By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
When Stan Smith of the Fairfield County Ohio State University Extension said planting oats after wheat with the intent of creating as much high-quality forage as possible, it’s apparent there is not a better alternative double crop for a producer who feeds ruminant livestock. Since 2002, when local growers have [...]

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By KRISTEN NOWAK WINN
Accent Editor
It might not be too surprising to hear a lot of state parks in Ohio are going green.
After all, they are the environment — and they’ve been committed to it for decades.
Still, I was surprised when I saw a recycle bin right in our hotel room at Deer Creek Resort in [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Lauren Marsh of Medina approaches her art projects with a very straightforward enthusiasm.
Art is the 18-year-old’s passion, and as a woman with autism, her way of expression.
For the past year, she has taken weekly classes with Anitra Redlefsen, a teaching artist in Medina who encourages Marsh to find her voice through various mediums.
Her [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
Williams on the Lake was the setting for the fifth annual Grapes on the Lake Wine and Food Tasting Event on July 24.
The evening, hosted by the Lodi Community Hospital Development Committee, featured more than 100 wines from Esber Beverage Co., Ferrante Winery, Firelands Winery, Heidelberg Distributing Co., The [...]

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By BETTY CARLISLE
Special to The Gazette
Children of the ’70s recall playing with toys that represented the growing influence of the media and technology on their lives.
But they also reminisced about playing outdoors and being expected to entertain themselves.
Wendi Clardy, born Oct. 11, 1971, in Newark, suggested that childhood in the ’70s offered an interlude [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Wal-Mart donated 15 shopping carts to residents of Nottingham Court on Monday for their personal use after several carts were removed from the retirement community last week.
An employee of a local business on Wednesday collected its carts, said Carol Logan, a resident of Nottingham Court, 800 Nottingham Drive, who works [...]

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Kerry Cullin runs practice drills Monday morning for head coach Kevin Gault for the Cloverleaf Colts football team at Cloverleaf High School. The Colts kick off their season Aug. 22 against the Bucks at Buckeye High School. (Shirley Ware | Photo Editor)

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- A resident reported finding a residential safe in the grass near the road in the 8300 block of Seville Road in Harrisville Township at 7:57 a.m. July 28. The safe, which had not been opened, had no serial number or other identifying information.
- Mindy Oliver, 28, of 357 W. Union St., No. 7, Medina, [...]

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Lee M. Bober, 66, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic after a six-month illness.
He was born March 10, 1942, in Lorain and lived in Lorain for the past 13 years. Mr. Bober was the former owner and operator of Class A Coatings in Lorain before retiring in March 2007. [...]

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Wayne Thomas Houglan, 68, of Sharon Township, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008.
He was born May 21, 1940, in Barberton to Glen and Davilla Houglan. He was retired from Cummins Diesel. Mr. Houglan was a member of Wadsworth Lions Club and the Antique Tractor Club. He was an Army veteran.
Mr. Houglan is survived by [...]

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