By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
Once abducted, there’s a 44 percent chance a predator will kill a child within an hour and the odds are bleaker after three. Many children are found within three miles of an abduction site, statistics from Medina County’s Child Abduction Response Team show.
To deal with a potential abduction, the county assembled CART, [...]

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CHEERS: to the National Day of Listening on Nov. 28 that encouraged people to gather memories and record them. “Stopping on Friday the 28th and taking an hour to interview a loved one is the least expensive but most meaningful gift we can give one another,” said Dave Isay, founder of the oral-history organization, StoryCorps, [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
BEREA — There are no illusions about what Ken Dorsey brings to the table at this stage of his football career.
The 27-year-old quarterback last started an NFL game in 2005, hasn’t completed a pass in three seasons and owns a 2-8 record as a pro.
“Is he as good with his arm strength [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
Anyone who has watched Corrin Early on the volleyball court knows what a fierce competitor she is.
It might come as a surprise, then, to learn that the Cloverleaf standout plays the sport with a song in her heart.
“My favorite class in school is Swing Choir because it is so much fun and [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
Getting around this Christmas season can be taxing enough. Throw in being a Browns fan and the month of December can be downright maddening.
Too many times fights break out because some pea-brained fan is rooting for some pointless reason at something that just happened — or in the Browns’ case — [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
Things I think about the Cavaliers, who are 15-3 overall, 10-0 at Quickens Loans Arena and the winners of six straight games and 14 of their last 15.
I think the organization is stronger than it’s ever been: Earlier this week, I opined that the Cavaliers were in better position to win [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
BEREA — New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress never played for the Browns, but he has been a major topic of discussion within their training facility.
Burress accidentally shot himself in the right leg early Saturday morning in Manhattan and has been charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a [...]

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Lodi
– Residents in the 400 block of Young Drive reported they returned from a vacation around 6:30 p.m. Monday and found a dead cat inside a spring-loaded claw trap. The residents said they didn’t know who set the trap or who owned the cat. A neighbor said he saw the cat alive in his yard [...]

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Raymond Hibler, of Valley City, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
Visiting hours: 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bauer Funeral Home, 2089 Columbia Road, Valley City.
A complete obituary will appear in Saturday’s Gazette.

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Helen Scheetz, 87, of Seville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
She was born in Rittman to Henry and Ella Luedy, and lived in the Seville area for many years. She worked for Ohio Farmers/Westfield Group for more than 10 years and was a homemaker. Mrs. Scheetz was a former member of Seville Fire Jills, VFW [...]

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