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By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 5 June 2026 at 1:12 pm Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Neveya Barnes, an Albion High School senior, reacts after seeing her friend Nisi Beltran Roblero badly injured on a car. It was a scene from a drunk driving simulation this morning outside Albion High School. Albion police officer Chris Glogowski was among many first responders as part of the simulation.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 5 June 2026 at 9:47 am Photo by Tom Rivers MEDINA – A group of artists met on Thursday at Nola’s Gaming & Crafting Café in Medina to display artwork this month. The group, the Medina Art Initiative, formed to promote local artists and to piggyback on the visitors who will be in the area for the Medina Triennial. That arts initiative opens on Saturday and runs through Sept.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 June 2026 at 5:16 pm Photo by Tom Rivers ALBION – The Albion Rotary Club today presented three scholarships. The recipients include, from left: Neveya Barnes, Kaitlin Bennett and Will Plummer. The Rotary Club meets at Fairhaven Inn. Neveya Barnes was awarded the Dick Eddy “Service above Self” Scholarship. This $1,250 scholarship is awarded in memory of Eddy, a community leader, businessman, and Rotarian, who committed his life to the principle of Service above Self.