Alex Carrell (foreground), 11, and Teagan Pell, 15, battle each other to the tune of “Barracuda,” by Heart during the Guitar Hero III Tournament Wednesday at the Wadsworth Public Library. The two Wadsworth residents competed against other opponents between the ages of 12 and 18.

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It might seem like a nightmare for Maibach’s Home Furnishing to move hundreds of pieces of furniture, one by one, to a new building, but the end result for the weeks of work will be a dream come true for the company.
Next month, Maibach’s will open its second store and its first in Medina County.
For [...]

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LODI — After spending the first week of the new year without legal counsel, the village plans to contract the services of Akron lawyer Irving Sugerman.
At a special village council meeting Jan. 7, members unanimously accepted the bid of Sugerman, who is of Goldman and Rosen Ltd. in Akron. All members were present.
Sugerman serves as [...]

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- After investigating a Dec. 26 burglary, two men were arrested Jan. 9 and charged with burglary, a second-degree felony.
The burglary occurred between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in the 400 block of East Friendship Street and involved a back door being broken open and $150 stolen from a top dresser drawer.
The two arrested are [...]

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Eula M. Borland, 84, of Seville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Rittman, following a period of declining health.
She was born July 1, 1923, in Olive Hill, Ky., to George and Mandy (Snipes) Reed, and made her home in the Seville/Wadsworth area the past 65 years.
She is survived by [...]

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Ingrid E. Falke, 74, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
She was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Hamburg, Germany, and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Falke is survived by her sister, Inge (Heinz) Kruger of Hamburg, and son-in-law, Karl Bauernfeind of Brunswick.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Erwin Falke; daughter, [...]

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Brunswick resident Mike Connelly and his 1-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback, Jasmine, pause Tuesday on a bridge that crosses the east branch of the Rocky River while walking south along State Road in Hinckley Township. Rhodesian ridgebacks have a clearly defined symmetrical ridge running the length of their backs, formed by hair that grows in the opposite [...]

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YORK TWP. — Nice guys don’t always finish last.
Buckeye’s boys basketball team has proven that in winning the last two Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division crowns.
If the Bucks are going to make it three titles in a row, though, coach Steve King believes they have to play with more of an edge.
Post players Mike and [...]

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WADSWORTH — The good news for the Wadsworth boys basketball team is Joe Goddard’s return from injury makes an already talented backcourt even better.
The bad news is the Grizzlies are still battling the same issues, specifically second-half woes and defensive lapses.
A young and hungry Massillon Jackson team made them pay Tuesday night, dominating the second [...]

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Wadsworth’s girls basketball team has had quite a run at the Classic in the Country.
The Grizzlies are a perfect 5-0 in the prestigious event put on every year by the Ohio Girls Basketball Report, and it’s a tradition of winning no one in the program wants to see end.
“It’s very important, not only for veterans, [...]

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