Hinckley Township
– At 12:35 a.m. Oct. 2, a resident in the 1300 block of Ridge Road reported someone shot his dog in the face.
– Police had to close the 100 block of Center Road for about an hour after a coal truck became stuck in a ditch at 4:19 p.m. Oct. 2. The truck could [...]

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By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
Several money issues will be decided by Medina County voters on Election Day.
Chatham Township
The township has been leasing the former Chatham Elementary School as a community center for $1 a year from the Cloverleaf Local School District since November 2004, but because of rising costs, Chatham is looking to residents to help [...]

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Dewey Hall of Hall Growers in Lodi began working in the fog early Thursday on his farm. Hall and his sons were filling bins with soybeans they harvested in the past week. His son, Jeremy Hall, said the family was getting about 55 bushels per acre this year, which is about average.(Shirley Ware | [...]

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CHEERS: to the new Walking Wednesdays program at Overlook Elementary School in Wadsworth. With childhood obesity often in the news, the program motivates students to walk once a week about a quarter mile from Steiner Youth Center to their school. Walking gives them exercise, fresh air and time to visit with friends and family members, [...]

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Michael R. Spradlin, 38, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, in Cleveland.
He was born March 17, 1970, in Cleveland. Mike was a plant engineer for UPS. He was a preacher, Sunday school teacher and trustee at Freedom Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, cars and riding his Harley.
He is survived by his [...]

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Dorothy L. Winter, 93, of Wadsworth, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008.
She was born June 9, 1915, in Woodsfield, Ohio. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her sons, Glenn (Suzanne) Winter of Akron, Bill Winter of Broadview Heights and Ronald (Gloria) of Homerville; son-in-law, John Price of Apple Valley, [...]

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Opal Reva Tiffner, 92, of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at Beckett House in New Concord, Ohio.
She was born May 23, 1916, in Webster Springs, W.Va., to Dennis Lee and Almarinda McCourt. Opal was employed as an inspector at Dolly Madison’s pickle factory for 25-plus years before retiring. She was a [...]

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Bruce Leibee, 50, of Rush, Ky., formerly of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008.
He was born July 28, 1958, in Medina to Robert W. and Hazel McKnight Leibee of Rush. He was the vice president of Allied Insulation in Commerce City, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his son, Nathaniel Wayne Leibee.
Service: 11 a.m. [...]

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Bernard W. Bihn, 75, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at Hospice at The Inn at Medina.
Bernie was born Sept. 12, 1933, in Medina to Martin and Helen Bihn and was a lifelong resident of Medina County. He worked for the former Elm Farm Dairy delivering milk to family homes from 1956 [...]

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Danny Joe Bias, 50 of Spencer, passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Cleveland.
He was born July 9, 1958, in Cleveland. He was a parts clerk at the vehicle maintenance facility for the U.S. Postal Service. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his loving wife of eight years, Mary Kay (Stepanski) Bias; [...]

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