By CASSANDRA SHOFAR

Staff Writer
MEDINA — Jason Faulkner didn’t expect to return from walking his dog, Lady, to find smoke pouring out of his West Liberty Street home at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Faulkner stood outside the house at 522 W. Liberty St., which he was renting from Medina Municipal Court Judge Dale Chase, shaking his head in [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
Once upon a time — OK, two years ago — a May injury to a starter on the offensive line would’ve doomed the Browns’ season months before it began.
Times have changed.
The broken hip of right guard Ryan Tucker during the first week of organized team activities was unfortunate — “You’re always concerned [...]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER

Staff Writer
LIVERPOOL TWP. — Valley City was named the “frog jump capital of Ohio” in 1964 by Gov. James A. Rhodes, but with a little research, you’ll find there’s more to the area’s history than competitive amphibians.
Liverpool Township, the home of Valley City, is marking its bicentennial in 2010, and the celebration begins [...]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
The Wadsworth Area Chamber of Commerce’s new CEO, Michelle Masica, threw a party recently and visited nine stores throughout Wadsworth to buy supplies.
In running those errands, she said she found herself in large chains; small, locally owned businesses; brand new box stores; historic buildings and everything in between.
It’s experiences like this, she [...]

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Margaret Eley, 83, of Wadsworth, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Wadsworth Point.
She was born in Barberton to John and Veronica Vukan. She attended Madison College, Madison, Tenn., and Peabody College, Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Eley was a retired dietician for Barberton Hospital and taught in many area schools. She served on the Akron [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
This is a critical time for the Indians, not only for their chances of repeating as Central Division champions, but for their future as well.
Manager Eric Wedge, who has watched his offense and bullpen harpoon what could have been a fabulous start with even mediocre production from both areas, has resorted to [...]

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- Police on foot patrol at Birch Manor Apartments, 545 Birch Hill Drive, heard loud music from an apartment at 3:09 a.m. Monday and observed through a window two men and two women in their late teens and several open cans of beer around them.
An officer knocked on the door and the resident, Alex Gunner, [...]

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