By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Saturday’s Fresh Food Challenge on Public Square welcomes all taste buds as local chefs compete to create the most appetizing dishes using fresh farm products.
The Medina County Farmers Market will present the competition, a first, during the regularly scheduled Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Judging will be [...]

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Mike Thonen, a journeyman electrician who works for Topa Electric Inc., closes an electrical panel access door Wednesday to the new scoreboard at Medina High School. The 0-2 Bees travel to Wadsworth tonight to battle the 1-1 Grizzlies. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — After five people died in four separate motorcycle accidents the weekend of Aug. 8, the state highway patrol began looking at ways to prevent more fatalities.
A motorcycle tag squad will take to the roads, and air, Friday to watch for dangerous behaviors. The squad will consist of an aviation [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
LAFAYETTE TWP. — Anyone interested in purchasing an old elementary school will get a chance later this month.
The Cloverleaf Local School District is placing the former Lafayette Elementary School along with the surrounding property and remaining contents up for auction at 10 a.m. Sept. 27.
The school, located at 6357 Lafayette Road, [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — Bruised, banged up and in need of a win.
Week 3 usually brings out the black, blue and purple in football players, but Medina’s game at Wadsworth brings a little more tonight.
While both teams look to this game every year, 2008 comes with a little bit more emphasis as both squads [...]

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Spencer Mills Road, between Spencer and River Corners roads in Spencer Township, will be closed beginning Monday, Sept. 8, for approximately six weeks due to bridge replacement.
Old Mill Road, between Spencer and Camp roads in Spencer Township, will be closed until approximately Tuesday, Oct. 7, due to bridge replacement.
The U.S. Route 224 eastbound [...]

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Douglas Frank Anthony, 63, of Lucasville, Ohio, passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in Cleveland.
Doug was born Aug. 30, 1945, in Cleveland. He was a resident of Good Shepherd Manor in Lucasville for 40 years.
He is survived by his sister, Barbara Flippen of Little Rock, Ark.; brother, Dennis (Kathleen) Anthony of Medina; nephews, Aaron (Misty) [...]

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Stanley W. Carter, 55, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Medina.
He was born March 9, 1953, in Medina. He was self-employed in the investment industry.
Mr. Carter is survived by his loving wife of 10 years, Dianne (nee Koch) Carter; daughters, Audra (Jimmy) Moore and Shannin Carter, both of Kentucky, and Michelle (Jeff) [...]

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Bernadine (nee Keefe) Dunn, 83, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, while visiting in California.
She is survived by her children, Thomas (Arlene) Dunn of Florida, Maryanne (David) McDowell of Medina, Connie (Donald) Knarr of Pittsburgh, Nancy (John) Wolff of San Francisco and Eileen (Galen) Greiner of Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Renee, Mark, Justin, Shawn, Kelly, [...]

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Doris Jean Grammas, 79, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at her home.
She was a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Accounting, and was among the first women in the state to receive her certification as a public accountant. She worked many years at Jamison Money & Farmer prior [...]

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