MEDINA — An electrician was injured Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer struck the raised boom bucket he was working in at the corner of East Washington Street and South Broadway.
Mike Money, 37, of Stow, who works for Perram Electric Inc., based in Wadsworth, was working on the corner traffic light as part of the [...]

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MEDINA — Medina General Hospital reduced its work force Tuesday, laying off 22 employees.
Employees in various departments were notified Tuesday of the layoffs. Those whose positions were eliminated will be offered severance pay and outplacement assistance, a hospital press release states.
“The need to make this difficult decision is a result of several changes we have [...]

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MEDINA — It’s getting a little cramped at Sandridge Food Corp.
To deal with growth, Sandridge, which produces retail food items such as potato salads, desserts and chili, will begin a $7 million to $8 million expansion and machinery upgrade.
“Our business has been expanding,” Sandridge President Bill Frantz said. “This last summer was very difficult and [...]

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To the Editor:
The tragic accident that took place in Brunswick on Sept. 16, which took the life of an 8-year-old girl and sent three others to the hospital, has received much public attention. Could that accident have been avoided? No one is to know. We can surmise that if the driver of the pickup who [...]

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Carol Jane Smith Gerbasi passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, surrounded by love with her family at her side after a courageous battle with an extended illness.
She was born June 22, 1940, and lived the past 30 years in Medina. She enjoyed planning and caring for her perennial gardens with her husband, taking peaceful drives [...]

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MEDINA — The Hinckley Township man charged in the fatal accident involving 8-year-old Kathryn Curtis of Brunswick was indicted by a Medina County grand jury last week on counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault.
Robert W. Stankiewicz, 21, could spend as many as 13 years in prison if he is convicted on the [...]

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Ida E. (nee Kecker) Reho, 83, of Medina, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.
She was a native of Weirton, W.Va., and resided in Garfield Heights for many years, where she and her husband were active St. Therese Catholic Church parishioners. In 1998, she moved to Medina to be closer to her family, and took great [...]

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To the Editor:
As weary as we all may be of the national political parties’ seemingly perpetual campaigns, it behooves us to stay on top of our local issues and candidates — especially those due this November.
The voters in the city of Wadsworth have an opportunity to “vote outside the box,” so to speak, and elect [...]

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William F. Riebau, 87, of Medina, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Sept. 29, 1920, in Brook Park. Mr. Riebau was a retired sheet metal worker at Lakeside Electric with 45 years of service. He served in the Air Force in World War II.
Mr. Riebau is survived by his wife of [...]

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Lafayette Township trustee candidate Robert Vernak is the owner and president of R.J. Vernak Refrigeration Inc., and co-owner and president of Game Keeper Cooler Co. and RJDM Properties. His wife, Dolores, owns Ice House Refrigeration Inc. Incorrect information appeared in Tuesday’s Gazette.

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