o Edward P. Brown, 23, of Barberton, was indicted by a Medina County grand jury June 6 on a count of possession of drugs (cocaine), a fifth-degree felony. The charge, which stems from a June 2 incident, could draw up to a year in prison.
o Welbon S. Carthron Jr., 51, of Youngstown, was indicted June […]

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o Brandon Nelson, 23, of Garrettsville, was charged with criminal trespassing after driving his all-terrain vehicle on park district property near Lake and Chippewa roads in Lafayette Township at 6:17 p.m. June 9.
He has pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge in Medina Municipal Court.
o Jacob Derkin, 23, of 7510 State Road, Sharon Township, was […]

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It may be that the character of an administration is best judged not by its inevitable scandals and blunders, but by how it reacts to them. If that’s the case, Ohio may soon see what kind of leader it has in Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland.
Already beset by charges of political patronage in some of its […]

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At last, Cpl. Frank Ellsworth Repp is coming home, even if his body was lost forever off the coast of Sicily 64 years ago.
On July 10, relatives and friends will gather at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman at 11:30 a.m. — the exact date and time Repp was killed in action — for […]

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Addie Schneider, 9, of Medina, incorrectly was identified as Annie in a front-page caption in Monday’s Gazette.

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Ernest J. “Ernie” Hare Jr., 80, of Medina, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 25, 2007.
He was born Feb. 3, 1927, in Cleveland. He attended Ohio State University during wartime in the engineering program and graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College, where he was a fullback lettering in football. He was a member of […]

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George F. Kanuch has passed away.
He is survived by his loving children, George, Michael (Marianne) Kanuch and David (Debbie) Ziegler; dear grandfather of eight; dear brother of Margaret Whalen; and he was an uncle and great-uncle to many.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Karen.
Service: 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Mallchok Funeral Home, 5660 […]

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Jason Lewis Piatt, 28, of Medina, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007, in West Virginia.
He was born July 27, 1978, in Cleveland.
He is survived by his sons, Trevor Jason Piatt and Anthony Lewis Piatt; mother, Kathy (Walter) Sviderski; brother, Jeffrey Michael Piatt; sisters, Crystal and Terri Ann Piatt; maternal grandparents, James and Mary Hardesty; girlfriend, […]

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Stephen A. Rivera, 57, of Medina, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Dec. 4, 1949, in Carmichaels, Pa. Mr. Rivera worked as a tow-motor operator. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed working in his yard and gambling.
Mr. Rivera is survived by his wife, Donna (nee Krepps) of Medina; daughters, Barbara (Larry) […]

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Esther A. “Skip” Stephenson, 89, of DeLand, Fla., passed away Friday, June 22, 2007.
She was born in Cleveland, and moved from there to DeLand. in 1956. She retired as an administrative assistant after 25 years with Stetson University in DeLand. She enjoyed golf and tennis, both as a player and spectator, traveling, playing cards, and […]

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