The Medina County Gazette

Lolita Few Barram Katharina Birzl Lois Laverne Hills Kevin Michael Moore Raymond Ott Rashaun Jamel Phillips Arnold Slone Mary L. Willis Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

INDEPENDENCE —At first glance, it looks like a matchup between two of the best teams in the NBA. In reality, it will be a meeting of two potentially great teams who are currently trying to find themselves when the Cavaliers take on the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Amway Arena. “We’re not a very good basketball [...] Full Story »

BRUNSWICK — The city is looking for a company to help take the Town Center development on state Route 303 in a new direction. City Manager Bob Zienkowski said the development, which was started in 2002, was supposed to occur in two phases. The first phase included the residential development South Lake and the retail development [...] Full Story »

MEDINA — A former Montville Township woman who was accused of being aware of the abuse of her 30-day-old son last year was found guilty of two third-degree felony child endangering charges Monday. Laura Grad also was found not guilty of two second-degree felony child endangering charges that alleged she played a role in the abuse. Grad, [...] Full Story »

Katharina Birzl Dorothy M. Polm Wilma Z. Trivanovich Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

Dayle Irene Grim Hofstetter David S. Hudgins Mary A. Lynn Wilma Z. Trivanovich Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

HOWLAND TWP. — The only things missing were Woody Hayes glasses and 16mm cameras as the Warren Howland and Highland football teams flashed back to the golden age of the sport. With both teams running offensive formations that haven’t been used in over 30 years, the Hornets left everything on the field Friday but came [...] Full Story »

NEW YORK — LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks. No wonder he’s bummed about the NBA schedule: only one Garden party this season. James scored 33 points in his lone visit to New York, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the Knicks on Friday night. One night after managing just [...] Full Story »

YORK TWP. — Buckeye Local Schools’ vocational coordinator Phil Bolva said he has “created a monster” — a benevolent one, at least. Five years ago, he started a collection drive for the Coats for Kids of Northeast Ohio program with the Occupational Work Experience class he supervises. He said in the first year the class received [...] Full Story »

BRUNSWICK — Southwest General Health Center’s Urgicare next to City Hall will become the only 24-hour emergency care facility in the city on Sunday. Southwest General’s Brunswick Medical Center, which includes the Urgicare and doctor’s offices, opened in 2008. But the hospital announced in August it would renovate the Urgicare to house the new emergency room, [...] Full Story »

John Bistak Beverly Mae Comella Veltman Gargus David S. Hudgins William N. Martikan Leroy James Porter David J. Rooney Terry Dietrich Sandmann Irene D. Schaffter Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers are going to have to win 37 straight home games if they want to match last season’s 39-2 record at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland never got it together Thursday night in losing 86-85 to the Chicago Bulls, leaving its home mark at 2-2. The Cavaliers didn’t lose their second home game in 2008-09 [...] Full Story »

INDEPENDENCE — Daniel “Boobie” Gibson took charge(s) Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. Not only did Gibson score 14 points and make 4-of-5 shots from behind the 3-point line, he also drew a pair of offensive fouls from the Wizards, including one where he gets plowed over by Andray Blatche. “You’ve got to be a tough-minded person [...] Full Story »

NEW YORK — The Yankees will paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte worked on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies [...] Full Story »

BEREA —Jamal Lewis wasn’t just blowing off steam Sunday in the minutes after a 30-6 loss to Chicago. He reiterated Wednesday that the final eight games of the 2009 season will be the last of his illustrious 10-year career. He’s going out on his terms. “When I first came into this league, one of my main goals [...] Full Story »

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers play the New York Knicks tonight in Madison Square Garden. Cleveland forward LeBron James, who will almost certainly become an unrestricted free agent in July, knows what his team’s only road game against the Knicks this season will mean. So does fun-loving Cleveland center Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neal walked by James’ locker Thursday while the [...] Full Story »

SEVILLE — In the midst of tough financial times, newcomers ousted four incumbents in the Village Council race Tuesday. Incumbents Sue Frey, Bonnie Gordon, Courtney Harlan and Ralph Smith received the fewest votes in the eight-candidate race, which left the door open for Roger Kilgore, Barbara Schwartz, Rick Stallard and Kathy Rhoads to take seats on [...] Full Story »

NOV. 3, 2009 ELECTION SUMMARY MEDINA COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS 151 PRECINCTS BRUNSWICK CITY CITY MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DALE S. STRASSER 3951 44.4 GARY F. WERNER 4951 55.6 COUNCIL AT LARGE (VOTE FOR THREE) RON FALCONI 4668 22.1 PATRICIA HANEK 4450 21.0 PATRICK McNAMARA 4742 22.4 BRIAN K. OUSLEY 3801 18.0 JOE SALZGEBER 3495 16.5 MEDINA CITY CITY MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) RICK GREENBERG ... Full Story »

Paul J. Bock Beverly Mae Comella Gerald W. Gribben Roncie H. Nelson Richard E. Stoskopf Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

BEREA – Is there a new general manager? If so, who is it? Not saying. Not saying. What’s the reason for the ouster of George Kokinis, your friend and handpicked choice to be general manager? Not at liberty to tell. Did the role of Browns legend Bernie Kosar just increase? Classified. Browns coach Eric Mangini acknowledged the dismissal [...] Full Story »

AKRON — Highland football player Kory Wiita suffered a setback Wednesday afternoon after his breathing tube was removed. According to a post by his father on the Web site CaringBridge.org, Dan Wiita said Kory’s diaphragm wasn’t strong enough to cough out any extra fluid from his lungs and they began to fill with fluid early Wednesday [...] Full Story »

MEDINA — Angelo Pirovolos has been in prison for more than a year after pleading no contest to shooting his brother-in-law in April 2008. Now, he’s asking to change his plea and may be able to because of an Ohio Supreme Court decision covering sentencing language. In September 2008, Pirovolos, 57, of Medina, pleaded no contest to [...] Full Story »

Gary L. Badger Muryl Striker Mary Whitt Read the full obituaries on The Gazette E-dition at: http://medinagazette.oh.newsmemory.com/ Full Story »

CLEVELAND —There was a lot of holiday cheer Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Off the court, owner Dan Gilbert was celebrating the apparent passage of Issue 3, which will allow him to build a casino in downtown Cleveland. On the floor, Shaquille O’Neal was a dominating force as the Cavaliers overcame an early 18-point deficit and [...] Full Story »

Operating levies for Highland Local Schools and Medina City Schools failed Tuesday night, leaving superintendents to emphasize the need for a change in the way schools are funded. In Medina, only 5,276 voters approved the 11.7-mill continuous levy; 9,554 were against it, according to unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections. Without the levy, the district [...] Full Story »