Medina County News

The University of Akron will balance the coming school year's budget by eliminating employee raises and raising tuition for many students.

The United Church of Christ's Shopping Cart Brigade is collecting food for Feeding Medina County during the Fourth of July parade in Medina.

THEFT, SHENANDOAH PARKWAY: A resident was arrested for theft following an incident at a Circle K gas station at 10 p.m. June 7. According to the victim, the suspect - an acquaintance of the victim - took the victim's hoodie from the bar, stating that she was going to the store.

The annual Wadsworth Blue Tip Festival fired up Tuesday as the Blue Tip torch blazed once more in Town Square and children lined the street awaiting candy from parade floats.

A 54-unit senior housing facility is on track to break ground this year after getting financing for the $8 million project.

Construction: a Medina County: Eastbound down to ONE LANE from S.R. 57 to Medina/Summit county line through Sept.

The driver involved in the county's first traffic fatality of the year has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.

Failure to pass a Medina City Schools levy in November would mean drastic cutbacks, including closing Heritage Elementary School and grouping grade levels at each building.

Cass Kuhl, of Medina, describes the history and importance of the Battle of Gettysburg to an audience of more than 40 on Monday evening at the Medina County District Library on Monday.

Medina County Common Pleas Judge Christopher J. Collier lost his patience Monday when Colton Held, 18, appeared for a sentencing hearing and Collier pressed Held about his drug habits.

Medina County Treasurer John Burke has announced that July 12 is the due date for payment of second half 2012 real estate taxes.

Guests at Main Street Medina's inaugural Pizza Palooza event June 8 on Public Square voted and chose Romeo's Pizza as the best and three judges - Mayor Dennis Hanwell, Councilman Paul Rose and County Commissioner Pat Geissman - chose Domino's as the best.

The Fred Hargrove Young Artists will perform "Jack and the Beanstalk" with libretto by Marcy Telles and music by Jason Sherbundy.

The John Smart House in Medina was filled with hoop skirts and parasols June 7 at this year's Young Ladies Victorian Tea hosted by the Medina County Historical Society.

Architect's rendering of a proposed $17 million addition and renovation of the Medina County Courthouse.

The Brunswick Area Historical Society is hosting a weekly farmers market, beginning Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., at Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road.

Brunswick City Council continued the process of placing a road levy on the November ballot at its June 10 meeting, but opposition to the move was more vocal than ever.

The Medina County OVI Task Force and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint today, beginning at 7 p.m., in the 900 block of West Liberty Street.

The man accused of holding three Cleveland women captive for a decade signals he might change his not guilty plea.

The Medina County flag used to fly above Old Glory on the flagpole outside the Medina County Courthouse, but it's been missing lately and its designer would like to know why.