Brothers Ethan (left), 7, and Tyler Hines, 5, pile leaves onto neighborhood friend Hannah Uehlein, 8, on Baxter Street in Medina on Thursday. The Hines’ father, Jim, who works for the city’s streets department, said “the kids were upset that I had cleaned all the leaves from the yard, so I took some from [...]

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By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
SULLIVAN TWP. — Unions in the Black River Local School District are inching toward a possible strike.
Members of the Black River Teachers Association and Black River Support Staff Association voted Monday to give their union leadership the ability to issue a 10-day strike notice to the board of education, a statement from [...]

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Steven R. Summers, 48, of Wadsworth, passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.
He was born Jan. 25, 1960, in Orrville and was employed at Clampco Products Inc.
Steve is survived by his mother, Dorothy of Wadsworth; father, Phillip of Wooster; children, Goldie, Stephanie and Michael; brothers, Mark and Randall; sisters, Sue and Patti; and half brothers, [...]

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Delbert Sprunger, 79, of Seville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at Hospice at The Inn at Medina.
He was born in Orrville and was a Medina County resident for 45 years. He was a 1947 graduate of Orrville High School. Mr. Sprunger was a retired plumber, working out of Schurid Mechanical Plumbers and Pipefitters Local [...]

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Mary L. Riggenbach, 73, of Seville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
She was born in Seville to Henry and Blanche (Greenwood) McDougal and was a lifetime resident of the area. Mrs. Riggenbach was a former member of the Seville Fire Girls. She enjoyed gardening and loved animals.
Mrs. Riggenbach is survived by her husband of 55 [...]

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CHEERS: to volunteers like Alberta Taylor who give their time and talents to the Community Services Center in Medina, which helps people in need. Taylor, who began volunteering soon after her 1989 retirement from Medina City Schools, helps clean and repair toys, many of which will become presents for children this holiday season. Given [...]

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Brunswick Hills Township
– At 10:21 a.m. Oct. 23, police pulled over a black Pontiac Grand Prix on Interstate 71 north for speeding. The driver, Lisa Downing, 39, of 3552 Huffman Road, Medina Township, was unable to provide proof of insurance and officers found Downing’s license was suspended.
The plates on the Grand Prix were registered to [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
Long before he ever appeared in a pro football game, an action figure of Brady Quinn was flying off the shelves of toy stores from coast to coast. He also was appearing in two national television commercials and earning the seventh-most royalty money of any NFL player.
Clearly, there is something about Brady [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — The Browns and Broncos haven’t met in the playoffs since Jan. 14, 1990, but memories of their three classic AFC Championship games remain fresh in the minds of many people.
Those great matchups were the primary reason why NFL Network chose to kickoff its 2008 regular-season package with Denver at Cleveland [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
INDEPENDENCE — Ten wasn’t perfect for the Cavaliers, but eight has been enough.
Cleveland coach Mike Brown began the season trying to use 10 players, but he’s shortened his rotation to eight over the last two games, both impressive victories.
The starting lineup —LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Delonte West and Mo [...]

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