By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
GRANGER TWP. — After months of searching, Steve Timoteo found the final piece to the puzzle.
A 2008 Highland graduate with great wrestling credentials, the 152-pounder wasn’t looking for one specific thing: He wanted four.
It all fell into place in the matter of days when Timoteo visited Limestone College and got exactly what [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Kamerion Wimbley doesn’t show much emotion. Not in interviews, not on the field.
But when reminded Sunday of the sack-a-game goal of his first two seasons, he became almost animated.
“I don’t want to make another statement like that ever again,” he said, voice rising for emphasis.
Wimbley hasn’t lost confidence. And his [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
MEDINA — From the time he got into the driver’s seat in his early 20s, owner/trainer Jim Kiesel has known little else than harness racing.
Over the past 38 years, the Litchfield Township resident has seen his fair share of good horses, but nothing has matched the excitement of his current [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore reached another milestone Saturday at Progressive Field.
With his stolen base in the third inning of a 4-2 loss to the Twins, Cleveland’s center fielder became just the third player in club history to hit 25 home runs and steal 25 bases in the same season. He joins Bobby [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — It was “Beach Weekend” at Progressive Field, and not surprisingly, the Indians wound up all wet.
After taking the opening game of a three-game series against the Twins, Cleveland dropped the next two, which included the rubber match Sunday — a 4-2 Minnesota victory that closed the gap in the AL [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Of all the people in the Browns organization, backup safety Mike Adams seems among the unlikeliest to hold the parking space next to owner Randy Lerner in a prime position at team headquarters.
But Adams’ Lincoln Navigator has been cozying up to Lerner’s automobile as a reward from the coaching staff [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — Tim Smith said he regularly visits Brunswick companies to hear what suggestions they can offer him regarding economic development.
And in his conversations with them, the city’s economic development manager said local business leaders have told him limited access to a skilled work force is one of their greatest challenges.
This week’s [...]

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Debbie Indoe (left) and Brittney Smith of the Beef Committee take a nose print Sunday afternoon from a steer belonging to Cory Frank of Lodi in advance of the Medina County Fair. “Nose prints are like fingerprints,” Indoe said. A print is taken in the spring when the animal is registered and then at fair [...]

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William L. Waszil, 58, of Valley City, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008.
He was born Dec. 27, 1949, in Cleveland to William and Mary Waszil. William resided in Valley City most of his life. He was a member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Valley City. William was an avid season pass holder [...]

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Maureen T. Witschey, 81, of Wadsworth, passed away Friday, July 25, 2008.
She was born May 1, 1927, in Leicester, England, to John L. and Mary J. Stribbling. Mrs. Witschey was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Legion of Mary, the Altar and Rosary Society, [...]

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