Maria Kacik |The Gazette
BRUNSWICK — The city cited the state for violating Brunswick’s property maintenance code twice this week — once for overgrown grass and weeds and again for trash accumulating on state property at Interstate 71 and state Route 303.
“We are constantly citing our residents and businesses to maintain their properties. It really isn’t [...]

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Chris Assenheimer | The Gazette
CLEVELAND — Felix the Cat had his claws out Friday night at Progressive Field, and he made the Indians look like dogs.
With his A-game in effect, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez had little trouble helping his team even the four-game series at one apiece. Seattle beat Cleveland 6-2 to earn the right-hander [...]

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Brian Dulik | The Gazette
CLEVELAND — At exactly 12:01 a.m. today, LeBron James became
eligible to sign a contract extension with the Cavaliers.
It is unlikely that he will choose to do so anytime soon, but the window of opportunity is officially open for the NBA MVP and the only team he has played for.
Under terms of [...]

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Judy A. Totts | The Gazette
MEDINA — From its very beginning, the Medina County Fair has served as a showcase for home-grown produce, cookies and cakes, hand-stitched needlework and all creatures great and small raised on
the family farm.
The tradition started 164 years ago with exhibits on the village green before Medina became a city and [...]

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Liz Sheaffer | The Gazette
MEDINA — North Huntington Street, closed to traffic since January for a $1.2 million reconstruction project, reopened Friday morning.
“They’ve pulled out the road closed signs, but the detour signs will come down next week,” City Engineer Patrick Patton said.
The project included repairing water and sewer lines that are roughly 40 years [...]

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CHIPPEWA LAKE — In addition to his family, Keith Riedel has two great loves: boats and making things with his hands.
It seems only natural the retired Medina High School industrial arts teacher would eventually find a way to combine all three. Riedel has been building wooden canoes — plus a kayak, with one of his [...]

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Allison Wood | The Gazette
MEDINA — Full-time county employees are being offered an opportunity to voluntarily reduce their work hours to 32 per week while keeping full benefits as part of a cost-cutting plan.
In a memo to department heads earlier this week, county Administrator Chris Jakab said the hour reductions cannot affect the county’s normal [...]

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