Acting Interim Assistant Fire Chief Robert Lindner, 43, a 25-year veteran of the fire service, 15 as a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with the Wadsworth Fire and EMS Department, has accepted the appointment as the new Fire Chief for the City of Wadsworth. A swearing in ceremony will be held in council Read more
Downtown Wadsworth may be getting a park! In the past few years, the City of Wadsworth’s downtown has seen many exciting developments as a part of its downtown revitalization effort. A recent exciting announcement could have a very positive impact on the efforts to further enhance and strengthen the downtown Read more
Medina County Park District’s Wildflower Challenge is back for 2018! It’s the perfect reason to get outside and enjoy the unfolding of the season as you search for common native spring wildflowers — and even earn a prize for completing the Wildflower Challenge checklist between March 1 and June 1. Read more
A message from Wadsworth school counselors urges parents to talk with their children about suicide, especially after warnings about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The series, based on a 2007 book by Jay Asher, depicts the story of 17-year-old Hannah Baker, who makes 13 audio tapes before committing suicide. The tapes Read more
Soon, winter will loosen its snowy grip on Northeast Ohio, and wildflowers like spring beauty, yellow trout lily, marsh marigold, and others will add a welcome burst of color to our region’s forests and fields. There are reports of one of Ohio’s earliest wildflowers, skunk cabbage, already poking up through Read more
Medina County Parks is offering a ton of free (or mostly free) activities again for October. Get your calendars out and enjoy one or more of these exciting events! Saturday, October 1 ‑ Hiking for the Health of It ‑ Allardale West – 9 to 11 a.m. This is a Read more
The Local Teamsters union in Wadsworth has submitted an intent to strike notice to the city, although picketers were not outside this morning. For almost two years, both sides have tried to reach a deal unsuccessfully. At odds are wages, health insurance, hours of work and more. The union and Read more
According to Cleveland.com, Kent State University has restructured its Prentice Cafe in Prentice Hall after administrators noticed a rising number of students with intolerance to gluten. The cafe was certified by the Gluten-Free Food Services Certification Program, which is a nationally-recognized food safety program. “Students’ needs have always been our top Read more
Youth athletes across Northeast Ohio are already training for their fall seasons and Akron Children’s Hospital is ready to launch its third annual “Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer” campaign in conjunction with the Go4TheGoal Foundation. “September is ‘Childhood Cancer Awareness Month’ and it’s a great time for athletes to get Read more
Born from pain and concern, the Wadsworth Drug Free Community Coalition (WDFCC) is dedicated to fighting the drug epidemic. With drug overdoses nearly doubling in Wadsworth from 2014 (23 overdoses, 4 fatal) to 2015 (42 overdoses, 6 fatal) — and on the rise this year (39 overdoses, as of 8/30/16 and 4 fatal) Read more
