Almanac highlights May 8 with key milestones and birthdays
The Almanac notes May 8 as the 128th day of 2025 with 237 days remaining. It recalls Hernando de Soto reaching the Mississippi in 1541, Taylor’s forces near Brownsville in 1846, Coca-Cola’s 1886 sale, the Wounded Knee surrender in 1973, Berkowitz’s 1978 plea, and other 20th century events. It lists notable birthdays including Attenborough, Snyder, Tennille, Jarrett, Bailey, Frantz, Van Halen, Cowher, Lott, Gondry, Gilbert, Iglesias, Gleeson.
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Texas
Atlanta
Georgia
American Indian Movement
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
David R. Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Berkowitz
David Attenborough
Gary Snyder
Toni Tennille
Keith Jarrett
Philip Bailey
Chris Frantz
Talking Heads
Alex van Halen
Bill Cowher
Ronnie Lott
Michel Gondry
Melissa Gilbert
Enrique Iglesias
Joe Bonamassa
Domhnall Gleeson
Farmers market voucher program offers 2025 aid and sign-up help
The program will deliver physical cards to eligible residents who lost or did not receive 2024 cards or who sign up for 2025. Applications close Sept. 30 and funds must be spent by Nov. 30. Four staffers offer call-in assistance or appointments to guide applicants through signing up. Since opening, 130+ people have signed up. For details visit tinyurl.com/2me2wprc or call Medina County Office for Older Adults at 330-723-9514 or visit mcsas.org.
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Medina County
McSas.org
The Gazette Medina Circulation and Contact Details
Advertising and office hours listed for The Gazette Medina circulation service. Includes mail subscription rates, home delivery costs, and newsstand prices for Tuesday through Saturday editions. Postmaster address provided for subscription changes.
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Medina
the Gazette
Lorain County Printing and Publishing
East Ave
Elyria
Local Government Meetings Notify Buckeye Guilford Medina County Area
A slate of public meetings is scheduled across Buckeye Guilford and Medina counties including the Buckeye Board of Education executive session at Buckeye Junior High Library and Guilford Township zoning and trustees sessions. Hinckley Township hosts pre proposal and continued hearings with Zoom access. Medina County committees and boards meet at EMA Health Department and commissioners rooms, with several public hearings and advisory board gatherings. NOACA hosts finance and governance sessions with a virtual option.
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Columbia Road
Guilford
Ridge Road
Hinckleytwo.org
Medina County
EMA
Heather Hedge
Medina County Health Department
Health Center
Ledgewood Drive
Commissioners
Broadway St
Medina County Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee
Solid Waste District
Lake Road
Medina
N. Elmwood Ave
Medina Recreation Center Advisory Board
Medina Recreation Center
Weymouth Road
Medina Township Trustees
Town Hall
Huffman Road
York Township Board of Zoning Appeals
York Town Hall
Norwalk Road
Brunswick Hills Blotter Highlights Fire, Warrants and Theft
Police logs from Brunswick Hills, North Royalton, North Olmsted, Lakewood, and nearby towns summarize a truck fire on I 71, harassment report, vehicle pursuit, arrest for warrants, a drunken driving stop with BAC .074, shoplifting at Meijer, multiple license suspensions, and recovered items. Other items note a seized marijuana case, a discarded phone found after a crash, and arrests on March dates.
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Salton Drive
North Olmsted
Medina Municipal
Medina County
Detroit Avenue
Lakewood
Medina Municipal Court
Brunswick Police
Center Road
Meijer
Brunswick
North Carpenter Road
Brooklyn Police
Ledge Road
Ridge Road
DeWine boosts Ohio drug task forces with 2.2M grants
Governor DeWine announced Recovery Ohio funds totaling 2.2 million dollars to 34 drug task forces to disrupt trafficking, cut cartel money flows, and expand prevention and recovery programs. Medina County Task Force received 45 thousand dollars. The program supports prevention education and treatment ties, with Mental Health Awareness Month proclaimed in May.
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Ohio
DeWine
Recovery
Ohio Law Enforcement Fund
Medina County Drug Task Force
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Recovery Ohio
Water safety program uses Josh the Baby Otter story
The Medina Rotary Chapter distributes copies of the Blake Collingsworth book to Brunswick and St Ambrose elementary students to teach water safety. Safran notes personal lifeguard history and drownings influence the drive. The program expands countywide with a Medina County Sheriff grant reaching about 1200 kids.
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Blake Collingsworth
Safran
Rotary Club
Brunswick
Ambrose
Josh the Otter
Medina County
Signing Day Honors and 16 Scholarships for Local Seniors
SIGNING Business Professionals of America and Educators Rising were celebrated as the career center recognized seniors on Wednesday. Sixteen scholarships were awarded by donors to graduating seniors. Purple Star advisers Patrick Shaughnessy and Darlene Cavett recognized 15 students enlisting in the military and presented each with a challenge coin, praising their hard work and readiness for the next life step.
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Career Center
Purple Star
Patrick Shaughnessy
Darlene Cavett
Shaughnessy
Cavett
Federal Reserve faces pressure as Trump trade war lingers
Fed officials weigh timing of rate cuts amid cautious stance and solid economy. Evercore ISI notes conditions push back cuts, while Trump renews calls for lower rates and imposes or pauses tariffs on China. Talks with China begin this weekend as markets watch data and inflation near target. Powell says policy must reflect economic data and risks, not political pressure.
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Fed
Trump
China
Switzerland
Powell
Treasury
Scott Bessent
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