CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATS
U.S. president
Hillary Rodham Clinton 873,044
John Edwards 28,273
Barack Obama 662,445
63.3 percent reporting
U.S. representative
13th District
Betty Sutton 58,361
57.67 percent reporting
U.S. representative
16th District
John A. Boccieri 48,350
Mary M. Cirelli 27,451
57.67 percent reporting
State representative
69th House District
Jack Schira 14,407
State representative
97th House District
Luke Brewer 8,811
57.67 percent reporting
State senator
22nd District
James E. Riley 32,642
57.67 percent reporting
State central committee — man
Michael D. Todd 18,439
State central committee — woman
Patricia Hanek 18,551
County commissioner
(term commencing 1/2/2009)
John J. Sharkey II 17,455
County commissioner [...]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — Republican voters selected incumbent Commissioner Steve Hambley over challenger Anthony Capretta to face Democrat John Sharkey in November’s election for Medina County commissioner.
Hambley received 10,897 votes, about 70 percent, to Capretta’s 4,463 votes, about 30 percent, according to unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections.
“I’m just thankful [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — It was a dark evening for supporters of Republican sheriff challenger David Centner who filled the Red Onion bar in Brunswick Hills Township.
Sheriff Neil Hassinger won with 12,504 votes to Centner’s 5,264, according to unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections.
“It doesn’t matter how it turns out,” [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — It looks as though the Medina City School District must tighten its financial belt.
An additional continuous 6.9-mill operating levy on Tuesday’s ballot, which would have generated about $8.75 million annually and cost homeowners $211.31 a year per $100,000 appraised valuation, failed by 5,584 votes, with 4,469 for the levy [...]

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Anna Elizabeth Bauer, 89, walked into heaven on Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
She was born in Medina to Henry and Anna Schilling and resided in Wadsworth most of her life. Mrs. Bauer was a homemaker who worked at the Medina Pickle Plant and Wadsworth High School cafeteria. She was past noble grand of the Rebekah [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The trip from Detroit is less than three hours, so Shaun Rogers decided to leave his baggage behind.
“It gives me a new lease on life,” Rogers said Tuesday of a trade to the Browns. “I’m just excited to be here. They weren’t happy with my services and somebody welcomed me [...]

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John C. Clement, of Lodi, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Sept. 5, 1933, in Philipsburg, Pa. He was a Medina County Transit bus driver. Mr. Clement was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, American Legion Post 523, Lodi, and FOE Aerie 2224, Medina. He was a veteran [...]

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Mary C. Epple, 95, of Lodi, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn, where she resided the past 1½ years.
She was born in Akron on Jan. 15, 1913, to Walter and Agnes Campbell McClain. She grew up in the Akron and Barberton areas. She married Dana Epple on [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Grady Sizemore is one of those players who is so good that cynical baseball experts and fans find themselves scouring his repertoire for something bad.
Though the 25-year-outfielder has performed as one of the game’s top leadoff men at the plate and as of its best defensive players over [...]

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Eleanor R. Grandal, 87, of Chapel Hill Community, formerly of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
She was the mother of Kathleen (Ralph) Wavle and Walter F. (Julie) Grandal Jr.; grandmother of five; great-grandmother of seven; sister of Rita and Marge; and aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her [...]

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