CHEERS: to officers from 10 Medina County law enforcement agencies teaming up to reverse a disturbing trend — the rising number of drug- or alcohol-related fatal car accidents. The new OVI Task Force will not stage checkpoints, but rather saturate high-incident areas, targeting motorists with signs of impaired driving. Officers from local departments have been [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — After months of crunching numbers, the Medina County District Library decided it can contribute up to $400,000 toward a parking deck.
The library board of trustees voted Wednesday night to set aside that amount toward the construction of a parking deck behind the county courthouse after it’s expanded. However, the $400,000 [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The county’s smoking rate is below the state and national average, but most respondents to a survey about tobacco use habits thought it was much higher.
These findings are in the Medina County Adult Tobacco Survey 2008, which asked 400 randomly selected adult county residents about tobacco habits, attempts to quit, [...]

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Dean Shane of Medina takes advantage of the nice weather Thursday morning and finds a quiet spot at Chippewa Creek in Westfield Township to fish. “I’m retired and I’m just looking for something to get me out of the house,” said Shane, who caught and released a number of bass. Today there is a chance [...]

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Nancy J. Rau, 53, of Medina, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, in Medina.
She was born Jan. 17, 1955, in Medina. Ms. Rau was a retired youth counselor for the Youth Development Center.
She is survived by her mother, Lucy Voorhees of Medina; brothers, Robert (JoAnne) Voorhees of Houston and Leland “Scott” Voorhees; sister, Sharon (Tom) [...]

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William D. Terrill, 80, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at University Hospitals.
He was born Oct. 8, 1927, in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Terrill was a maintenance mechanic in Industrial Plastics. He was an Army veteran.
Mr. Terrill is survived by his daughters, Pamala (John) Hicks, Bonnie (Joe) Terrill-Perea, Julieann (John) Horton and June [...]

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Virgil H. Tompkins, 78, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in his home after a short illness.
He was born April 22, 1930, in Grafton and was a 1948 graduate of Belden High School. As a lifelong dairy farmer, Mr. Tompkins was devoted to improving farming and dairy practices. He was a member of [...]

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Spieth Road, between Erhart and Station roads in York Township, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. today for culvert replacement.
Marks Road, at its intersection with Spieth Road in York and Medina townships, is closed through Monday, Aug. 15, to improve the intersection.
Click here to view road construction projects listed on the [...]

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Lodi
- Two thefts occurred in the 100 block of River Street between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
A resident reported Tuesday someone entered her home through an open window and took $330 and a digital camera.
A next-door neighbor said her car was stolen the same evening. She awakened Tuesday morning to find her front door open [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — The Indians will avoid a dubious distinction — at least for now.
On a 10-game losing skid entering the series opener with Tampa Bay on Thursday night, Cleveland drubbed the Rays 13-2 in front of 22,665 fans at Progressive Field to win the first of a four-game set that will take [...]

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