By SCOTT PETRAK
Browns owner Randy Lerner got his man in coach Eric Mangini, but is only halfway done with his offseason to-do list.
Lerner interviewed Baltimore pro personnel director George Kokinis on Sunday as he tries to fill the vacant general manager’s job that he determined was less important and pressing than the coach.
Even if Kokinis [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — There’s a new king in Division I wrestling and his name is Wadsworth.
The Grizzlies pulled off what virtually everyone thought was impossible by stopping 24-time state champ Lakewood St. Edward and No. 1 ranked Massillon Perry at the Ohio Duals.
And Wadsworth did it in dramatic fashion, coming from 10 down [...]

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An Amish boy is pulled through a snowy field Saturday on Firestone Road near New London Eastern Road in Spencer Township. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

A weekend winter storm blanketed northern Ohio with up to a foot of snow, including Medina County.
Authorities urged people to stay indoors and off the streets for safety [...]

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By MARIA KACIK | Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — A proposed new board would have 15 extra pairs of eyes look over the city’s financial reports each year.
The Financial Audit Review and Advisory Committee would examine the city’s financial report that is submitted to the state auditor each year and look at the process used to prepare [...]

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Robert E. Keefer, 83, of Rittman, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Magnolia Care Center in Wadsworth.
He was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Wadsworth to Harry and Irene (Wiengier) Keefer. Robert worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation in Medina for 35 years, retiring in 1988. Following his retirement, he worked part [...]

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Edward Andrew Silagy, 87, of Litchfield Township, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Akron.
He was born April 18, 1921, in Cleveland. Mr. Silagy worked as a carpenter for the Cuyahoga County Building Department for 30 years. He loved animals and enjoyed traveling. He visited all but one state.
He is survived by his wife [...]

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Ruth E. Stunneck, 88, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, in Medina.
She was born Oct. 26, 1920, in Cleveland. Ruth was a homemaker. She will always be remembered for her kind and loving ways. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Brunswick and a former member of Tallmadge Lutheran Church.
She [...]

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