The Medina County Commissioners are looking for ways to use $238,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds coming from the Federal Government. It is anticipated that Wadsworth will receive the lion’s share of the federal funding. It is anticipated that the city will get $81,000 of the $238,000. Rob Henwood, Read more…
The “W” is back in town. Wadsworth Municipal Workers traditionally paint a red “W” on the square in Downtown Wadsworth when a Wadsworth High School athletic team wins a state championship. That Red “W” is where High/Main and College/Broad come together. Early Tuesday morning workers laid out the template for Read more…
It’s a party that only happens once every 17 years. This summer (mid-May) marks the emergence of the periodical cicada – a unique insect that last saw the light of day in 1999 – and Medina County Park District is celebrating its return with a series of special events. The Read more…
It was a rare treat for the Girls Division One State Champions the Wadsworth Lady Grizzlies basketball team and their coaching staff. The team and coaches spent Wednesday afternoon at the Statehouse in Columbus. They were honored by both the House of Representatives and the State Senate for their state Read more…
An outpatient drug addiction treatment center will open its doors this summer in Wadsworth. The LCADA Way has been working with the Medina County Drug Abuse Commission (MCDAC) and city of Wadsworth to open the wellness center on the Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital campus. “They detox at St. Thomas, Rosary Hall, Stella Maris, Read more…
School has been canceled for a second day in Norton and Barberton due to a water main break. Officials say a 24-inch water main that feeds from Barberton’s water treatment plant ruptured the evening of April 19. This type of rupture could cause negative pressure which could lead to potential backflow occurrences. Kenmore Read more…
Fisher-Price is recalling three cradle swing models due to a falling hazard. The models included in the recall are CHM84 Soothing Savanna Cradle ‘n Swing; CMR40 Sweet Surroundings Cradle ‘n Swing; and CMR43 Sweet Surroundings Butterfly Friends Cradle ‘n Swing. The product number is located on the seat under the Read more…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now confirming the Zika virus in pregnant women can cause babies to have abnormally small heads (and therefore, brains). CDC Director Tom Frieden says it’s now clear that the Zika virus does cause the birth defect known as microcephaly. Up until now, Read more…
Wadsworth residents will see and hear more about road construction projects in the city this week. Wadsworth Service Director Robert Patrick says that the Municipal Road Improvement program will get underway this week. 13 streets in Wadsworth will be fixed up this spring/summer through the program. The program is being Read more…
Wadsworth firefighters and four neighboring departments were called to the scene of a house fire at 918 Longbrook Drive Tuesday afternoon. The Wadsworth Fire Department first received the call around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon after the homeowner reported that a motorcycle in the attached garage had caught fire. Wadsworth Assistant Fire Read more…
