May 17th was a memorable day for Wadsworth Community Radio. 97.1 FM was inducted into the Wadsworth Older Adults Foundation’s Senior Advocate Hall of Fame. The Senior Advocate Hall of Fame was established by the Foundation in 2008 to recognize the outstanding contributions and accomplishments of local individuals and organizations Read more
After 33 years as head wrestling coach for Wadsworth High School, John Gramuglia has decided to retire. John has been a teacher and coach for 38 years. During his tenure as Wadsworth’s head coach, John Gramuglia had a dual meet record of 369-78-1 with 26 Suburban League Championships, 17 Sectional Read more
One major traffic headache in Downtown Wadsworth has been cured. The intersection of Broad and Lyman has been re-opened to traffic. The intersection was closed last week to install a vault underneath the pavement as part of the waterline replacement project. Work on the project wraped up late Friday afternoon. Read more
The New Mayor of a Texas city is a native of the city of Wadsworth. Retired NASA Astronaut Mike Foreman was elected on Saturday May 5th as the new Mayor of Friendswood, Texas. Foreman who served on two Space Shuttle missions, won a tight race to be Mayor. Foreman was Read more
The Wadsworth Boys Track and Field team is on a roll. For the fourth consecutive year, the Grizzlies won the Suburban League’s National Conference Track Championship. Wadsworth finished the two-day competition at Nordonia High School with 158 points. Brecksville-Broadview Heights finished second with 98. Wadsworth sprinter Andrew Robinson had a Read more
It’s almost done. The road construction projects at Interstate 76 and State Route 94 and on High Street are reaching their completion date of June 30th. Wadsworth Service Director Robert Patrick says in the past coulple of months there have been some concrete alterations and asphalt changes. “You will see Read more
The Wadsworth Softball team gave head coach Mike Schmeltzer Senior his 300th career victory with a 5-3 win over Nordonia on Monday May 7th. The victory improved the Lady Grizzlies season record to 16-7. In the Suburban League National Conference, Wadsworth has a record of 7-3. The Lady Grizzlies have Read more
Another construction project that will cause of traffic issues in Wadsworth. The intersection of Broad and Lyman will be closed until at least Friday May 11th while construction crews install a ‘vault’ underneath the pavement. The work is part of the water line replacement project along Broad Street. Wadsworth Service Read more
Mr. Football has his trophy. In a ceremony at Wadsworth High School on Thursday May 3rd, Joey Baughman received his trophy from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association as Mr. Football in the state given to the Best High School Football player. Joey led the Grizzlies to a Suburban League National Read more
The athletes who are members of the Wadsworth Boys Track team in 2018 had a memorable season. The Boys track team won the regular season Suburban League National Conference Dual Meet Championship with a 7-0 record. The Boys have been undefeated in the last four years of Suburban League National Read more
