Highland High School teacher arraigned on sexual battery charge
Kyle Brooks 55 of Akron, an English teacher at Highland High School, was arraigned in Medina Municipal Court on a sexual battery charge with bond set at 200000. He was suspended pending investigation as Medina County Sheriff's Office and prosecutors pursue further interviews and searches.
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Brooks
Medina County Sheriff’s Office
Highland
Catherine Aukerman
Aukerman
Kevin Ross
Medina County
Terry Grice
Auckerman
Cloverleaf students parade tractors for annual Tractor Day
Cloverleaf students staff and faculty lined sidewalks as tractors rolled around the district waving and honking. Superintendent Daryl Kabilus said Tractor Day became formalized in five to seven years and high school staff helped organize with students to plan the event. Students bring tractors to school or haul them in then drive loops, ending with a cookout to honor farming in the community. The event extended to middle and elementary schools with similar tractor routes.
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Sara Crawford
Gazette Lodi
Cloverleaf
Daryl Kabilus
Kabilus
Cloverleaf High School
Bart Randolph
Kubilus
Wadsworth Gas Station Leak Closes Streets
Gasoline found in downtown storm sewers near Route 94 traced to a Marathon station. Crews, including fire, hazmat, EPA, and the Bureau of Underground Storage Tanks, closed roads and flushed sewers with EPA guidance. Central Intermediate School remained closed due to proximity.
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Madisyn Woodring
Gazette
Wadsworth
Marathon
Wadsworth Service
Robert Patrick
Central Intermediate
Fire Department
Hazmat
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of
EPA
Patrick
Medina Schools foresee $2 million state funding cut
Medina Schools estimate a $2 million reduction in state funding for the next school year under a new funding plan. Superintendent Aaron Sable and Treasurer David Chambers warned the board that the system weighs districts by students, property values, and wealth, with Medina labeled wealthy. The district has seen enrollment drop while home valuations rise, and local taxes remain the main funding source. The district previously resisted additional levies until 2024 2025, using savings for projects.
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Medina
Aaron Sable
Sable
Board of Education
Medina Schools
David Chambers
Chambers
Ohio
Medina County commissioner race heats up in May 3 primary
Medina County voters see two Republican candidates, incumbent Colleen Swedyk and Patricia Geissman, vying for the third commissioner seat. Swedyk touts disciplined budgeting and fiscal planning to fund county services while Geissman highlights crisis decisions, tax‑watchful leadership, and proven programs like Feeding Medina County and railroad safety projects.
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Medina
Medina County
Swedyk
Geissman
Battered Women’s Shelter
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