Perez named Philadelphia archbishop first Hispanic leader
Pope Francis appointed Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez as the new archbishop of Philadelphia. Perez, ordained in 1989 in Philadelphia and bishop of Cleveland since 2017, will shepherd about 1.3 million parishioners and returns to his earlier archdiocese with mixed emotions about leaving Northeast Ohio.
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Paul Kipfstuhl
Wadsworth eighth grader earns heroic achievement award
Wadsworth Middle School student Alex Bozigar, 14, received the Heroic Achievement Award after calmly guiding his mother’s car to a stop during a December diabetic emergency. He alerted his father, provided the car location on Weatherstone Drive, and kept his mother stabilized as paramedics arrived.
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Weatherstone Drive
Dina Bozigar
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Medina mock Democratic caucus set for Saturday in Medina
The Medina Democratic Club will host a mock Democratic caucus on Saturday at the Medina County University Center to educate voters about the caucus process ahead of Iowa’s Feb. 3 vote. Doors open 8 45 a.m. with $10 entry for 18 plus. free for under 18. Participants will vote for Bernie Sanders Biden Warren Buttigieg Klobuchar Yang Steyer Bloomberg and Donna Behgdt among others in a first viable round.
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South Bend
Indiana
Pete Buttigieg
Amy Klobuchar
Andrew Yang
Tom Steyer
New York
Michael Bloomberg
Donna Behgdt
Wadsworth
Ohio
Medina County Homeless PIT Count Draws Sobering Findings
About 40 volunteers braved the cold to conduct Medina County's point in time homeless count from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday. The effort, aided by Signature and Emerging Leaders participants, aimed to identify homeless individuals for HUD reporting though final numbers await data verification. Colleen Rice noted people of all ages, including families, were found, with many living in cars and no tents reported.
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Habitat moves home offices to Lafayette Road building
Medina County Habitat for Humanity relocated its offices to the former Hawkins grocery at 233 Lafayette Road. The ReStore will open softly March 7 and hold a grand ceremony on April 7, while donations flow to the current ReStore at 342 E. Smith Road with Thursday and Saturday hours. A home dedication is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at 3822 Avon Lake Road in Litchfield Township as Habitat plans a 10,000 square foot sales expansion on Lafayette Road.
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