Archive for March 4th, 2013
Medina mother works to improve school crossing
MEDINA — A mother’s efforts urging the city to improve a school crosswalk have paid off.
Valerie Pavlik, a Medina resident whose fourth-grade son attends Sydney Fenn Elementary School, said she was sick of hearing other parents complain about heavy traffic along Weymouth Road at East Union Street.
A Medina resident wants the city to install …Read More
Neglected pony was found with chain embedded in neck
MEDINA — Charges are expected this week against the owner of a neglected pony found Thursday.
Stephanie Moore, executive director of the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said a caller noticed a pony that appeared to be abandoned and chained up on a property on Erhart Road, near state Route 57.
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Medina City school board looking for replacement
The Medina City school board is looking for a new member.
The board is accepting applications from district residents interested in filling the vacancy created by resignation of Dr. Robert Wilder.
Wilder resigned at the Feb. 19 board meeting.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, live in the Medina City school district and have been …Read More
Girls basketball: Grizzlies look sharp, roll on to Sweet 16
MEDINA — The foregone conclusion became reality in about, oh, 4½ minutes.
Behind its three-pronged attack of seniors Rachel Goddard, Taylore Robinson and McKenzie O’Brien, the top-seeded Wadsworth girls basketball team took control with a huge second quarter Saturday to defeat No. 4 Highland 91-47 for the Medina Division I District championship.
Wadsworth’s Rachel Goddard pushes …Read More
Wrestling: Devils’ Tyler Hughes falls short in state title bid
COLUMBUS — When it comes to scramble situations, Brunswick wrestler Tyler Hughes is one of the best.
In the Division I 170-pound final Saturday night, however, Beavercreek’s Nick Corba beat the senior at his own game with a takedown in the final minute of sudden-victory overtime in front of 13,820 fans at the Jerome Schottenstein Center.
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Gymnastics: Colts’ Maddie Brandt secures 4th in all-around
HILLIARD — From the first day of practice last fall, Maddie Brandt vowed to peak during the postseason. Specifically, the Cloverleaf junior wanted to be at her best in time for the 2013 state gymnastics meet.
Consider that mission accomplished.
Maddie Brandt
Brandt posted the highest all-around finish at state by a Medina County gymnast in six …Read More
Hornets blow 4th-quarter lead in low-scoring classic
By Chad Grant
COPLEY TWP. — Hudson 35, Highland 33.
The teams combined to make 25-of-81 shots, including 3-of-32 3-point attempts, and both scored in single digits the first three quarters.
Alex Wood
Those statistics may appear to indicate an ugly and poorly played game, but they in no way indicate the way third-seeded Hudson and No. 10 …Read More
Brunswick’s Tyler Maclellan takes 8th at wrestling event
COLUMBUS — When Brunswick resident Tyler Maclellan arrived in Columbus, he was proud of the accomplishment of just making it to the state individual championships.
But after opening with a win on Thursday, Maclellan had more than a happy-to-be-there mentality.
Tyler Maclellan
It showed as the CVCA junior went on to place eighth in the Division II …Read More
Remembering all of a public figure’s record
Editors often get complaints from readers wanting to know why a story they’d heard about wasn’t in the newspaper.
Usually the answer is simple: We checked out the rumor and found it wasn’t true.
David Knox
More interesting are the complaints from folks who see something in a story they think doesn’t belong.
Several readers objected to The …Read More
Ohio Internet cafe files full of holes, red flags
COLUMBUS — Most Ohio Internet cafes provided incomplete information to the state and most of the businesses’ operators who can be identified have spotty financial backgrounds or criminal histories, a newspaper investigation has found.
The report Sunday in the Columbus Dispatch comes as state lawmakers continue to debate whether to regulate or outlaw the sweepstakes gambling …Read More