Almanac snapshot of notable events and birthdays
Almanac notes today’s date and year plus key historical moments: Washington’s 1790 State of the Union in New York, 1815 Battle of New Orleans, 1867 voting rights for Black men in DC, 1998 Ramzi Yousef life sentence, 2011 Gabrielle Giffords shooting, with later sentencing. Birthdays include Shirley Bassey, Carolina Herrera, Cristy Lane, Robby Krieger, Sarah Polley, Gaby Hoffmann, Cynthia Erivo.
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George Washington
New York City
U.S
New Orleans
House of Representatives
Senate
Andrew Johnson
District of Columbia
Ramzi Yousef
Shirley Bassey
Carolina Herrera
Cristy Lane
Robby Krieger
the Doors
Sarah Polley
Gaby Hoffman
Cynthia Erivo
Hinckley to unveil bicentennial plaza with clock tower
Hinckley plans a permanent plaza near the Hinckley Historical Society at 1634 Center Road featuring a clock tower. Residents can donate 60 dollars for a commemorative stained glass panel bearing the bicentennial logo, with details online and on the historical society Facebook page.
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Hinckley Historical Society
Center Road
Mallari
Tinyurl
Historical Society
Hinckley
NAPA Site Moves For Hotel Construction Closures Planned
The former NAPA Auto Parts site at 316 S Elmwood Ave will be used as staging for a hotel project with several closures. Feckley parking north lot will close for three weeks and South Court Street is intermittently closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for water line work, expected to finish by 6 a.m. Thursday. Contact Sara Crawford at 330 721 4063.
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Napa Auto Parts
S. Elmwood Ave
Reau
Medina
Feckley
South Court Street
Washington Street
Smith Road
Sara Crawford
Scrawford
Medina-Gazette.com
the Gazette
Lorain County Printing and Publishing
East Ave
Elyria
Public meetings listed for Brunswick Brunswick Hills and nearby townships
A compilation of organizational and regular meetings across multiple municipalities including Brunswick Hills Township Cloverleaf Medina Montville York and Gloria Glens with times ranging from 4 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. at town halls centers offices and virtual options. Key sessions include zoning boards planning commissions and advisory committees across 1918 Pearl Road 8525 Friendsville Road and other addresses.
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Brunswick Hills
N. Broadway St
Montville Township
Brunswick Hills Township Zoning Commission
Pearl Road
Brunswick Parks, Recreation and Community Committee
Brunswick Recreation Center
Center
Gloria Glens
Gloria Glens Town Hall
Lake Road
Granger Township Trustees
State senator sworn into 136th General Assembly
State Sen. Mark Romancuk of Ontario took the oath for a second term in the 136th Ohio General Assembly. He pledges to foster a strong business climate and economic growth in Ohio. Local incidents include a 76-year-old woman crashing into Discount Drug Mart on Wooster Pike Road with no injuries or structural damage reported. A passenger felt lightheaded but no serious harm occurred. The investigation continues. Community notes cover a Free Clinic donation of 25,000 by Nobby Lewandowski and a Medina County Economic Development Corp January breakfast at Galaxy Event Center. Several local students earned fall 2024 dean’s list honors at Olivet Nazarene University.
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Mark Romancuk
Ontario
136Th
General Assembly
Ohio Senate
Tom
Statehouse
Ohio
Discount Drug Mart
Wooster Pike Road
Drug Mart
Montville Township
Cory Searle
Nancy Peacock
Medina
Kent State University
Case Western University
Medina County
Peacock
Nobby
Opment Corp
Galaxy
Park Centre Drive
Wadsworth
Medina County Economic Development Corporation
Bethany Dentler
State of
Olivet Nazarene University
Hf Grace Cornelius
Jenifer Niedzwiecki
Medina blotter reports various thefts crashes and traffic stops
Medina police log lists January incidents including a package theft on East Reagan Parkway, two vehicle crashes on Lafayette Road with injuries and citations, a rear-end crash on Weymouth/Fenn, and numerous minor offenses. Also notes assistance to SPCA, fraudulent bank withdrawals, stolen identity fear, disorderly conduct arrest, and deer injury response.
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East Reagan Parkway
North Court Street
Lafayette Road
Chippewa Road
Oak Street
Spencer Lake Road
East Washington Street
Medina County
SPCA
Nottingham Drive
Foote Road
Weymouth Road
Fenn Road
Hamilton Road
Pennsylvania
East
Washington Street
Woodland Drive
Advertising details and office contacts notice
An advertising classifier and circulation contact section lists phone numbers for Reta and a daily office hours frame from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The circulation manager is named Holly Board.
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Reta
Holly Board
Narrating Nature Book Club details and hike event
Medina County Park District outlines a winter book discussion for Winter World and an upcoming Narrating Nature Book Club Hike at River Styx Park on Feb 9. The quarterly program links reading to park wildlife, with a bird themed spring quarter and flexible participation options. Participants receive a themed bookmark. reservations info at medinacountyparks.com.
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Teehan
Nature Book Club
River Styx Park
River Styx Road
Book Club
Medina County Park District
Medinacountyparks
Station staffing improves morale and coverage says official
Stanec notes three people on duty 24 7 and says overnight coverage is now stronger. The department can handle concurrent calls year round due to a supportive culture. He praises staff enthusiasm and willingness to help beyond scheduled shifts as population grows and ages.
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Stanec
Stance
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Almanac
The
Associated Press
Madisyn Woodring
Wadsworth Road
York Township Trustees
Norwalk Road
Ridge Road
Medina County Local Emergency Planning Committee
EOC
Independence Drive
Medina County Veterans
Chatham Township Trustees
Avon Lake Road
Free
Norbert “Nobby” Lewandowski
Free Clinic
Greenwood Court
Medina Township Police
Kohl
Cynthia Drive
Montville Township Police
Interstate 71
Sharon Copley Road
Rachelle Lenne Cloud
Park Drive
Medina Road
Quality Inn
Jeffrey Michael Gilbert
River Styx
Sharon Copley
Montville
John George Nemetz
Medina Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc. Company
William D. Hudnutt
Jason Gwinnup
Jgwinnup
Scott Mahoney
Smahoney
Albert Grindle
Agrindle
Patrick Rhonemus
Prhonemus
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