A Pandemic's Toll on Medina County in 2020
The article details COVID-19's wide reach in Medina County with mass unemployment, hundreds of affected residents, and strained unemployment services. It highlights hospitalizations and deaths, stories from those impacted, and appeals from healthcare workers to follow safety guidelines.
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Medina County
Aaron Josefczyk
Gazette
Buckeye High School
Michael Brunst
Valenti
Buckeye
Dawn Samples
Medina
Samples
Jack Kopanski
BCI ends Macron case Though death staged says trustee
The Ohio BCI released an investigative summary Oct 22 on Lafayette Township Trustee Bryon Macron. It states the death was staged by Macron but does not confirm self harm. Autopsy was undetermined and no new evidence implicates others.
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Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Lafayette Township
Bryon Macron
Macron
Lisa Deranek
Chippewa Lake
Deranek
Medina County
Forrest Thompson
BCI
Medina County Sheriff’s Office
Medina City Hall
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Bryan Macron
Medina man faces death-penalty bid in double murder case
Robert E. Dick, 52, of Medina, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, and three counts of kidnapping for the Aug. 6 killings of his wife Pamela Dick, 46, and mother-in-law Lillian Cox, 84. He pled not guilty by reason of insanity. Thompson seeks the death penalty. Dick is held on a $5 million bond. A large manhunt involved over 100 officers. two Wayne County deputies found Dick in brush near Dragway 42 in West Salem after he allegedly brandished a gun at a passerby. Dick’s 17-year-old son notified authorities.
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Medina County
Forrest Thompson
Thompson
Robert E. Dick
Pamela Dick
Lillian Cox
Medina
Wayne County
Dragway 42
West Salem
911
Medina County Common Pleas Court
Med ina County BLM protests rise with peaceful turnout
In Medina County during early summer protests aligned with the national Black Lives Matter movement followed George Floyd’s May 25 death. A June 7 vigil at Medina Square drew hundreds with speeches by Michelle Powell and her children Malik and Malicia Tuck.
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Medina County
Black Lives Matter
Minneapolis
George Floyd
Floyd
Medina Square
Michelle Powell
Malik
Malicia Tuck
the Square
Medina
Medina County Fair scaled back amid COVID-19 impact
Medina County Fair underwent cancellations and reinstatements before adopting a scaled back plan. Fair Board President Chuck Stiver described removing rides and grandstand events while limiting concessions and attendance to Junior Fair participants and 10 guests, aiming for a COVID-free 2021 fair.
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Medina County
Fair Board
Chuck Stiver
Stiver
Jack Kopanski
Tornado rips through Medina County injures and damages homes
A Medina County tornado on April 7, rated EF-1 with 100 mph winds, began in Lorain County and tracked southeast for about 11.5 miles before lifting south of Medina. More than 9,600 residents lost power at the peak, with about 5,000 in Medina city. injuries included a Medina man with a broken leg.
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Medina County
National Weather Service
Lorain County
Medina
FirstEnergy
Resi
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