Residents of the county’s unincorporated areas turned down a ballot issue in 2000 that would have allowed energy aggregation and potentially some savings on their electricity bills. Voters might be faced with the same issue within the next year.
Aggregation would allow the county to buy electricity collectively for the different townships and potentially receive lower [...]

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MEDINA — JoeAnn Jackson-Murray of Akron held up the small cloth bag and gave it a little shake before digging in and grabbling a few square wooden game tiles. She placed them carefully on the holder in front of her on the table.
Her competitor, Terry Oblander of Medina, looked thoughtfully at the game board as [...]

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MEDINA — Patrick Berarducci will become the city’s police chief effective Monday.
City Council voted unanimously to approve Berarducci’s appointment Monday night.
Mayor Jane Leaver named Berarducci, 58, a former federal agent, on Friday to lead the department. Among the three candidates for the position, she said he received the highest grade on an oral interview and [...]

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Scioscia almost has more pitching problems than one manager can handle. If it’s not Jered Weaver struggling through another start for the Los Angeles Angels, it’s closer Brian Fuentes’ sudden inability to get anybody out.
Yet the Angels’ lineup still has a remarkable knack for the comeback — and reliever Jason Bulger [...]

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