Lisa Hlavinka | The Gazette
MEDINA — Chambers of commerce in Medina County are organizing a trip to China in April 2010.
Debra Lynn-Schmitz, executive director of the Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce, said the trip is twofold: It offers participants an opportunity to speak with Chinese businesspeople and to get a taste of historical and modern [...]

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Maria Kacik | The Gazette
COLUMBUS — An Ohio Supreme Court decision Wednesday favors a York Township refrigeration company in a wage lawsuit brought by a labor union.
The court’s decision means Ohio’s prevailing wage statute applies only to people who work directly on the site of a public improvement project.
Sheet Metal Workers International Union Local 33, [...]

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Judy A. Totts | The Gazette
The music’s buoyant beat cut through the rain, and like the group of teenagers painting Betty Wright’s front porch in Seville, made the day a little brighter.
While Lianna Walker, 14, and her sister, Leslie, 18, both of Omaha, Neb., filled trays with cream-colored paint, Evin Lehman, 14, of Sullivan, Ill., [...]

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Scott Petrak
The Gazette
BEREA – Browns fans, meet Rob Ryan, your new defensive coordinator. You’re going to love him.
Ryan has a big gut, long silver hair and a full goatee. He comes from a famous football family, and his dad, Buddy, will be at training camp in August. He looks like he’d love to plop down [...]

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Chris Assenheimer
The Gazette
CLEVELAND – The Indians entered their three-game interleague set with the Milwaukee Brewers as winners of three straight series. They looked as though they were finally starting to turn the corner.
So much for that.
With Milwaukee beating up Cleveland pitching for the third consecutive night Wednesday, the Indians dropped a 9-8 decision in 11 [...]

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