By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A teacher came into class asking for help after her contact lens ripped in half and got stuck in her eye.
Class instructor Amanda Hamm told her to lean back and then used her finger to get the contact out while students gathered around to watch.
The students are in the first [...]

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By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
Fire-Dex announces the acquisition of Chieftain’s Safety Manufacturing, which means there will be 10 new jobs in Medina.
Fire-Dex, 780 S. Progress Drive, and Chieftain’s Safety Division, based in Mexico, manufacture firefighting gear, but Chieftain adds another product to Fire-Dex.
“With the Chieftain acquisition, we are acquiring the added capability of manufacturing our own [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — If you came home Monday evening to a bright orange flier on your mailbox, it was a possible scam.
The fliers, titled “Operation House I.D.,” offered to paint for a fee house addresses on curbs for better visibility; however, city officials have permitted no such service, police said.
The notice gives options [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
It’s said the best things in life are free, and it appears Medina County’s libraries are no exception.
With a less-than-ideal economy, more and more people are turning to local libraries to provide entertainment and recreation. In August, the Medina County District Library saw a more than 85 percent increase in new library [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
Wadsworth and Brunswick made CNN Money’s list of the 25 best places for affordable homes on Tuesday.
“Residents in these towns see their incomes go the furthest,” according to cnnmoney.com.
Wadsworth was No. 6 on the list.
“You might find a two-bedroom house for $200,000 in historic downtown, where a nearby park hosts concerts [...]

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Iron workers with Netherlands-based Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. guide a section of a new water tower into place Tuesday in Medina. The South Progress Drive tank will hold 1.25 million gallons and be completed in August 2009, according to Medina Service Director Nino Piccoli. It will serve Medina and replace the Bolivar water [...]

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Angela Marie Basile Halcik passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who came from a proud upbringing in Maidsville, W.Va. She worked many diligent years as the owner of the Angel Maids cleaning service, and most especially, selflessly raising a family in Granger Township. She retired [...]

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Robert C. Levandoski passed away suddenly Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
He was born June 5, 1949, to Clyde and Edna in the historic area of Bennett’s Corners. He grew up to cherish the memories and legacy of his family’s century-old farm. Throughout Mr. Levandoski’s life he instilled the value of family and often spoke proudly [...]

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Melissa J. Shively, 42, of Wadsworth, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
She was born Nov. 28, 1965, in Mount Lebanon, Pa. She graduated from Medina High School and Akron Dental Institute. She was employed as the Northeast Ohio EDI service manager for Quadax. She loved to sing and was always active in church choirs and [...]

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Naomi Stamper, 75, of Creston, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Akron City Hospital following a brief illness.
She was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Olive Hill, Ky., to Joe and Edna (Boling) Holbrook. She made her home in the area for the past 40 years. She enjoyed quilting and reading her Bible.
She [...]

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