By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — The Medina County Health Department will be at the Medina County Fair next week, but don’t expect a typical lecture on the benefits of exercise and the hazards of smoking.
Instead of just talking about the effects of smoking to children, the health department will have a “tar jar” that [...]

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LAFAYETTE TWP. — A Medina man sustained head injuries following a motorcycle accident Monday night on Chippewa Road just east of Ryan Road.
Donald Rinehart Jr., 28, was traveling east on Chippewa near Ryan at 6:40 p.m. when his motorcycle hit the front a car pulling out of a driveway, a state highway patrol spokesman said.
Rinehart, [...]

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CHEERS: to the Medina County chapter of Project: LEARN, celebrating its 25th year of helping adults learn basic literacy and math skills through one-on-one volunteer tutoring. Cheers, too, to Chatham Township resident Clyde Thompson, who is learning to read and write at age 51, and has now become a spokesman for the program. He said [...]

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Richard F. Daly, 76, of Hinckley Township, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
He was born April 5, 1932, in Bedford, Ohio. Mr. Daly was employed for 35 years as a terminal operator for Union Oil Co. and for 18 years as a greenskeeper for Pine Hills Golf Course.
He is survived by his [...]

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John Furda, 81, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at University Hospitals in Cleveland surrounded by his loving family.
He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Cleveland to Michael and Susie (Pizak) Furda. Mr. Furda was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a member of St. Edward’s Catholic Church. He was an avid hunter and loved [...]

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Dr. Joseph B. Gibbs has passed away.
Dr. Gibbs celebrated his 84th birthday on July 11, 2008, with his wife of 47 years, Betty, in Cumming, Ga., where they resided for the past three years. He was well known in Medina after practicing orthodontics for more than 25 years. He was a lifetime member of First [...]

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Stephanie Guiley, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born April 22, 1936, in Cleveland. She was retired from B.F. Goodrich Research Center. Mrs. Guiley was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Wadsworth, where she was a member of the choir and a the Koinonia [...]

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Rena Minney Lambert, 95, of Windham, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
She was born July 28, 1912, in Chestnut Lick, W.Va., to Ira and Myrtle (Meadows) Minney. Mrs. Lambert worked for a basket factory. She was an accomplished seamstress and made her own clothes and quilts. She loved to crochet and garden, and enjoyed [...]

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Westfield Road, between Buffham and Kennard roads in Westfield Township, will be closed Monday, July 28, through Thursday, July 31, due to culvert replacement.
River Styx Road, between Blake and Wadsworth roads in Guilford Township, will be closed Thursday, July 31, due to bridge repair.
Marks Road, at its intersection with Spieth Road in York [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Offensive lineman Ryan Tucker isn’t ready to practice but said he’s hoping to return in time to play in a preseason game in preparation for the regular season. The preseason finale is Aug. 28 and the season opener is Sept. 7.
“I’m just here every day working,” Tucker said Thursday. “I’ll [...]

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