Allison Wood | The Gazette
MEDINA — Although there was a noose tied around David Heinricht’s neck, Brunswick police officer Robert Safran testified Monday the rope’s length and neck marks indicated Heinricht did not hang himself.
“It (the rope) was simply too long,” Safran said, because there was plenty of slack on the rope in the area [...]

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Lisa Hlavinka | The Gazette
MEDINA — A judge has cleared the way for the annexation of 103 acres to Seville from Westfield and Guilford townships.
Common Pleas Judge Christopher J. Collier on Friday dismissed a request by Westfield Township trustees and property owners Denver and Rebecca Conley to stop the annexation.
In his judgment entry, Collier wrote [...]

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Maria Kacik | The Gazette
MEDINA — Two Medina High School employees have been consigned to work from home while the school district conducts an internal investigation regarding possible misappropriation of school funds.
School board President Robert Wilder said the employees are Kevin Kelly, a high school math teacher and former athletic director, and Assistant Principal Vern [...]

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Albert Grindle
The Gazette
Smiling, respectful and an outstanding student, Wadsworth softball player Nikki Eshelman is the epitome of what high school athletics are about.
Win or lose, she never took the game too seriously. Win or lose, she never once pulled a LeBron James and failed to congratulate her opponent for a job well done. Win or [...]

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