Members of Medina’s Ohio Army National Guard unit learned last year they would be deployed to Kuwait. Five citizen-soldiers shared their thoughts about serving their country and their days with family and friends before they said goodbye. This is the second installment in a four-part series.

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Lafayette Township trustees will conduct a special meeting at the Medina County University Center on Feb. 18, but will continue to have regular meetings at the township hall on the third Monday of each month, including Jan. 21. Incorrect information appeared in Wednesday’s Gazette.

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Gerald R. Anderson, 96, of Medina, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at his home at Western Reserve Masonic Community.
He was born July 11, 1911, in Pennsville, Ohio, to Clyde and Elsie (Benjamin) Anderson. He graduated from Miami University in 1932 with a bachelor’s degree in science and education. Mr. Anderson was a high school […]

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Scott G. Cummings, 49, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at his home.
He was born Dec. 3, 1958, in Cleveland. Mr. Cummings was a self-employed computer technician.
He is survived by his mother, Margaret (nee Shook) Branch of Brunswick; sisters, Christie (Gregory) Lightcap of Brunswick and Jenda Cotton of New York; brothers, Jamie (Mare) […]

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Robert E. Dunn, 83, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.
He was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Spangler, Pa., and spent 60 years predominantly in the Pittsburgh area, residing the past two years in Medina with his wife to be near to his daughter and her family. Mr. Dunn retired in 1984 with 24 years of […]

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Members of Medina’s Ohio Army National Guard unit learned last year they would be deployed to Kuwait. Five citizen-soldiers shared their thoughts about serving their country and their days with family and friends before they said goodbye. This is the first installment in a four-part series. For a multimedia version of this story, visit wp2.medina-gazette.com/2008/01/08/photo-journal/star-spangled-soldier/

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LAFAYETTE TWP. — With classes beginning Monday, contractors installed wires and equipment like plasma TV screens while Medina County University Center officials conducted the first tours of the $9.5 million facility this week.
The 33,000-square-foot building near the intersection of Lake Road and state Route 162 will offer general education courses from the University of […]

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Edward Albert La Badie passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at his residence with the support of his family.
He was born Sept. 29, 1924, in Milwaukee. Mr. La Badie’s passion for golf brought him and his family to North Carolina, where they have lived for the past 15 years. He served in the Marine Corps […]

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Walter “Butch” Sheahan III, 28, of Medina, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Feb. 21, 1979, in Medina.
He is survived by his wife, Amy (nee Wheeler) Sheahan; son, Eban Sheahan; sister, Wendy Mayor; brothers, Terry (Pam) Decker, Tom (Linda) Decker and John Decker; nephews, Connor, Logan, Ethan and Elliot; and aunt, […]

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It was a dead end for Wadsworth when in 2006 Congress took back its approval for funding of an extension of Quadral Drive. But this year, it looks as if the path has been paved for a $900,000 project to extend the industrially zoned street to Seville Road.
U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Navarre, announced Dec. 20 […]

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