The Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities is offering a Transportation Resource Series to help local residents interested in understanding and getting more information about transportation options in Medina County. The series includes four different sessions, each session covering a different topic. Attendees will learn how to access each option, Read more
The Wadsworth Grizzlies Varsity football team has named its captains for the upcoming 2019 High School Football season. The captains are quarterback Senior Trey Shafer, senior running back Dom LoParo, senior linemen Brendan Gordon, Logan Egleston and Mason Fortner and linebacker Jack Grice. The Grizzlies first football game is Aug. Read more
A family-oriented air show is once again coming to Akron-Fulton Municipal Airport this month. The Props and Pistons Festival, August 17-18, offers an affordable and fun experience for the entire family. You can see flying demonstrations, aircraft on display and even an automobile & custom motorcycle show. For the first Read more
Wadsworth’s own “Mighty Miles” — Miles Postak, 6 — will be one of the featured Akron Children’s Hospital “patient heroes” in this year’s First Energy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relay on Sept. 28. Before he was born, Miles was diagnosed with spina bifida. His parents Megan and Mark Read more
Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining forces to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the “Stuff the Bus” campaign event at the Wadsworth Walmart, 222 Smokerise Drive, on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. As part of a nationwide effort, the “Stuff Read more
Wadsworth 6th graders Ella and Amelia will compete in the National Invention Convention next year after placing at the state level over the weekend. Their invention is “The Recycle Buddy” and it took 2nd place for 6th grade in the State of Ohio Invention Convention held at the Ohio State Read more
The Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD) hosted its eighth annual Safety Town Plus program at the Medina County Achievement Center from July 15-19. Children with developmental disabilities from across Medina County participated in the five-day program, with each day focusing on a specific safety lesson: traffic safety, fire Read more
With a few remaining days in June, the weather scorecard is out. The Akron area has received 8.08 inches of rain already — making June 2019 the 6th wettest since records have been kept! Wadsworth had the 4th highest rain totals recorded in a 72-hour span earlier this month: http://tinyurl.com/yxctlor8. The Read more
The Akron Zoo will open its new animal area on Saturday, June 29. The Landon & Cynthia Knight Pride of Africa will feature a new habitat for our African lions and white storks and introduce new species Speke’s gazelle and crested guineafowl. The area will also include a new feeding Read more
Billboards now in place around Akron are part of a campaign to remind people that the risk of a loved one, including youth, dying by suicide increases if the household has easy access to medications, alcohol and firearms. The “Store It Safe” public awareness campaign is a partnership between Akron Read more
