MEDINA — The man accused of killing his mother in her Hinckley Township home will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial and assist in his own defense.
A motion filed by his attorney, Ed Bowers, earlier this month said Patrick Ravas, 26, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and prescribed medications. [...]

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- A tossed match sparked a small garage fire in the 1600 block of Diana Drive on Jan. 9.
A 25-year-old and his friend were in the garage smoking around 3:30 a.m. The man said he tossed a wooden match on the floor, and the floor immediately caught fire.
The man told his mother, who was in [...]

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MEDINA — A Chatham Township man accused of assaulting four different women over a 2½-year period pleaded guilty to four counts as part of a plea agreement.
Shelby C. Brasty, 23, of 9114 Chatham Road, pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexual battery, a third-degree felony, and three counts of gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony.
In each incident, [...]

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James H. Fidler, 83, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
He was born March 14, 1924, in Tioga, W.Va., and was employed as an electrician.
Mr. Fidler is survived by his daughters, Sharon Fidler of Strongsville, Karen Macks of Fayetteville, N.C., Zarin (Harry) Caudill of Brunswick and Aeron (Jon) Warren of Medina; [...]

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Peter L. Green, 63, of Medina, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Medina.
He was born July 13, 1944, in Birmingham, England. Mr. Green retired as HVAC coordinator for Medina City Schools, where he worked for 25 years. He loved to watch his children and grandchildren play sports. He was a Navy veteran, having [...]

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Hope Constance Lancaster, 79, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Medina.
She was born Feb. 22, 1928, in Detroit. Mrs. Lancaster was a member of Weymouth Community Church. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Paul Lancaster; daughters, Linda (Mike) Bertelsen of Westerville and Beth (Doug) Michel of [...]

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Douglas James Paul, 58, of Montville Township, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008.
Mr. Paul accomplished much in his short time. He was a partner and shareholder at the law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, LLP. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and his law degree from Case Western Reserve School of [...]

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WADSWORTH — At the Wadsworth Public Library Wednesday night, patrons throughout the building were perusing the library’s hefty collection of books and surfing the Internet.
But in one room, the young adult “Loft” area, a high-definition television blared classic rock songs, children boasted their video game skills in their “outdoor voices” and a stoplight that measured [...]

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BRUNSWICK — Brunswick’s girls basketball team thrives off its defense.
The major component of that ‘D’ is forcing the opposing team to take bad shots. Wednesday night, the Blue Devils succeeded to a point against Strongsville.
Trouble was they couldn’t get the ball after a bad shot by the Mustangs.
The Blue Devils gave up  too many second-chance [...]

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WADSWORTH — It was the Chrissy Pavlik show Wednesday night as the senior guard tallied 22 points in three quarters  to lead Wadsworth to a 65-45 Suburban League girls basketball win over visiting Cloverleaf.
Over her past two games, Pavlik has scored 47 points, well above her season average of 9.8 ppg. She did a little bit [...]

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