On the bench, Phillip A. Baird was said to be a calm, easygoing judge. Outside the courtroom, he was an avid outdoorsman with a sweet tooth who took in stray pets while spending time with his large family at his Medina Township home.
“If you couldn’t get along with him, you couldn’t get along with anybody,” […]

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CLEVELAND — If the Central Division race wasn’t already over, it is now.
Thanks to a 4-2 victory over Detroit on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep of the defending American League champions, the Indians own a 7½ game lead (their largest of the season) over the Tigers in the division standings.
Barring a monumental collapse, Cleveland […]

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BRUNSWICK — Criminal charges are pending against the 21-year-old who reportedly ran a red light in Brunswick Sunday night, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring her mother and brother, Police Chief Carl DeForest said.
Robert Stankiewicz, 21, of Hinckley Township, has been in Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights since the accident Sunday night. He […]

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BRUNSWICK — Brunswick City Schools Superintendent James Hayas doesn’t think the district always gets the credit it’s due.
“When you hear conversations about quality school districts in this area, you should hear about ours,” Hayas said, addressing members of the Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon at Mapleside Farms on Wednesday afternoon.
In his state […]

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To the Editor:
I have known and worked with Hinckley Township Trustee Ron Rhodes for 16 years through the Medina County Planning Commission, Medina County Township Association and Medina County Health District Advisory Council. We have worked together to change outdated laws which affect our townships and our residents for the betterment of our communities.
Rhodes worked […]

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Michael Popadyuk, 83, of Brunswick, has passed away.
He was the dear father of Olga (Norbert) Hepp; grandfather of Jennifer (Michael) Elder and Peter; and great-grandfather of Sarah Rose and Olivia Grace.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lydia.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245 Columbia Road, North Olmsted.
Visiting […]

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WADSWORTH — Following a wave of thefts from vehicles in the city, police have arrested four people reportedly caught with stolen materials.
The arrests of three juveniles and one adult stem from three separate incidents this month.
Police reported:
On Sept. 8 at 1:18 a.m., an officer saw a man leaning out the driver’s side door of a […]

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BEREA — Braylon Edwards still wears expensive suits. He still loves the camera as much as it loves him. He still bleeds maize and blue.
But two games into his third season, Edwards seems like a different guy.
It starts with a shift toward “we” during interviews. It continues with the absence of controversy. It ends with […]

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Jordan Gribble is a fan of eye black — and delivering a black eye to opponents.
Every week before Brunswick’s football team takes the field, the senior slotback puts a message in white letters for his opponents.
Sometimes it’s as simple as “Blue Devils,” but the last two weeks, the note has said, “It’s War.”
So far this […]

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AKRON — Heading into the Suburban League Tournament, Cloverleaf’s boys golf team was just looking to hold down third place.
The Colts had a long way to catch Green for second, but had to hold off Copley and Highland in the process.
Cloverleaf did that and more Wednesday, firing a season-low 322 and taking second at J.E. […]

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