By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
YORK TWP. — Buckeye, already in the midst of a trying season, added another frustrating game to its resume Wednesday.
After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Bucks’ boys soccer team yielded five unanswered goals and succumbed to Wellington 5-3 at Alumni Stadium in Patriot Athletic Conference play.
The [...]

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Got a fantasy football draft to get to, so let’s take a quick Rick-o-chet around the world of sports and start praying I get one of the top five picks:
The Tribe’s recent surge has been impressive, but does anyone else fear it will create a lot of false optimism among fans — not to mention [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
A win would be nice, and a solid performance even better.
A good medical report is crucial.
The Browns (0-3) close the preseason tonight with a visit from the Bears (0-3). A victory would spare the Browns their first winless preseason since 1972. It might also allow fans to take a deep breath after [...]

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A new football season brings chills through veins across Medina County, and even though the game is the same, The Gazette’s coverage is not for 2008.
Graphs (game notes) are gone and have made way for an exciting addition: [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Two psychological evaluations of the mentally ill man accused of killing his mother in her Hinckley Township home determined he was insane at the time of the offense last year.
Patrick M. Ravas, 27, is accused of stabbing Noella Ravas, 62, in her Salem Court residence several times while she was [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — Goodbye shop class, hello digital age.
Brunswick High School has phased out its technology arts program to introduce students to curriculum-based computer courses.
What used to be one large AutoCAD lab has been converted into four computer labs with Dell computers that will be used to teach students skills like Web design.
“We [...]

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Residents in southern Medina County and parts of Wayne County were without power when an Ohio Edison transmission line failed at about 3:35 Wednesday afternoon.
About 2,600 customers were affected, FirstEnergy spokeswoman Tricia Ingraham said. FirstEnergy is the parent company of Ohio Edison. Included were approximately 1,900 Medina County and Wayne County members of the Lorain-Medina [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — After trying for five years, Erhart-York Township Fire Department received a $42,397 fire grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, announced Wednesday that six Ohio fire departments received a total of $572,279 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program.
“The grants are available each [...]

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Billy G. Buerkley, 80, of Lodi, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at The Inn at Medina.
He was born May 17, 1928, in Lenoxburg, Ky., to Richard and Anna (Dixon) Buerkley. He was employed as a truck driver for Interstate Brands. He was a member of Local 52 and Central State.
He is survived by [...]

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Gerald “Jerry” Danku, 57, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at his home.
He was born Sept. 10, 1950, in Ravenna to Louis P. Danku and Helen (Gill) Danku. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Garrettsville. Mr. Danku attended Kent State University. He worked for the Ohio Turnpike Commission on the landscaping [...]

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