By Mike Miller
OSU Extension
With wind-blown corn in various conditions, from leaning stalks to plants on the ground, harvesting may be a challenge this fall. But in the haste to salvage crop losses, the one thing farmers should not forget is safety.
“Safety will be an issue this fall,” said Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University Extension [...]

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By Betty Carlisle
Special to The Gazette
“One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.” — Sam Levenson
Whether there’d been 100 candles or 12 on their birthday cakes, those interviewed for the Children of the Decades series that concludes today did not [...]

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By BETTY CARLISLE
Special to The Gazette
Needing just a very brief hop and a skip down memory lane, children of the 1990s disagreed with the perception stated by previous generations that they were couch potatoes who spent their time playing video games and sitting in front of the computer.
“My childhood had a lot of good [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
More than 500 visitors attended the fifth annual Cops and Kids Event on Sept. 27 on the grounds of Medina Meadows. The event promotes bike safety and an opportunity for children to become acquainted with community law enforcement officials and their roles.
The day included many fun activities, canine demonstrations, free [...]

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Above: Derrick Fitz, of Medina, plays with his 4-year-old pit bull, Stella, and puppy Zeus, from another pit bull, at the Hinckley Lake Swimming Area on Monday in Hinckley Township. Fitz said he’s making the most of the unusually warm weather, adding “I’m trying to enjoy the last couple days before it gets cold.” Below: [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
Medina County Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley and his Democratic opponent John Sharkey are experienced in promoting economic development projects, but differ slightly on how to do so.
Hambley, 53, of Brunswick, is running Nov. 4 for his fourth term as commissioner, while Sharkey is a three-term Wadsworth city councilman.
Sharkey, 60, represents Ward 3 [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
With more demands being placed on county agencies while tax revenues remain flat, commissioner candidates Pat Geissman and Brian Feron said they would be able to prioritize and make tough budget decisions if elected.
On Nov. 4, Feron, a Democrat, is challenging incumbent Republican Geissman, who initially was elected commissioner in 1992. This [...]

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– Someone took a show saddle worth $3,500 from an unlocked trailer in the 7700 block of Ridge Road in Sharon Township between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1.
– Someone broke into a van and stole a purse in the parking lot of Life Care Center of Medina, 2400 Columbia Road, Liverpool Township, on the afternoon [...]

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An old house seems to belong to nature as much as it belongs to the people who call it home. Our 175-year-old house has hand-hewn beams in the basement, still with the bark on them. Our roof is made of slate, cut from some distant ground and borne to our house by wagon. The plaster [...]

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Pamela A. (nee Davis) Whitt, 45, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
She was born Oct. 8, 1963, in Parma.
Mrs. Whitt is survived by her beloved husband of 21 years, Dale; father, Norbert Davis of Brunswick; sister, Judith (Badamnorov) Galsanpurev of Brunswick; and brothers, Matthew Davis of Columbus and Mark [...]

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