Miles Moats, 2, of Seville, entertains himself with a water toy Thursday afternoon while his parents, Hank and Sarah Moats, get ready for the World’s Largest Yard Sale in Seville that runs today and Saturday. Food vendors, craft tables, antiques and treasures of all vintages can be found. In addition, the Seville Area Chamber of [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — County Administrator Chris Jakab told city officials Thursday time is running out for the city to secure financing for a parking deck because the county would like to contract with an architectural firm for the courthouse expansion project by next month.
The board of county commissioners is not going to [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
Lanky 6-foot-3, 175-pound 17-year-olds who could swish a basketball with stunning accuracy and pump home 95 mph fastballs were hot commodities in the late 1950s.
Wadsworth’s Bob Lyren fit that bill to a “T” and had 37 colleges wanting his services, including Ohio State and Northwestern, but all that mattered to him was [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — State fire marshal investigators determined Monday night’s house fire on Sturbridge Drive, which took the life of Enoch Wootton, 49, was the result of arson.
“Investigators determined the fire (at 408 Sturbridge Drive) was intentionally set based on evidence found during the on-scene examination and through witness interviews,” investigators said in [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
John Furlong’s super summer of 2007 has apparently extended its way into 2008.
The ’07 Medina graduate and current Ashland Eagle said hello to the Kenny Novak Tournament by winning the first two qualifiers for the event, which will take place July 29-30 at Walden Golf and Country Club.
Furlong topped Canton’s Josh Clay [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — A new emergency notification service went active in Brunswick last week, but not everyone is automatically registered on the call list.
The city contracted with Emergency Communications Network Inc. for its CodeRED high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The system delivers pre-recorded emergency notifications at a rate of 60,000 calls per hour. [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Things went from bad to worse for the Indians on the injury front Thursday.
Already with a number of key players sidelined, Cleveland added two more, placing all-star catcher Victor Martinez and second baseman Josh Barfield on the disabled list.
Martinez will undergo arthroscopic surgery today to remove loose bodies from the [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Believe it or not, the Browns went through offseason workouts and minicamp with no mention of a quarterback controversy.
Derek Anderson’s 29 touchdown passes and 10 wins in 2007 had a lot to do with it. So did the three-year, $24 million deal he signed in March, followed by the proclamations [...]

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CHEERS: to Dan Weltzien, owner of SkyPark airport in Guilford Township, for commemorating the many servicemen and women who made sacrifices for their country. Weltzien began by honoring Wadsworth native Alan Trent, who was listed as MIA after his plane crashed in Cambodia in 1970, by dedicating SkyPark in Trent’s name. Trent was one of [...]

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My gut reaction is to label former NBA official Tim Donaghy as a cheater and liar who is trying to drag as many people down with him as possible.
(Of course, I initially felt the same way about Jose Canseco.)
For a moment, though, forget about Donaghy’s recent claim that Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference [...]

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