Medina

2024 - 9 - 25

Når pepper spray og maraton mødes i Medina – og en teenager i håndjern!

Boy Scouts - fællesskab - konservative klubber - maraton - Medina County - nødhusly - politi - skolebestyrelse

Få historien om den bizarre hændelse med sheriffens deputy og teenageren, mens vi også hylder den inspirerende maratonløber, der kæmper mod ALS!

CASTROVILLE, Texas – I en chokerende hændelse har en sheriff-deputy fra Medina County affyret en kraftig peberspray mod øjet på en håndhjernet teenager. Incidenten, der nu er kommet frem i medierne, har skabt debat om politiets brug af magt, især når det involverer unge. Selvom situationen var anspændt, og teenageren tilsyneladende var under kontrol, tog deputy’en en beslutning, der har rejst både spørgsmål og opfordringer til reformer af politiets procedurer. Hvad kan der gøres for at sikre, at magten ikke misbruges i vores lokalsamfund?

På en helt forskellig note, men stadig i Medina, er der også positive nyheder. Medina Conservation Club er vært for et velkendt event kaldet 'Taste of Scouting'. Boy Scouts og Cub Scouts fra Medina og Lyndonville deltager, med Troop 28 i spidsen for aktiviteterne. Dette event giver en fantastisk mulighed for lokale familier til at komme ud, lære om scouting og støtte de unge i deres udvikling. Den fællesskabsfølelse, der skabes ved disse begivenheder, minder os om, at selv i svære tider er der stadig lys og håb.

En tredje historie, der også skyder sig frem i Medina, handler om den modige Jimmer Szatkowski, en lokal, der lever med ALS. Jimmer og hans bror forbereder sig på en stor udfordring: at gennemføre en maraton på 26,2 miles som en del af en fundraiser for Tackle ALS Foundation. Det kræver både styrke og beslutsomhed at overkomme sådanne udfordringer, og deres initiativ inspirerer mange til at kæmpe videre mod sygdommen. Jimmers kamp for at nå denne præstation vakte også en bølge af støtte fra lokalsamfundet, der står bag ham.

Disse tre historier fra Medina synliggør både udfordringerne og triumferne, som folk oplever i hverdagen. Mens vi skaber opmærksomhed omkring de skadelige misbrug af magt, fejrer vi samtidigt de elskværdige sjæle, der kæmper for vigtige sager og inspirerer andre til at gøre det samme. Vidste du, at ALS er en progressiv neurologisk sygdom, og at enige små fundraising-begivenheder kan gøre en stor forskel for forskning? Det er også værd at bemærke, at scouting ikke kun lærer børn fede nye færdigheder, men også opdrager dem til ansvarlige borgere. Medina er virkelig en by med både udfordringer og helte!

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Footage shows Medina County sheriff's deputy shoot handcuffed ... (KSAT San Antonio)

CASTROVILLE, Texas – A Medina County sheriff's deputy fired a high-propulsion pepper spray gun into the eye of a handcuffed teenager while he sat in the ...

Medina Conservation Club hosting 'Taste of Scouting' on Saturday ... (orleanshub.com)

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Medina and Lyndonville will be participating, with Troop 28 taking charge of activities for the boys. Bonham said they are ...

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Medina native with ALS plans to complete marathon next month in ... (orleanshub.com)

Jimmer” Szatkowski will be pushed 26.2 miles in a fundraiser for the Tackle ALS Foundation MEDINA – Two brothers from Medina are gearing up to complete a ...

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Revisiting Meg Medina (National Endowment for the Arts)

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month: Revisiting our 2023 interview with award-winning author Meg Medina, the first Latina National Ambassador for Young ...

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Medina school board had reduction plan in place in case of levy failure (cleveland.com)

If Issue 16, the Medina City School district's proposed 7.5-mill, 10-year emergency levy, fails, Nov. 5, the district has plans to make $8 million in ...

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Jill Marie Frantz (The Gazette)

Jill Marie Frantz, 56, of Medina, Ohio, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family Friday, September 20, 2024. Jill was born April 13, ...

Medina, Medina Township and Montville Township police blotter for ... (The Gazette)

Medina police. Friday, Sept. 20. 10:37 a.m. — 800 block of Wadsworth Road; a complaint was made regarding a neighbor feeding deer.

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News roundup for Sept. 25 (The Gazette)

Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley names 2025 H. Peter Burg award recipient. Akron and Canton Area Huntington National Bank market president ...

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Stephen James Chylik (The Gazette)

Stephen James Chylik, 72, of Medina, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Sunday, September 22, 2024. Steve was born April 28, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, ...

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Medina's first emergency housing shelter remains on track to open ... (The Gazette)

Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority's planned emergency housing facility, Next Step Up, remains on track to open in January, according to MMHA Executive ...

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Medina hosts Fall Festival of Bands (The Daily News Online)

MEDINA — Coming up with 75.70 points and second place in Small Schools 1 Class was a step up from the previous week in the eyes of the Medina Mustang.

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Medina County remains only county in Ohio to give portion of sales ... (The Gazette)

On Tuesday, Hlasko attended the Medina County commissioners' meeting to further discuss the local sales tax revenue and the other funding sources available for ...

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Medina County's emergency housing shelter slated to open in January (cleveland.com)

Skip Sipos, executive director of the Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority spoke at a recent council meeting to provide council members with some details about ...

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Now is the time to enjoy autumn in the Medina County Parks (cleveland.com)

The Medina County Park District -- with its 25 parks, nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries, and with 50 trails -- offers the perfect places to hike by ...

Medina man, 20, pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide in ... (orleanshub.com)

MEDINA – A Medina man pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court today to criminally negligent homicide, admitting to driving at a high rate of speed and ...

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Driver rescued from burning car after head-on crash in Medina County (KENS5.com)

First responders were called out just after 1 p.m. to a major accident on Potranco Road and FM 471N. Author: Kristin Dean. Published: 3:35 PM CDT ...

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Longhorns down Medina Valley (KGNS.tv)

(KGNS) - The United ...

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FMS volleyball goes 1-3 against Medina Valley (Fredericksburg Standard)

The Fredericksburg Middle School volleyball squads faced off against the Medina Valley Wildcats on Thursday, Sept. 19. Overall, the squads went 1-3, ...

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Driver pulled from fiery head-on crash in Medina County - KTSA (550 KTSA)

The collision happened around 1 p.m. on Potranco Road and FM 471 and the man rescued ended up trapped inside a car as it burned. Crews with Medina County Fire/ ...

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Medina council approves grant application to fund bump-outs ... (cleveland.com)

Earlier this month, council's finance committee discussed seeking grant funding to install bump-outs at certain points around the square and Sept.

Medina increases maximum height allowance for residential buildings (ECM Publishers)

At the Sept. 17 Medina City Council meeting, the council discussed amending residential building height limitations. Also during the meeting, they reviewed ...

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