Members of Medina’s Ohio Army National Guard unit learned last year they would be deployed to Kuwait. Five citizen-soldiers shared their thoughts about serving their country and their days with family and friends before they said goodbye. This is the first installment in a four-part series.

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MEDINA — Teenagers interested in tractor safety or wanting to operate tractors of more than 20-horsepower on farms may register for a certification course offered by the Ohio State University Extension.
An orientation meeting for students and parents will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 19 in the basement meeting room of the Professional [...]

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Peggy Hall, director of Ohio State University Agriculture and Rural Law Program, reports there are changes occurring in Ohio’s laws that may effect you. A proposal currently before the House of Representatives could revise Ohio’s line fence law if passed. H.B. 323 was introduced Sept. 25 and now is in hearings before the House Agriculture [...]

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It’s time to kick off 2008 with another string of New Year’s resolutions.
But this year, let’s give them a greener perspective. Whether you realize it or not, many of your usual resolutions have an earth-friendly twist — an extra motivation factor to help you keep your word.
So lose those extra 10 pounds and [...]

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For many years, experts have documented the link between violence perpetrated against people and that against animals. An abuser in a domestic violence situation may abuse, threaten to abuse, or even kill a family pet to exert power and control over the family members. All too frequently in an abuse case, animals are used to [...]

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NEW ORLEANS — Ohio State traveled south for respect and redemption in the Big Easy. All they got was another SEC kick in the teeth.
With an opportunity to silence their legions of critics across the country Monday night in front of a Superdome record crowd of 79,651 fans, OSU instead gave more fodder to the [...]

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BEREA — Browns fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski is staying put after signing a two-year contract extension through 2011, the team announced Monday.
Chudzinski, 39, had been scheduled to interview with the Baltimore Ravens for their head coaching vacancy before agreeing to the deal with the Browns and canceling the [...]

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INDEPENDENCE — Whether the Cavaliers’ glass is half-empty or half-full isn’t the important thing right now. LeBron James and Co. are just happy to know there’s still water in it.
While it hasn’t always been pretty – and while it’s taken a few unbelievable individual efforts from James – the Cavaliers have won five of their [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf soccer standout Heidi Santelmann wanted to pick a college that was the perfect size for her taste. Not too big, not too small.
The senior found just that in Findlay University, prompting her to choose the Division II school over D-I Akron and NAIA member Ursuline.
“It’s the perfect size for me, because [...]

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NEW ORLEANS — When Les Miles, a proudly proclaimed Michigan man, leads his LSU Tigers onto the Superdome turf tonight to try and ruin Ohio State’s national championship dreams, he might be surprised how many Ohioans are actually pulling for him – most of them from Elyria.
“I know there are a lot of people that [...]

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