Editor’s note: Earlier this year, The Gazette conducted an informal survey of community and government leaders and asked them who they thought were the most influential people in Medina County. We narrowed the list down to 10 based on the number of votes each received, with No. 1 garnering the most. In the last two […]

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John Rohrbaugh (left) and Dan Ashby of BG Trucking and Construction Co. of Akron tackle bridge repairs on Wooster Pike over Interstate 71 in Guilford Township Tuesday morning. The repairs, which include resurfacing and replacing guardrails, will keep this stretch of road closed for 30 days. (Shirley Ware | Photo Editor)

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Six years ago, the Medina County Economic Development Corp. set a list of goals for business and Medina County. Now that each of the goals is either completed or nearing completion, it’s time for the MCEDC to see what’s next by revisiting its strategic plan.
Jim Doutt, executive director of the MCEDC, explained […]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK HILLS TWP. — The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is re-examining a 37-year-old unsolved murder case after North Carolina authorities arrested one of the victim’s ex-wives on charges she allegedly helped kill her fourth husband in 1986.
Chief Deputy Ken Baca said the Stanly County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office contacted the Medina department last […]

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MEDINA — A 78-year-old man will spend the next 12 years in prison after admitting to raping and molesting a female relative from Liverpool Township over a period of three years.
Roy Miller, of Quaker City, pleaded guilty last month to two counts each of rape, first-degree felonies, and gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies. He was […]

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BRUNSWICK — Free admission to the Brunswick Community Recreation & Fitness Center for residents on Thursday is one of the many ways the city is marking the start of the Fourth of July weekend.
In the afternoon, there will be a family pool party from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., which will include a DJ and […]

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- A woman told family and neighbors she didn’t want her ex-boyfriend, Wade Akers, 28, of 390 W. Union St., at the apartment while she was at Medina General Hospital on Sunday. Akers reportedly entered the apartment and neighbors notified police, who arrived around 5:27 p.m. After running a check on Akers, who allegedly said […]

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Aileen D. Miller, 87, of Niceville, Fla., formerly of Crab Orchard, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, W.Va.
She was born May 23, 1921, in Jelico, Tenn., to Daniel and Ada Moses Reynolds. She formerly lived in Medina and was employed by Mannashi […]

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Phyllis Pyle, 65, of Parma Heights passed away Monday, June 30, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic.
She was born Dec. 20, 1942, in Huntington, W.Va. She was a machine operator. Mrs. Pyle loved her family, enjoyed bingo, crocheting and going to flea markets.
She is survived by her sons, Richard Ball and David (Tonya) Ball; daughter, […]

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William Robert Scheutzow Sr., 77, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008, at University Hospitals.
He was born June 29, 1931, in Cleveland. Mr. Scheutzow was a welder in chemical manufacturing. He was a member of International Chemical Workers Union Local 10. He loved his family, was a Mr. Fix-It and an avid painter. […]

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