GRAFTON — John C. Ramsey II of Medina was inducted as a concurrent seminary vicar Feb. 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 38307 Royalton Road.
The Rev. Dr. David S. Luecke, pastor of Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church in North Royalton, presided at the Holy Communion worship service and the rite of induction.
Ramsey works as a sales [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — A 4-foot-tall Albert Einstein strolled the halls of Isham Elementary School Thursday night, marked by his signature untamed gray mane and clad in a lab coat and goggles.
This Einstein wasn’t really the man who devised the theory of relativity nor was he a he. This wild-haired scientist actually was Jillian [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
AKRON — After squaring off in the district tournament the past two years, both Wadsworth and Akron Firestone girls basketball teams knew they couldn’t surprise each other.
The Falcons knew the Grizzlies would play an up-tempo style with a full-court press and Wadsworth (17-5) was ready for a [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer                        
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — While hope usually springs eternal, spring hopes are eternal for 2001 Wadsworth graduate Andy Sonnanstine.
This time of year has always been one of ambition for the 6-foot-3, 185-pound right-hander.
The goal has always been to make the lineup for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and pitch in the [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — After Thursday’s Historic Preservation Board vote, it appears three Victorian houses on East Washington Street will be razed to expand library parking.
After previously tabling votes on a demolition permit for the Victorian houses, the preservation board unanimously approved the request Thursday.
Washington Enterprises Ltd., owner of the houses at 234, 240 [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
Walking in the shadows can be a very dark, resolute place at times. Especially for athletes like Shane Jenkins.
The Cloverleaf junior not only has the onus of competing in one of the toughest wrestling tournaments this weekend — the Medina Division I Sectional — he has to try to escape the umbrella [...]

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David L. Kersten, program liaison for the Medina County chapter of the American Red Cross, rolls out boxes of afghans from the Medina County District Library Thursday afternoon. The afghans were knitted as part of the library’s Warm Up Medina County program, launched in 2004. According to the library, 755 handmade items — 163 scarves, [...]

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Hinckley Township
- Several homes under construction were targeted between Feb. 5 and 7.
Sometime between the evening of Feb. 5 and 7:30 a.m. Feb. 6, a door was kicked in at the rear of a home under construction in the 2000 block of Notting Hill Drive. A Rigid brand drill was stolen from the house.
Someone kicked [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
The beauty of the boys basketball postseason, as it plays out in the annual Ohio High School Athletic Association Tournament, is simple.
“Everyone is 0-0 and any team can beat any other team, depending on the night,” Highland coach Chris Kestner explained. “Regardless of what has gone on during the regular season, it’s [...]

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NORTH ROYALTON — Parker Hewit had another dynamite scoring performance, but Cloverleaf’s basketball team came up on the short end of the stick against North Royalton Thursday, losing the non-league contest 65-60.
With a game-high 38 points on 14-of-27 shooting, Hewit passed Medina’s Donta Anthony for fourth place on Medina County’s all-time scoring list and [...]

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