Buckeye senior faces final year through pandemic twists
Buckeye high school senior Lexie Anzovino describes a year shaped by COVID-19 disruptions from a canceled Costa Rica trip to a modified volleyball season. She valued in person learning and family time, grateful for supportive peers, and says the pandemic taught patience and closer bonds as she heads to Ohio Christian University to play volleyball.
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York
Ohio
Buckeye
Lexie Anzovino
Anzovino
Costa Rica
Anzevino
Antevino
Ohio Christian University
Antovino
Medina County
Aaron Josefczyk
Gazette
Buckeye Junior High School
Granger
Julie Spaite
Spaite
Ohio districts weigh full return to five days a week
Wadsworth and Cloverleaf high schools discuss shifting back to five days of in person learning. Administrators cite safety protocols, evolving guidelines, and student needs as districts consider permanent changes beyond the pandemic.
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Harrison
Hill
Wadsworth High School
Ohio Department of Health
Cloverleaf High School
Kubilus
Board of Education
Buckeye High School
Ohio Nearing One Million COVID-19 Cases
Ohio edges toward 1 million confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases as 1,149 new statewide infections push the total to 990,340. Medina County accounts for 13,818 cases, with 239 deaths in the county and 658 hospitalizations statewide in the past year.
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Ohio
Department of Health
Medina County
Teachers praise student adaptability and future collaboration
Spaite lauded students for wearing masks and practicing social distancing with creativity and positivity. She noted their ability to adapt in virtual or mixed learning, and looks forward to more collaborative group work and empowered student expression as activities return. Report by Jack Kopanski.
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Spaite
Medina Creative Housing funding clash prompts mediation push
Medina Creative Housing argues 2021 payments would total about 48 000 while MCBDD projections exceed 112 000 underscoring a funding drop. Officials discuss a detailed plan for potential Wadsworth housing and a backup plan amid eviction fears as MCBDD notes a shrinking reserve and looming deficits. Families urge clear answers on the impact to residents, including delays to services and possible hearings.
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Medina Creative Housing
MCBDD
Dianne DePasquale-Hagerty
Stacey Maleckar
Olah
New Medina
Wadsworth
David Hartman
Hartman
Maleckar
Lisa Hennings
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Jonathan Delozier
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Wayne Carroll
Carroll
Developmental Disabilities Agency
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