Jeffery E. Billups, 50, of Chatham Township, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007.
Jeff grew up in Chatham, but more than half his life was spent in southern Florida doing one of the things he enjoyed most: being a ballroom dance instructor. While living in Florida, he took full advantage of the sunny beaches, waters [...]

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To the Editor:
I would like to express my deep sadness over the loss of the beautiful Kathryn Curtis. All children are angels and unfortunately for us, Kathryn was sent to God sooner than the world would have liked. My heartfelt condolence is sent to her parents and their son; one can only imagine the horrific [...]

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Pamela Ann Pritchard, 54, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, in Medina.
She was born Sept. 28, 1952, in Lodi. She was a former nurses aide for Lodi Community Hospital and Pythian Sisters Home and a home health aide for the Medina County Health Department. Pam was a member of Lafayette United Methodist Church. [...]

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YORK TWP. — A 15-year-old male student at Buckeye High School was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly assaulting his language arts teacher.
The incident, reported around 10:45 a.m., occurred during class when the teen reportedly hit his female teacher in the head with his fist, causing a mild concussion, Superintendent Dennis Honkala said Wednesday afternoon.
Within seconds [...]

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To the Editor:
Medina has a great opportunity to elect a new council president in Cindy Fuller.
I have known Fuller for 24 years and found her to be professional, extremely competent and aggressive when pursuing a project. She worked for me for two years and was energetic, confident and an ideal employee one can rely on. [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — People of all ages will have the opportunity to learn everything from Chinese to the cha-cha this fall through Highland Local Schools’ community education program.
For the first time in six years, the program is opening its adult and Saturday enrichment courses, once restricted to district residents, to the entire county, community education [...]

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- Two Clevelanders were cited for disorderly conduct after a fight in the parking lot at Taco Bell, 3250 Center Road, around 8 p.m. Sept. 19.
Melissa Miller, 26, reportedly slapped Thomas Williamson, 24, during an argument. Williamson got angry and allegedly punched out the back window of Miller’s car.
Both were cited and released at the [...]

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Daniel Robert Trout, 51, of Lodi, passed away Monday, Sept. 25, 2007, at Akron General Medical Center from injuries sustained in a tractor accident a day earlier.
He was born April 24, 1956, in Lodi to Robert and Joyce Colley Trout. He grew up in Homerville before moving to Lodi in 1965. Mr. Trout graduated from [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — It’s not a stretch to say there has never been a more important volleyball match played within Medina County than what takes place tonight.
Cloverleaf (13-1, 9-0) puts its perfect Suburban League record on the line against visiting Wadsworth (11-4, 7-2), which won last year’s conference title and came within one win of [...]

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Garrett Mack isn’t tackling quite as many ball carriers this season, but because he was willing to tackle a new challenge, Brunswick’s football team just might bring down another conference championship.
A first-team All-Northeast Inland Division I District choice at linebacker a year ago, Mack has sacrificed individual glory and moved to defensive end as a [...]

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