By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
The train left the station three weeks ago and no one has been able to track it down yet.
Rolling along in a sea of second- and third-place finishes, Highland’s Logan Gresock wasn’t expecting much and then it hit.
A Suburban League quarterfinal match with Wadsworth’s Louden Gordon resulted in an 8-7 loss and […]

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Division I
Wadsworth
Danny Foore (125, 33-12)
The junior has wrestled the elite in his weight class, so a possible run isn’t out of the question. A patient technician, Foore strikes quick off his opponent’s mistakes and racks up points in bunches. Ranked 10th in the Brakeman Report, Foore didn’t do himself any favors with a fourth-place finish […]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The city and Savvy Marketing International LLC want the rest of the world to know Medina is far greater than just its historic district and quaint Public Square.
The Medina-based company is undertaking a branding campaign aimed to give the city a bigger and better identity and presence, not only in […]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — The scare is over, and it appears Highland’s Dan Mirman is fine after having to withdraw from the Fostoria Division II District.
Almost a lock for the state tournament, the freshman made it to the semifinals but had to withdraw because of a partially torn lung.
After going to the hospital the […]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center’s budget will be cut by $100,000 for each of the next two years as part of statewide funding cuts.
Along with Medina, county educational service centers throughout the state also had their budgets slashed by 10 percent, Superintendent Will Koran said Wednesday. About one-fourth […]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The U.S. Postal Service is encouraging those who are voting absentee to mail in their ballots as soon as possible to ensure they will get to the Medina County Board of Elections by election day on Tuesday.
It is recommended voters mail their ballots by today, a statement said, because a […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Gazette Assistant Sports Editor Rick Noland is among 10 finalists for best columnist in the nation in the annual writing contest sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Ten selections in each of the six writing categories, which are broken into five divisions based on circulation, were announced Wednesday. Placers one through five […]

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- Someone broke the passenger window of a 2004 Chevy Cavalier parked in the 1300 block of Troon Avenue between 1 and 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Police responded to a complaint of a suspicious person in a parking lot in the 3300 block of Center Road around 8:45 p.m. Monday. The man told police he was […]

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Paul M. Duke, longtime resident of Granger Township, passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, after a long and brave battle with lung disease.
He was born on Dec. 5, 1929, in Akron in the heart of the Great Depression. He was the fourth and last son of John and Julia Duke. Paul had a lifetime […]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
EATON TWP. — Brunswick’s quest for the Grafton Midview Division I District championship was put on ice Wednesday, along with quite a bit of snow.
Due to inclement weather throughout the area, the Blue Devils’ district semifinal game against Olmsted Falls was postponed until tonight.
No. 1 seed Brunswick will now meet the Bulldogs […]

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