Archive for March 14th, 2013
Early-morning fire scorches large portion of Medina apartment complex
MEDINA — An apartment fire early Thursday morning on Birch Hill Drive displaced two families.
Medina firefighters check out the scene of a second-floor apartment fire this morning at 570 Birch Hill Drive. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY STEVE GRAZIER)
Medina Fire Chief Bob Painter said the blaze scorched the second story of at least two apartments at …Read More
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Teachers at Medina Schools reach agreement on new contract
MEDINA — Medina Schools teachers ratified a tentative agreement with the district, union officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Teachers overwhelmingly approved the contract by a vote of 303 to 24.
About 80 teachers did not cast a written ballot.
The agreement, reached between the school board and the Medina City Teachers Association, calls for no increase in pay for …Read More
Lodi driver of flipped semitrailer is released from hospital
A driver was trapped in semitrailer for nearly three hours following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in front of Harvey Arabians farm on state Route 3 in Montville Township.
Montville Police Chief Terry Grice said Timothy Cox, 49, of Lodi, was northbound on the state highway, between Good and Chippewa roads, when his truck rear-ended a …Read More
UPDATED: Diesel mishap shreds Medina Twp. gas tanks
If you think your vehicle has been damaged from the Pearl Road Sunoco gas station, call (800) 786-6261.
MEDINA TWP. — A mixup that put diesel fuel instead of gasoline into the pumps at a Pearl Road Sunoco station and two other area service stations has damaged hundreds of vehicles.
Ryan Reynolds, 37, of Medina Township, said …Read More
Medina County’s population growth is slowing
MEDINA — Medina County was among Ohio’s top 10 fastest-growing counties throughout the 1990s and the first decade of the new century.
Not anymore.
Since the 2010 census, Medina County’s population has grown by less than a percent, according to the latest figures from the Census Bureau.
The new report, released today, estimated 173,684 people lived in Medina …Read More
Boys basketball: Five members of Peters’ family on CVCA team
St. Vincent-St. Mary boys basketball coach Dru Joyce II had better make sure his team is ready for Peters when it takes on Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy tonight at 6:15 in a Canton Division II Regional semifinal at the Memorial Civic Center.
That preparation, however, will have to go much deeper than telling one of his …Read More
Wrestling: Brunswick’s Nick Kiussis wins state title
YOUNGSTOWN — If the turnout of area talent at the 15th annual Ohio Junior High State Championships is any indication, the future of Medina County wrestling is bright.
More than 20 local grapplers from five school districts took part in the two-day tournament at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown. Eight found their way onto the podium. …Read More
Browns, Redskins ‘serious’ about signing TE Fred Davis, ESPN reports
The Browns and Redskins are “serious” about signing tight end Fred Davis, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported this morning.
Davis, 27, has spent his entire five-year career with Washington but was allowed to hit the free-agent market Tuesday.
Davis (6-foot-4, 247 pounds) would add an important piece on offense for the Browns. Coach Rob Chudzinski and coordinator Norv …Read More
Brazilian-born Yan Gomes wants to be catcher with Indians
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yan Gomes is the most talked-about player from Brazil in Indians history. He also happens to be the only Brazilian-born player ever to play in the majors.
Gomes
That happened last May, when he was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas because Adam Lind, the everyday first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, …Read More