By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
WADSWORTH — Coach Andrew Booth could not have scripted things any better for his Wadsworth girls basketball team Wednesday night.
The Grizzlies had all their 12th-graders play well on senior night, guaranteed themselves of at least a share of the Suburban League title with an impressive 74-55 win over Tallmadge, then found [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
INDEPENDENCE — Inconsistent Drew Gooden may not produce in every game, but the Cavaliers power forward has a history of taking the floor almost every night.
That’s good news for the Cavaliers, who are already thin on the front line as they prepare to play in Houston tonight.
Gooden, who strained his right [...]

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GARFIELD HEIGHTS — Brunswick’s girls basketball team outscored Garfield Heights by 25 points in the middle quarters on Wednesday night en route to a 46-27 win in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division play.
The Blue Devils (15-5, 8-2) trailed 7-3 after one period, but blitzed the host Bulldogs (3-15, 1-9) by a 32-7 margin in the [...]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to the Gazette
BARBERTON — Highland’s girls basketball team continued its improved play Wednesday by defeating Suburban League rival Barberton 42-27 in a foul-plagued  game at Jack Greynolds Memorial Gymnasium.
The out-of-control Magics (1-19, 0-14) had both coach Carolyn Mair and player Katie Wiggins ejected with two technicals. Emily Loyer fouled out as well [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
When Dick Indoe of Richman Farms in Harrisville Township was milking cows Wednesday morning at nearby Morlock Farms, he heard sirens approaching his farm on Richman Road. In the distance, he could see a stranded driver sitting atop a car.
Rains in the area had left standing water waist-deep and Lodi Fire and [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
WESTFIELD TWP. —Due to the delay in the collection of county property tax bills, Cloverleaf Local Schools must take out a loan to pay the district’s expenses through February.
School board members Tuesday approved a short-term $1.3 million loan after district treasurer Mary Workman said there aren’t enough reserve funds to wait for [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — With more than 1.3 million children reported missing each year, law enforcement agencies have teamed up to support local fifth-graders in raising awareness of the issue.
Police departments in Medina and Montville townships and the city have joined forces to deliver packets of information to local elementary schools about safety issues [...]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — City Manager Robert Zienkowski’s 2007 performance review was positive overall after a year spent courting development, responding to the city’s financial needs and overseeing operations for a city of about 37,000 residents.
The results of the performance review, which was conducted by city council in mid-December, were released last week.
“(Zienkowski) [...]

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Alice “Jan” Dew, 81, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, in Medina.
She was born March 16, 1926, in Cleveland. Mrs. Dew was a registered nurse. She was a nursing supervisor at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cleveland, and a school nurse for Shaker Heights Board of Education, and most recently at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital. Jan was [...]

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Melanie Cora, 5, of Lafayette Township, receives ashes from Deacon Paul Kipfstuhl during a prayer service Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Medina. Melanie’s father, Javier, awaits his turn. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season that culminates with Easter on March 23 this year. Kipfstuhl implored parishioners to think of [...]

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