By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
AKRON — The only thing separating Wadsworth and Hudson’s softball teams Tuesday was two inches.
Of course, when the Explorers receive a no-hit performance from their pitcher that doesn’t hurt, either.
Taking advantage of some help from the softball gods and a strong effort from Mindy Meredith, Hudson downed the Grizzlies 5-1 in the [...]

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Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics’ most enduring figures.
Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left [...]

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By SANDY BARNOSKY
The Pet Lady
It was a cold day near the end of January when Spencer resident Alice Crawford saw a potbellied pig in her yard on Lovers Lane. She tried to lure it to safety with food, but although the pig accepted her tidbits, she wasn’t able to catch it. Sightings of the elusive [...]

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By KRISTEN NOWAK WINN
Accent Editor
Let’s face it, kids are expensive. Before you can say “An Inconvenient Truth,” they’ve outgrown yet another pair of shoes.
It is inconvenient, especially for any parents trying to reduce their child’s carbon footprint.
Luckily for green-minded moms and dads, an increasing number of options to purchase organic children’s clothing and [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
No-till crop production is widely considered an appropriate crop production system for sequestering carbon — the process of storing carbon in plants and the soil so the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is reduced or slowed. But the extent of no-till’s benefits depends on soil type and soil [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
INDEPENDENCE — Missed shots, missed defensive assignments and missed opportunities will haunt the Cavaliers for the entire offseason.
Cleveland came painfully close to upsetting the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, only to come up five points short in the decisive seventh game Sunday.
It was a heartbreaking way for the Cavaliers’ reign [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
Two years ago retired Wadsworth home economics teacher Jan Householder began with a desire, two dolls and a prayer.
Today, more than 2,300 Giving Dolls have been made and distributed in many states as well as into the far reaches of Ecuador, Kuwait and Honduras.
Householder created a simple pattern for [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Think you know the secret to grilling a great steak?
(Hint: It’s not the sauce.)
Sure, a good sauce can complement the steak, but it all comes down to choosing the proper meat and learning how to cook it.
“One of the signature steaks that we do is the bone-in rib eye,” said [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
The Medina County SHARE Cluster Annual Breakfast meeting April 25 at Williams on the Lake celebrated a landmark: “Enhancing the lives of Medina County youth since 1988 through collaborative efforts designed to promote nonviolent drug free living.”
Sharon Danko welcomed more than 175 supportive guests, then introduced a video narrated by [...]

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By Betty Carlisle
Special to The Gazette
A 35-year-old Kansas woman recently became an object of intrigue to those of us tantalized by tidbits of bizarre news that highlight the “what” but sidestep the “whys.”
Do you remember Pam Babcock who got her obligatory five minutes of fame when her spectacularly weird two-year campout in her boyfriend’s bathroom [...]

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