Medina stabbing case yields 12 months supervision
Medina man Antonio Watkins, 33, pleaded guilty to assault after a June 15 stabbing at Falling Oaks Pool. In Medina County Court, Judge Hutson sentenced him to 12 months of supervision, with no incarceration, after amending the charge and dismissing a second felonious assault count. Watkins must avoid contact with the victim and refrain from further offenses.
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Medina
Bill Hutson
Falling Oaks Pool
Guilford Blvd
Watkins
Medina County
Scott Salisbury
Salisbury
Hutson
Medina Cryptids Festival draws thousands to Curiosities event
Black Cats Books & Oddities hosted Medina’s Curiosities and Cryptids Festival drawing thousands to Medina Square. Co owner Alicia Hoisington Frazier and Max Frazier said cryptid books sell well at their store and the event expanded from a small gathering to a larger community celebration with authors vendors and more space after viral interest.
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Medina
Medina Square
Merriam-Webster
Black Cats Books & Oddities
Alicia Hoisington Frazier
Max Frazier
Hoisington Frazier
Black Cat
Lafayette Street
Patrick Rhonemus
Gazette
Wandering Bones Trading Co
Project LEARN opens new Medina educational center
Project LEARN of Medina County celebrates opening its Huntington Building site at 39 Public Square suite 202 with a ribbon cutting joined by board members and Medina officials. The nonprofit runs high school equivalency, tutoring, ESOL classes and operates used bookstores in Brunswick Medina and Wadsworth.
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Medina
Learn of
Medina County
Project: Learn
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Huntington Building
Public Square
Suite 202
Two rivals seek Medina County recorder post
Incumbent Linda Hoffmann and challenger Donna Miller vie for Medina County recorder this November. Hoffmann cites four years experience, digital access since 1980, budget stewardship, and prior title agent work while Miller argues the office has long been party‑run and promises reform. Hoffmann says the main task is preserving prior records through continued digitization under Ohio law.
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Medina
Linda Hoffmann
Donna Miller
Medina County Recorder
Hoffmann
Miller
Ohio
Local political profiles highlight Hoffmann and Hoffmann Hoffmann
Linda Hoffmann, 65, a Republican with legal and public service experience, holds a JD from Cincinnati and served as Medina County Recorder since 2021 after roles in Cincinnati U.S. Attorney’s Office and Medina courts. The Democrat Linda Hoffmann, a former Plain Dealer reporter, CSU journalism graduate and Medina County mother, has pursued public communication studies and animal health, with a long career in local media.
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Medina High School
University of Dayton
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Steve Joseph
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Cincinnati
Medina County Common Pleas Court
Medina County
Palecek, McIlvaine, Hoffmann & Morse
Wadsworth
City of
Medina
Lindahoffmann.net
Democrat Education
Cleveland State University
Columbus Technical Institute
Case Western Reserve University
the Plain Dealer
Akron Beacon Journal
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Medina-Gazette.com
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LEARN
Jennifer Brenner
W. Liberty St
Medinagazette.com
Lottery
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