By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Joe Jurevicius couldn’t let his career end like this. Not at a podium, not on a Monday morning, not in jeans, a sweatshirt and a baseball cap.
So Jurevicius, who had six knee surgeries in the last 10 months, including five to remove a staph infection, vowed Monday to return to [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
CEDAR FALLS — In the first breath of morning, the sun stretches over a field of wildflowers and sumac, bringing life to the quiet retreat that rests on the other side.
It’s a view that calls for pause after the first night at the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls, about 160 [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
ELYRIA — Medina County sports fans will get a double dose of prep football this weekend on WEOL-AM 930.
The locally-owned station announced Monday that it will broadcast Highland’s playoff game against Powell Olentangy Liberty on Friday, as well as Brunswick’s postseason clash with Canton GlenOak on Saturday.
“WEOL is pleased to follow the [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The booing, Brady-chanting fans finally got their wish.
Brady Quinn will replace Derek Anderson as starting quarterback for Thursday night’s home game against the Denver Broncos (4-4), the team confirmed Monday night.
It will be Quinn’s first NFL start and second appearance. He filled in for an injured Anderson for [...]

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- Someone took an all-terrain vehicle worth $7,800 from an unattached garage at a residence in the 6500 block of Grafton Road in Liverpool Township between Oct. 20 and 25.
- Someone dug a hole on the 17th green at Shale Creek Golf Course, 5420 Wolff Road, York Township, between Oct. 25 and 26. The hole, [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — Whether they wanted to avoid long lines on Election Day or just enjoy the unseasonably warm weather, those waiting to vote outside of the Medina County Health Department Monday afternoon were not complaining about the approximately 30-minute wait.
“I knew there would be a line,” said Medina Township resident Mark [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — The voting machines at Huntington Elementary School waited in an empty gymnasium Monday afternoon for the hordes of voters bound to come this morning.
Just down the hall, however, the young minds in Kathy Becks’ fifth-grade class were expressing opinions and sharing who they thought was the best presidential candidate for [...]

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Marian C. Colbrun, 95, of Brunswick, passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at Life Care Center of Medina in Liverpool Township.
She was born Aug. 25, 1913, in Cleveland and was a homemaker. Mom loved her children and grandchildren. She was an avid knitter when she was younger. She was a member of Brunswick Senior [...]

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Diane L. Ganyard, 59, a lifelong resident of Medina County, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Medina.
She was born Feb. 9, 1949, in Medina. Diane graduated from Medina High School in 1967. She served in the Army from 1973 to 1977, including 2½ years in West Berlin during the Cold War. She joined [...]

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Anna Louise Haskiell, 71, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at Hospice at The Inn at Medina.
She was born March 12, 1937, in Morgantown, W.Va., to George and Mabel Stiles, and lived in Medina County for more than 50 years. She worked at Industrial Plastics in Valley City for 15 years and [...]

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