By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A steadfast watchdog of Public Square, the Medina Community Design Committee has decided to branch out and put some of the city’s older neighborhoods on the historic map.
“We’ve been concentrating on the square … and I just thought it was time to branch out into the neighborhoods in an effort [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Business leaders gathered at Rustic Hills Country Club in Montville Township July 30 to talk about the November election, but nobody mentioned Barack Obama or John McCain.
Instead, they discussed the Ohio Healthy Families Act that likely will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Those at the meeting said the issue, if approved, [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
SHARON TWP. — A 27-year-old man reported he was scratched by what he thought was a mountain lion at his residence in the 1400 block of South Medina Line Road early Monday morning.
The man told Medina County sheriff’s deputies the animal, which he thought weighed about 40 pounds, came up to him [...]

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Rosemary (nee Pohorence) Nottingham, 63, passed away suddenly Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, after a short illness.
She was born Nov. 26, 1944, in Cleveland and was a Medina County resident for 23 years.
Mrs. Nottingham is survived by her beloved husband of 37 years, Charles; loving daughters, Lisa (Michael) Vernon of Springhill, Fla., and Sharon [...]

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Ruth L. (nee Loomis) Rimbach, 87, of Medina, formerly of Broadview Heights, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008.
She was the devoted mother of Nancy (James) Johnson: loving grandmother of Melanie (Josh) Stallings and Jeffrey (Kandi) Johnson; great-grandmother of Cory, Brody and Hunter Stallings, and Zakary, Zayne and Zayden Johnson; and dear sister of Jean [...]

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David G. Tacchite, 53, of Valley City, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, at Parma Community General Hospital.
He was born March 2, 1955, in Cleveland. Mr. Tacchite was a truck driver for Premier Asphalt. He was a Teamster, an avid sportsman and former member of the NRA.
Mr. Tacchite is survived by his son, Charles; sister, [...]

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- It was reported at 11:18 a.m. Friday previous tenants of an apartment in the 500 block of Wadsworth Road stole a gas stove and wooden entertainment center when they moved out.
- A rear passenger-side window of a vehicle in the 700 block of West Smith Road was broken and a purse containing $500 in [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
Who says you need a Tiger to have a good golf tournament?
Attendance was way down — presale tickets weren’t — but it’s quite obvious the absence of Tiger Woods put a damper on the crowds that came to Firestone Country Club last week. The drama at the Bridgestone Invitational shouldn’t have kept [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Joshua Cribbs was “blessed” to receive $5,000 for signing with the Browns as an undrafted rookie in 2005. He was ecstatic in November 2006 when he got a $2 million signing bonus as part of a six-year extension worth just less than $6 million.
He’s no longer satisfied.
Cribbs confirmed Tuesday that [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
In the last six years, the Frank family has grown considerably in number.
The Lodi residents have added 23 members to the family since 2002, but only three of the additions live inside the house.
Josh, Coby, Ninja, Jet, Memphis, Brock, Jimmy, Key, Reggie, Striker, Slick, Jag, Steeler, Smithers, Brownie, [...]

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