Brunswick at-large election could change as panel suggests reverting to old way
Brunswick voters most likely will decide once again how races for City Council’s three at-large seats are decided. The Charter Review Commission has recommended that at-large candidates file to run in...
View ArticleGroup petitions Board of Elections to put charter issue on ballot
A local group presented 5,600 Medina County signatures to the county Board of Elections on Thursday in the hope of getting a county charter issue on the November ballot. If approved by popular vote,...
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Medina Council members plan to run in November to keep seats
Candidates who want to run for Medina City Council have until Aug. 5 to file petitions with the Medina County Board of Elections. Council seats up for election include president, wards 2 and 4 and one...
View ArticleBoard of Elections to certify charter issue at Monday meeting
The Medina County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. Monday to certify a proposed ballot initiative from the group called Sustainable Medina County. The group collected 5,600...
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Medina County Commissioners reluctantly certify charter ballot issue
Medina County Commissioners put a county charter on the November ballot Tuesday, but they didn’t want to. The charter was written and promoted by a grassroots organization, Sustainable Medina County,...
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County charter ballot initiative challenged by residents
A proposed ballot initiative that would create a county charter establishing a community bill of rights faces a formal protest from five Medina County residents. Bethany Dentler The five protest...
View ArticleHuman services levy won’t be on November ballot
Medina County commissioners will not put another combined human services levy on the ballot this fall. County Administrator Scott Miller said Tuesday that commissioners were considering asking for a...
View ArticleCharter proposal won’t be on November ballot
Sustainable Medina County’s bid to allow voters to decide whether to create a county charter was overturned late Thursday by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. After the ballot initiative had been...
View ArticleLocal officials fear results of marijuana legalization
Ohio lawmakers representing Medina County said Thursday that a ballot issue that would legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use is bad policy. State Rep. Steve Hambley, R-Brunswick, said...
View ArticlePolice: Approval of marijuana initiative could increase heroin abuse
Medina County law enforcement officials say a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use in Ohio would cause more harm than good. The measure was verified this week to...
View ArticleSchool board races on Nov. 3 ballot
Only Buckeye, Cloverleaf, Medina and Norwayne schools have contested board races on the Nov. 3 ballot. Here’s a look at what voters will see on the ballot in each district. Incumbent officeholders are...
View ArticleBuckeye board: 3 vie for 2 seats
Three hopefuls — a retired elementary school teacher and two incumbent board members — are vying for the two open spots on the Buckeye school board Nov. 3. Thomas Petek and Dennis Matson, who have...
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Election 2015: Medina School Board looks to move forward
In the aftermath of the controversy of former Superintendent Randy Stepp , things have been difficult at times for the Medina School Board. Two people running for spots on the school board in the Nov....
View ArticleElection 2015: Council veterans seek Brunswick seat
One current and one former Brunswick city councilman are going head to head in the only contested city council race in Medina County on Tuesday. Former Councilman Joe Salzgeber, who was appointed to...
View ArticleVotes rolling in ahead of Tuesday’s election
Early voting hours Medina County Board of Elections, 3800 Stonegate Drive in Medina Township Today, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Election Day at the polls Tuesday,...
View ArticleBrunswick City Council candidates spar over grant vote
A candidate in the county’s only contested city council race is accusing his opponent of voting on the allocation of an almost half-million dollar grant despite having a conflict of interest. Ward 3...
View ArticleToday’s the last chance to vote
Voters will decide three statewide issues as well as local races and levies today. Election Day voting in the county’s 117 precincts runs 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 60 locations. The Medina Board of...
View ArticleUnofficial results from the election on Nov. 3, 2015
Candidates 100 percent of precincts counted. * denotes incumbents One to be elected unless otherwise noted. Cities BRUNSWICK COUNCIL WARD 1 Michael J. Abella Jr.* 1,567 COUNCIL WARD 2 Nicholas J. Hanek...
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Village races: Seville mayoral race close
Seville’s mayoral race was decided by a mere six votes in one of the closest elections Tuesday in Medina County. Carol A. Carter Carol A. Carter, the challenger, nipped incumbent Mayor Eugene W....
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Township races: Guilford candidates just 2 votes apart
The next time a politician says every vote counts, don’t laugh. Gene Morris certainly isn’t. He nipped incumbent Bob Rohrer in the Guilford Township trustee race by a scant two votes, 885 to 883, in...
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