No school again Friday, May 5 for students who attend Central Intermediate School. The district says damage to a portion of the ceiling on the third floor of the building needs repaired. The ceiling that was damaged, which sits above the drop ceiling, was installed in 1927 and is made Read more
Election results from the May 2 primary: Robin Laubaugh will continue as Mayor of Wadsworth. She defeated Council President Bob Thurber, gathering 61% of votes. Laubaugh has served as the Mayor of Wadsworth for the past 15 years. She is currently serving her fourth, four-year term. Laubaugh will be listed Read more
The Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD) is presenting a “Toddler Garden Party”, for families with children ages 0-3 on Monday, May 22 from 10-11 a.m. at Carolyn Ludwig Mugrage Park (4985 Windfall Road, Medina). Children are children regardless of where they are in their development. They all like to learn, Read more
The master plan of several Wadsworth parks and trails has been unveiled and the vision is incredible! Memorial Park will be among the first to get a facelift. Phase 1 includes taking down “castle park” – the beloved wooden play structure – and replacing it with a “destination playground”. Over Read more
According to the annual County Health Rankings, released by The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Medina County is ranked 5th overall in Ohio for Health Outcomes and 4th for Health Factors. The report’s focus in 2023 was on the connection between civic health (how Read more
This week, Wadsworth High School is celebrating being drug free. Research suggests one of the most positive influential factors when a teen is growing up is a strong, open relationship with a parent or caregiver. The state of Ohio has a free newsletter you can sign up for at StartTalking.Ohio.gov. Read more
Crews are working round-the-clock to restore power to some still in the dark from the weekend windstorm. Wind gusts from Saturday (March 25) exceeded 60 mph and swept across the entire state. Some 29,000 residents are still impacted, though the number is changing rapidly. Workers continue to restore power as Read more
There’s a new pet store opening later this week in the Norton Acme Plaza! Pet Supplies Plus has set their soft opening for Friday, March 24. Bill and Nancy Sloan, the local owners and operators from Manchester, built the franchise store from the ground up. “We could not be more Read more
Serenity Family and Individual Counseling in Wadsworth is expanding. Beginning in April, they will have an additional downtown Wadsworth location. The second location will be inside the professional building at 273 Main Street, Suite 345. “Serenity was full (at 180 High Street, Suite D) and we had to start turning Read more
The #BeKindWadsworth committee held a contest at the school level and recently picked a winner. Sophomore Bailey Fetterolf won the Be Kind Wadsworth logo contest with the design pictured. She wanted to create something that would be easy to read and visually appealing. “I’m very happy to be able to Read more
