Local News in Grafton, Ohio
My Town: Love Your Horse Day to Benefit Horse Rescue
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:00 -0800
GRAFTON, Ohio – Here’s your chance to groom and ride a special group of horses and ponies. Angels Haven Horse...
Akron, Kent State claim new recruits help fill roster weaknesses
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:37:54 -0800
National college football signing day saw the Akron Zips focus on getting bigger, and the Kent State Golden Flashes look for speed.
David Lee Collmar
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:44:41 -0800
David Lee Collmar, 74, of Pandora, Ohio, and formerly of Lorain County, passed away Thursday February 2, 2012, in St. Rita's Hospital in Lima, after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St, Grafton.
South Euclid school land 49 players
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:57:03 -0800
Notre Dame is ready to reload with new Falcons in 2012
Signature drive to ban dog auctions continues; Senate gets pit bull bill; and Berea gets cupcakes: Animals in the News
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:06:06 -0800
The secretary of state reviewed the 154,082 signatures the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions' 940 volunteers submitted last month and announced Tuesday that 361 more voter signatures are needed before Jan. 20.
Dog's life on a chain may become illegal in Cleveland; cats show off in Parma: Animals in the News
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:01:40 -0800
A proposed ordinance would prohibit tethering animals between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and for longer than three hours a day. Ropes or chains would have to be at least 20 feet long. Tethering would also be banned when heat or tornado warnings have been issued. Choke, prong and ill-fitting collars would not be allowed. And tethered animals would have to have access to shade, dry shelters and tip-proof ...
National College Football Signings
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:01:35 -0800
AIR FORCE Does not announce. AKRON Christian Allen, fb/dl, 6-2, 247, Morgantown (W.Va.) HS Keionne Baines, lb, 5-11, 220, Armwood HS, Seffner, Fla. Curtis Black, ol, 6-4, 330, Roosevelt HS, Kent, Ohio Jatavis Brown, lb, 6-1, 190, Glades Central HS, Belle Glade, Fla. Rodney Carroll, dt, 6-6, 280, Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) Michael Casimos, ol, 6-4, 280, Don Bosco Prep, Upper Saddle River, N ...
A visitor from the past
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:41:57 -0800
A period-costumed Rod Knight re-enacts the life of Justus Warner, the first settler in Liverpool Township, to a group of history buffs Sunday at the Grafton-Midview Public Library in Grafton. Warner was known for starting the Liverpool Salt Works and helping establish Medina County’s first settlement. Knight, who stayed in character for the talk, ... Read More
Terry Bowden begins Akron overhaul with new recruiting class
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:47:44 -0800
There isn’t any finger-pointing coming from University of Akron head coach Terry Bowden. If he knows why Akron, with arguably the best facilities in the Mid-American Conference, hasn’t won, he isn’t saying.
Akron Football Signs 21, Including 10 from state of Ohio
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:33:56 -0800
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron football program signed 21 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, including 10 from the state of Ohio and six from Florida, first-year head coach Terry Bowden announced.