By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
WADSWORTH — Looking to take control of the Suburban League boys soccer race, both Highland and Wadsworth squared off in the first of three crucial games that will decide the conference champion.
Highland kept control of its destiny Tuesday at Art Wright Stadium, downing Wadsworth 2-0 on the strength of [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
GRANGER TWP. — Highland’s volleyball team has played more five-game matches and extra point/overtime games than any other squad in Medina County this season.
The Hornets added to both categories on Monday night by rallying for an exciting 24-26, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-11 non-league victory over Lakewood.
Highland (6-6) trailed by six points midway [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — General manager Phil Savage spent Monday huddled with his staff inside Browns headquarters trying to find solutions to the team’s plethora of problems.
“Obviously, we are struggling right now,” he said in an e-mail. “Our players are willing to work and want to win.
“As a staff, we have discussed a number [...]

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By Beth Kilchenman
American Red Cross
As I write this column, many Medina County residents are still without electricity due to the high winds associated with Hurricane Ike that blew through Northeast Ohio on Sept. 14. As you searched the house for a radio or a flashlight with operating batteries or wished you had stored some large [...]

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By Mike Miller
OSU Extension
Three species of wasps collected from ash trees in China have the potential to save ash trees in North America.
In mid-June, Purdue University researchers, armed with permits from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, began to release 200 of the first [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
The opening of The BookShelf, Project: LEARN’s recently established bookstore for new and gently used books, became official with the ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 6.
Throughout the day, many people shared in the festive occasion by visiting and enjoying refreshments as they browsed through the stacks and purchased hundreds of [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Nestled among shelves stocked with lotions and light bulbs, little environmental tips sporadically pop up, unearthing ideas of ways to go green.
For eco-conscious shoppers, browsing through GreenSmartGifts in Lakewood feels like home. For those new to the concept, it’s also a great place to learn.
“I truly hope to use it not [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
GRANGER TWP. — Just behind Granger United Methodist Church, a choir of sunflowers sings above a row of tomato and pepper plants. A pumpkin vine sprawls around two orange beauties, and further down a small watermelon peeks through the broad leaves that shade it.
It’s small, as gardens grow, and starting [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
For more than 50 years, Westfield Township resident Darlene Mowrey has been exploring her artistic talents in one form or another.
On the average, the Chatham Township native creates four to five new portraits a year but recently has been dabbling with sculpture. In fact, her new creation of 12-inch [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Brady Quinn was in a hurry to get to a team meeting Monday afternoon when he realized he had forgotten something in his duffel bag. He turned around, returned to his locker and pulled out a playbook with his name on it.
That could come in handy this week. He may [...]

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