Snow prompts Medina County schools to shift to remote learning
Snow and icy roads forced Medina County districts including Brunswick Highland Medina and Wadsworth to close buildings or go remote. Brunswick kept buildings closed while teachers and students worked from home, following a year of remote learning and ongoing planning for potential future calamity days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina County
Brunswick
Highland
Medina
Wadsworth
Narrowly avoided mass blackout in Lorain County derailment
An eastbound Norfolk Southern train derailed in Amherst during a winter storm, spilling grain from five cars but avoiding hazardous material spills. The accident narrowly missed the main electrical feed powering Amherst’s 12,000 residents, a close 50 feet, preventing a citywide outage amid snow and ice. No injuries among the crew. The cause is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lorain County
Norfolk Southern
Elkhart
Indiana
Binghamton
New York
Jim Wilhelm
Mark Costilow
Costilon
Rachel McDonnell Bradshaw
United Way match drive targets $500K goal
United Way of Summit and Medina aims to raise 500000 by year end and match donations with a 100000 initial threshold. CEO Jim Mullen described progress at a virtual meeting noting growing needs beyond meals to include job training placement and longer assistance calls amid COVID-19 and ALICE Report findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
United Way of Summit & Medina
Jim Mullen
Mullen
Ohio
United For Alice
United Ways
Ohio reports 9 030 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations spike
The Gazette notes a snowstorm and a surge in Covid 19 cases with 9 030 new statewide infections and a record 585 one day hospital admissions. The seven day average climbs to 8 251 with over 5 200 hospitalized nationwide and Medina County reporting 5 433 cases and 57 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Associated Press
Covid Tracking Project
Medina County
Medina to add Chick-fil-A at former Eat'n Park site
Medina plans a Chick-fil-A at 1007 N Court St in the former Eat'n Park, with a Planning Commission hearing set for December 10. The site, closed since January 2019, will include two drive thru lanes and upgraded facilities. Taco Bell at 1061 N Court St recently received site plan approval to reconstruct for a 2330 square foot restaurant with more parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Jonathan Mendel
Medina Planning Commission
N. Court St
Taco Bell of America LLC
Planning Commission
Taco Bell
Mendel
Chick-Fil-A
Brunswick
Giant Eagle
Center Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Snow
Mike Mayell
Mayell
Costilow
Lorain County Emergency Management Agency
Medina Gazette.com
Business
Medinagazette
the Gazette
Eat’n Park
Bob Finnan