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Brunswick High School will host the Craft and Gift Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

12 with about 100 vendors to raise funds for the Special Education Job Club and work-study program; vendor spaces remain available.

Medina City Schools has $400,000 in state reimbursement grant funding plus $200,000 in community donations to install turf, removable bases, 30-foot backstops and netting at the high school baseball and softball fields; if the board approves work will begin this winter and finish by June 2028.

Medina Council approved using the remaining $39,654.97 in opioid settlement funds to support Hope Recovery's 2027 workforce development program, and council had already approved $25,000 to Next Step Up + the program includes construction trades, Hope Grows, Hope Helps, and Hope Creates.

Council voted (Oct. 26) to advertise bids for Phase 2 of East Smith Road, a full reconstruction from South Jefferson Street to South Harmony Street that will replace pavement, water, storm and sanitary sewers, and sidewalks.

Medina County pledged $478,000 for the sanitary sewer, and the city will cover its share from the 108 Fund.

Feeding Medina County will hold a turkey drive Nov.

18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Boyert's Greenhouse (7171 Wooster Pike Road) and is accepting turkey, food, and cash donations weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 650 West Smith Road; the main food distribution will be Nov. 19, 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Medina County Fairgrounds.

Medina Council is considering Oct.

26 recommendations to offer up to 40% payroll-tax grants for Falcon Industries' $4.3 million, 38,000 sqft expansion at 180 Commerce Drive that would add seven jobs, and for Spray Products' $7 million Lake Road expansion to add 32 jobs over three years.

Milling is finished and crews will replace pavement and markings on US 42 (from Homestead Street to Lafayette Road), with night work near the square and day work south of Washington Street continuing this week and the project expected to be done by Oct.

30.

The 42nd Annual Candlelight Walk will be held Nov.

20 in Public Square as Main Street Medina and the city unveil new gazebo, tree, and streetscape lighting; decorating is planned Nov. 14–15, and donation boxes will appear in November as they seek $25,000 by Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1 toward $100,000.