From staff reports
The remnants of Hurricane Ike struck Medina County and most of the state with strong wind gusts and rain Sunday.
No injuries were reported late Sunday evening, according to local dispatchers. One person was electrocuted just across the county border in Copley, a Medina County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher said.
The high wind gusts entered the [...]

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Plant: Japanese edamame
Common name: Baby soybeans, butterbeans
Latin name: Glycine max
Description: A bright green, shiny and annual herb, edamame grows bushy in the garden. After flowering in the summer sunshine, small bean-like fruits appear among the foliage.
As the pods grow bigger, they develop a fuzzy, bumpy and lumpy look where the maturing soybeans protrude. Soon, [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
OSU Extension in Medina has received many calls about large fish kills in ponds. While little can be done to stop fish death once it begins, fish kills may be prevented by understanding the causes.
The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is suffocation due to lack of [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Pro Bowl kick returner Joshua Cribbs vowed Monday to do everything he can to be ready to play Sunday in the season opener versus the Dallas Cowboys. That may not be enough to convince the trainers and coaches to let him step on the field.
“I feel like I’m making a [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Quarterback Derek Anderson dropped back, looked left and fired.
Receiver Braylon Edwards lined up wide left, ran a quick slant and snagged the bullet out of the air with two hands.
The Pro Bowl combination that set a franchise record with 16 touchdown passes last year returned to practice Monday after weeks [...]

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Back in the 1960s I did a story on the dietary regimen of Indians miniature-sized center fielder Vic Davalillo, who began each day by cracking a couple of raw eggs into a huge glass of orange juice. He got his daily requirement of Vitamin C and protein in one gulp.
It seemed to work. At [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
COLUMBUS — Go for the tantalizing theater, wander through the world-class museums or surround yourself with tens of thousands of screaming college football fans. But when you’re in Columbus, also take a minute to explore some of the megacity’s hidden hotspots — newer exhibits, restaurants and shops to heighten your senses [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
On Aug. 23, hundreds of people gathered for the fourth annual Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Key To My Father’s House Church in Wadsworth.
This free, family oriented community event offered hands-on fun and excitement for all ages: a meet and greet session with Ronald McDonald, games for children that [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Born in Pennsylvania, Medina resident Annette C. Miller has spent her entire life furthering the notion that a picture is truly worth 1,000 words. With more than 25,000 pictures in her collection, the retired NASA Glenn Lewis Research Center library manager focuses her attention on nature.
A member of both [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
Most women I know, regardless of how extensive or limited their wardrobes may be, agree there are certain basic “musts” that should be part of a well-balanced closet. In appropriate proportions to one’s needs, a wardrobe should include clothing for work, for play, and for what we simply refer to [...]

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