By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
Joe Kovach set out to gross $10 per row foot, equal to $90,000 per acre, in his innovative farm plots of mixed fruits and vegetables.
So far, based on the crops he has in production, the Ohio State University scientist has achieved exactly that. The two final crops in the […]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
About 200 people gathered Feb. 29 for the third annual Celebrate Life at the Oaks, a casual evening of laughter, food, raffles, music and camaraderie hosted by the Mary Grace Memorial Foundation.
Grace, a young mother of three children, valiantly battled breast cancer for two years and died Jan. 8, […]

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By Betty Carlisle
Special to The Gazette
The 1920s might have been called the Roaring ’20s with its zany fads and outrageous Flappers, but locally the decade was remembered as an era of quiet neighborhood gatherings, demure clothing styles and a disciplined upbringing.
Clothing
“I wore brown cotton stockings to school with a skirt or a dress,” said Marie […]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick branch of the Medina County District Library opened months ago, but in district library Director Carole Kowell’s eyes, the building wasn’t finished until last week.
On Thursday, Akron-based glass artist Bob Pozarski hung the final piece in a five-piece stained-glass artwork titled “Unusual Weather.” The glass pieces are displayed […]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
LIVERPOOL TWP. — Along with going through deep snow on the way to a fire scene during the winter months, firefighters also must contend with locating fire hydrants buried in the snow.
And with the amount of snow that fell this weekend, those hydrants could take some digging to find.
For the Valley […]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — LeBron James has raised the bar so ridiculously high a triple-double can be considered a sub-par performance.
Despite struggling a bit offensively, James finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists Monday night to lead the Cavaliers to an 88-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Quicken Loans […]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Sasha Pavlovic could be back this weekend, Zydrunas Ilgauskas could return soon after that and Daniel Gibson might be ready to play by the end of the month.
That had superstar LeBron James licking his chops prior to a game against Portland on Monday at Quicken Loans Arena.
“We can’t find […]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Early Saturday morning, three intoxicated men drove from Barberton to Medina during the blizzard, allegedly stole $3,500 worth of copper pipe from a local business on West Liberty Street, then drove three blocks in the wrong direction before being pulled over by police, Lt. Bob Starcher said.
The driver, Bradley Sheridan, […]

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Gina M. Ference, 45, of Streetsboro, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Ravenna.
She was born June 3, 1962, in Cleveland. She was always known as a very loving, giving and caring person.
She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Robert P.; daughter, Lisa A. (Jeffrey) Cox of Streetsboro; son, Robert S. […]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — From banjo-hitting minor league middle infielder to elite major league setup man.
That’s the improbable path Rafael Betancourt’s career has followed since he was signed as an undrafted free-agent shortstop by the Boston Red Sox in 1993.
The capper to the strange journey thus far came last year, when Betancourt […]

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