A heron fishes from a boat dock at Chippewa Lake beach Thursday. The weekend forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid- to upper 70s. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A city woman was arrested on a count of possession of crack cocaine Wednesday night as a result of an ongoing investigation, police said.
Teona Latten, 34, of 390 W. Union St., Apt. 5, was taken to the Medina County Jail after the Medina County Drug Task Force and city [...]

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Dean Willey, owner of Medina-based DW Trees, trims a large maple tree Thursday next to Goodman’s Corner Cupboard on Lake Road in Chippewa Lake. Two employees, David Sheehan and Allen Senz, also were on hand to help Willey. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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LITCHFIELD TWP. — A Litchfield man was killed Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle accident on Norwalk Road, state highway patrol Sgt. Tim Dearmitt said.
A statement from Dearmitt reported:
At 12:45 p.m., Glen A. Lavy, 72, of Litchfield, was traveling north on Bryenton Road in a 2008 Chevy Silverado and had stopped at a stop sign. [...]

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CHEERS: to residents of the East Main Street neighborhood in Seville for lining their street with hundreds of American flags last week in honor of the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 — the safety forces and ordinary citizens who died trying to save others in the wake of the terror attack on the World Trade [...]

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Alex S. Cika, 68, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at Wade Park VA Medical Center in Cleveland.
He was born Dec. 22, 1939, in Cleveland. Mr. Cika was a computer programmer. He was a member of St. Ambrose Parish. He was a veteran of the Air Force.
He is survived by his wife of [...]

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Leon P. French, 82, of Medina, passed on to his heavenly home Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.
He was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Cleveland and was a lifelong resident of Medina County. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, and his grandchildren were the pride and joy of his life. Mr. French worked in [...]

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Judith (nee Loschelder) Gresh, 68, of Brunswick, previously of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at Southwest General Health Center.
She was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Canton. She was a switchboard operator for Kaiser Permanente in Parma for 26 years, retiring in 2006. Mrs. Gresh was a member of St. Ambrose Parish and a [...]

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Jeanette Watson, 88, of Akron, formerly of Richfield, passed away very suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008.
She was born March 1, 1920, in Chicago. She was a member of the Richfield Garden Club, Garden Club Forum, AARP, Senior Citizens Group in Northwest Akron and numerous civic organizations.
She is survived by her children, George (Mary Ann), [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Left guard Eric Steinbach missed his second straight practice Thursday with a shoulder injury and will likely be a gametime decision Sunday in Baltimore.
While it seems like the perfect time for Ryan Tucker to make his season debut, the veteran isn’t sure he’s ready following a broken hip in the [...]

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