David (Angelika) Warman of Battle [...]

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Maynard E. Letterly, 87, of Medina, passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Medina, where he was a lifetime resident. He graduated from Medina High School in 1937. Mr. Letterly retired after 39 years of service as president of Medina Farmers Exchange Co. He was a lifetime member [...]

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Jason K. Murphy, 19, of Elyria, was stopped on College Street near West Street around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after officers discovered he was driving with a suspended license.
Officers advised Murphy his vehicle would be searched and towed and asked him if there were any illegal substances inside.
Murphy reportedly told officers there was a bag of [...]

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The Medina County Aquarium Society will meet at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3355 Medina Road, Medina Township. The date was incorrectly listed in the Aug. 28 Accent section’s Critters page. For information, visit www.geocities.com/mcasfish/index or e-mail johnrkam@adelphia.net.

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Kenneth A. York, 44, of 500 Seville Road, Apt. B4, Wadsworth, was indicted Wednesday on two counts of felonious assault, second-degree felonies; one count of aggravated assault, a fourth-degree felony; and one count of vandalism, a fifth-degree felony. The charges, which stem from an Aug. 17 incident, could draw up to 18½ years in prison.
Andrew [...]

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Robert C. Mitchell, 72, of Westfield Township, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at his home.
He was born March 26, 1935, in Everett, Ohio, to Richard Carl and Hattie May Bagley Mitchell and was a lifelong resident of the Westfield Township area. Mr. Mitchell was a 1953 graduate of Leroy High School. He retired [...]

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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — Trash removal in the city of Medina will be delayed one day the week of Sept. 3 due to Labor Day. Pickups will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 8.

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Law enforcement agencies in Medina County that carry automated external defibrillators in their patrol cars include the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Montville Township Police Department, Westfield Center Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Seville Police Department, Spencer Police Department, Rittman City Police Department and Hinckley Township Police Department. The Gazette received incorrect information that appeared in [...]

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