By HO HOFFMAN, Special to The Gazette
WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf’s girls soccer team had a little extra incentive in its match with Highland Wednesday night and used it to beat Highland 1-0 in a Suburban League game.
“That was one of our main goals for this year, to beat Highland,” said Cloverleaf’s Aly Rice, who celebrates […]

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Margaret C. Bill, 91, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Elmcroft in Medina.
She was born Sept. 17, 1916, in West Leisenring, Pa.
She is survived by her daughters, Marcelline (Donald) Kessler of Medina and Andrea (William) O’Neal Purple of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, […]

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R. Virginia Goodrich, 84, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at her home.
She was born April 25, 1923, in New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Goodrich was a school nurse in Newark, N.J., for many years. She received her R.N. from St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City and her B.A. of nursing from Seton […]

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Diane (nee Wolf) McClelland, 60, of Bullhead City, Ariz., passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.
She was born Sept. 11, 1947, in Wadsworth and graduated from Highland High School.
Mrs. McClelland is survived by her son, Danny (Tracy) Hinkle of Wadsworth; grandsons, Adam and Jake; parents, Clyde and Winnie Wolf of Wadsworth; brother, Ray (Dawn) Wolf […]

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- At 6:34 p.m. Saturday, it was reported a man in his 20s to early 30s driving a red Ford Taurus exposed his genitals to a female driver at the corner of North Court Street and West Reagan Parkway.
- After checking out a complaint of loud talking in the parking lot at 303 Springbrook Drive […]

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To the Editor:
Looking back at my childhood, I remember when staff members from the Medina County District Library visited our school to talk to the students about the summer reading game. I was amazed that one year, one of the librarians called on me by name. She knew my name because I had made so […]

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CLEVELAND — The Indians’ long-awaited return to the postseason predictably did not come without obstacles.
Cleveland lost two of its starting pitchers — Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook early to injuries — and a third, Jeremy Sowers, to ineffectiveness.
The Indians endured a month-long collective slump at the plate and did not get the production they expected […]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — If voters in the Cloverleaf Local School District approve a 6.2-mill, five-year emergency renewal levy on the Nov. 6 ballot, they will allow the district to follow a financial recovery plan developed five years ago, Superintendent Bruce Hulme said.
The financial recovery plan was designed so, if followed, voters would not be asked […]

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GRANGER TWP. — Highland Local Schools are asking voters to renew a 7.9-mill operating levy passed in 1997 to maintain the district’s current quality level.
The levy, which would last another 10 years, would cost district residents about $178 per $100,000 of assessed property valuation, a Medina County Auditor’s Office spokeswoman said. The levy is estimated […]

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To the Editor:
In a recent article on the positives of the Brunswick school district, there was an omission — but that is understandable, as there is no indicator in the state’s computerized evaluation to cover it.
It is the bond of trust. This bond has been established by Superintendent Jim Hayas, who has worked tirelessly with […]

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