By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — After 18 years hosting SCOPE, a television show for seniors on Brunswick Area Television, Jeanette League is retiring this Friday.
“I’m the first and last. They never had anyone besides me,” League said about being SCOPE’s only host.
Despite having to take a break during filming due to pain in her knee, [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Editor’s note: Staff Writer Maria Kacik is taking a three-month leave of absence to volunteer with Cross-Cultural Solutions in Tanzania. She will be teaching English to college-age students.
Two local businesses looking to expand decided to keep their operations in Medina County.
Friction Products Co. — a manufacturer of brake pads for industrial equipment [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The county and the city of Medina are still negotiating how much the county would contribute toward the potential construction of a parking deck behind Public Square.
The deck primarily would be used for the Medina County Courthouse, which the county is planning to expand on its existing site.
If approved by [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH TWP. — The loot apparently was too heavy for the getaway trailer.
Sheriff’s records show:
Neighbors near General Clay Products, 9866 Mount Eaton Road, reported a Ford F-150 was seen entering and leaving the business at 10:27 p.m. with a trailer carrying a large steel device later found to be a transformer.
Someone who [...]

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Thomas F. MacBeth, 58, of Carlisle Township, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born Feb. 14, 1950, in Elyria, where he was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Midview High School in 1969. Mr. MacBeth worked for Ridge Tool Co. in the shipping department [...]

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- Police went to 232 Frederick St. at 11:30 p.m. Sunday to arrest Marc Bates, 31, on two active warrants. His girlfriend answered the door and police allegedly saw two syringes with a small amount of brown liquid in them next to Bates, who was lying on the floor.
He was arrested on his two warrants [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Ryan Garko has responded well to the benching.
The Indians first baseman, who has struggled to find consistency at the plate for much of the year, was removed from the starting lineup for failing to run out a ground ball last Monday at Tampa Bay.
In his last three games since then, [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Less than 48 hours after tying for second in the PGA Championship, Ben Curtis stopped by training camp Tuesday morning to check on his favorite team and visit with a friend, quarterback Derek Anderson.
Curtis, an Ohio native who went to Kent State and has a house in Stow, was the [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The locker room is a tough place to be the butt of a joke. It’s even worse when the ribbing includes comparisons to Tonya Harding.
“I’ve gotten that already from the guys,” receiver Donte Stallworth said Tuesday.
Stallworth spoke to the media for the first time since inadvertently stepping on the back [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Paul Byrd, one of the more classy players in the Indians’ clubhouse, is taking his act to Boston.
In a move to send the veteran right-hander to greener pastures while saving money in the process, the Indians traded Byrd to the Red Sox on Tuesday for a player to be named [...]

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