WESTFIELD TWP. — The state highway patrol closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 71 for approximately 1½ hours Thursday after two commercial vehicles collided at 12:38 a.m. near mile marker 206, Trooper Alan Dunbar said.
Dunbar reported:
Jorge Alejandro, 38, of El Paso, Texas, had pulled off onto the right side of the road in an automobile [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
SHARON TWP. — As a lover of nature and an expert in zoning issues, Jim Dudek spent much of his time promoting both as a trustee.
Dudek died Saturday at age 61 of leukemia, just three weeks after the death of fellow Trustee Emil Bolas. Dudek served as a trustee for 17 [...]

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By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
SEVILLE — It seemed like any other ordinary day on Main Street. Squirrels scampered about, cars and buses passed by, the birds sang, and the rising sun made the dew glisten on the grass.
What was out of the ordinary were the hundreds of flags blowing in the breeze lining the street from [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Twenty-nine people died last year in railroad accidents in Ohio.
Eight of them at railroad crossings, 21 of them pedestrians trespassing onto railroad tracks, Ohio Operation Lifesaver reports. The national nonprofit public safety education organization continues to chug along the tracks, aiming to reduce those numbers.
On Wednesday, a special workshop [...]

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By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
The housing market may be in a slump, but enrollment in most of Medina County’s school districts is on the upswing.
A comparison of state report cards from the Ohio Department of Education shows enrollment went up for the 2007-08 school year in all districts except Black River and Cloverleaf. Medina City Schools [...]

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Brunswick Hills Township
– A resident in the 5100 block of Yorton Lane reported at 10:52 a.m. Sept. 5 someone stole a digital camera worth $450 and DVD player worth $200 out of her car during the evening of Sept. 3.
– Police were dispatched to 4086 Boston Road at 1:35 a.m. Monday about a domestic dispute. [...]

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Patricia Ann Fargo, 69, of Burbank, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Akron General Medical Center in Akron.
She was born April 5, 1939, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Hubert and Francis Louise (Hicks) Phillips. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and loved the Lord with [...]

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Richard “Dick” Manco Sr., 73, has passed away.
He was a retired member of the Hinckley Police Department.
He was the beloved father of Kathleen (Michael) Ulferts, Annette (Terrence) Brady, Richard II (Kim), Ronald (Lisa), Scott (Janie), Tanya (Nestor) Rivera and Deanna (David) Parrigan; loving grandfather of 18; great-grandfather of six; and dearest brother of Joseph and [...]

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Orie B. Yoder, 88, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at the Copley Visiting Nurse Center.
He was born May 11, 1920, in Orrville. Mr. Yoder retired as the head of the business department at Lakewood High School after more than 30 years and worked as a sales representative for General Mills Corp. [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf volleyball coach Jim Vaughn can save the speech for another night.
Worried how the Colts would react if they lost a game in a key Suburban League match with rival Wadsworth on Thursday, Vaughn had the old “keep your heads up and stay positive” spiel ready to go.
He [...]

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