Medina County hits Level Four purple for COVID-19 surge
Medina County rose to Level 4 on the state advisory system amid 1,328 new cases in two weeks. The increase spurred heavy ICU occupancy and widespread community transmission. Stay at home guidance remains in effect, and Wadsworth Schools will pause in person attendance for K-8 after Friday per continuity plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina County
Krista Wasowski
Lorain
Summit
Portage
Stark
Lake, Richland
Montgomery
Centers For
Dis
Wasowski
Wadsworth
Highland and Buckeye shift to remote learning
Highland and Buckeye school districts announce a move to remote learning starting Monday after Medina County reached the purple level of Ohio's public health advisory. Purple means severe exposure and spread. residents should limit movement to essential needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina County
Highland
Buckeye
Purple
Brunswick
Cloverleaf
Wadsworth
Medina
Amy Busby
Brunswick couple turn Christmas display into pantry drive
Scott and Michelle Naelitz bring a growing Brunswick Christmas display to Crestway Oval each year starting Nov 1, inviting donations for the Brunswick Food Pantry. By year five they collected substantial food, with truckloads donated last year, and plan two drop-offs: before Christmas and after New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Scott Naelitz
Michelle
Crestway Oval
Naelitz
Scott
Brunswick Food Pantry
Jack Kopanski
Gazette
Michelle Naelitz
Medina County Jobless Claims Near Record Level
Medina County residents filed 355 unemployment claims last week as the four week average rose to 324, nearly tripling last year’s pace. Widespread store and business closures since March due to the COVID 19 pandemic kept claims high across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina County
Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services
ODJFS
Lorain County
Cdina County
Wife hopes Alzheimer's patient husband comes home for Christmas
Corinne Gelarden prays for her 79 year old husband Edgar with Alzheimer's to return home for Christmas. He wandered from their York Township residence on November 21 and was found on Wolff Road about three quarters of a mile away. He wore only boxer shorts and a cap and was taken to Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital by two good Samaritans. The weather was about 37 degrees. She alerted neighbors and called 911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Twp
Corinne Gelarden
Gelarden
Edgar
the Gazette
Wolff Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Finnan
Gazette Salvation Army
Robert Piechowski
Buehler
Fresh Foods Forest Meadows
Medina-Gazette.com
Business
Jonathan Delozier
Source
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
WWW
Facebook
Medinagazette
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!