The MatchStick 5K/10K race is Friday night in Wadsworth. It’s one of the main features of the Blue Tip Festival. Close to 500 runners are expected to compete. Race organizer John Powell says the course is designed with the recreational runner in mind. Participants will need to park vehicles at Read more
If you say there’s nothing to do this weekend, I say you’re crazy! The trouble about this weekend will be trying to figure out how much you can squeeze in 🙂 Friday night is the MatchStick 5K/10K race in Wadsworth. If you’re aren’t running in it, come out and line the route Read more
Many northeast Ohioans witnessed a weather phenomena that is rarely seen in our area, though not uncommon. Funnel clouds were spotted close to the ground in eastern Wadsworth. It prompted the city’s tornado siren to go off. But the Weather Channel says they weren’t tornadoes, rather cold air funnel clouds. Meteorologists Read more
Mike Cramer grew up in Wadsworth, was just starting his own business and had recently married the love of his life, Mandii, whom he met online, when his life took a drastic turn. At just 39 years old, Mike suffered a stroke during a medical procedure on Nov. 23, 2011. He ended up Read more
Experts say you can eat your way to better sleep, with less snoring and nightmares. Curious? We were too. Check out what nutritionists and sleep specialists say will help you. To fall asleep: Try some cherries for a bedtime snack because they’re full of melatonin and it helps induce sleep, according Read more
Kids Zone was quite a hit at the Blue Tip Festival on Wednesday. Children enjoyed a giant chalk wall, bubble machine, meeting superheroes and more. Grace and Truth Church put on the fantastic display for the youth to enjoy. Some 500-plus kids came through to play in the zone. “Part Read more
The Akron Zoo encourages guests to “monkey around” in their new playground. Nature’s Play is now open! The play space, which mirrors how primates play, features natural tree stump stepping stones, a rope walk to increase balance and hand-eye coordination, a rope climb to increase strength, a rope web to Read more
Construction on Wadsworth’s dog park inside Valley View Park began Monday! The committee, along with volunteers, spent much of the day stretching out chain link fence and measuring. Next week, benches will be installed and the rest of the fencing should go up. Roni Leatherman, who heads the dog park committee, Read more
One of the things that makes the community of Wadsworth so unique is that people talk to each other. And the best part about my job is I get to meet and interview interesting people on a daily basis. Councilman Bob Thurber, owner of Thurber’s Jewelers in downtown, noticed a Read more
Music flows from the veins of Gabe Reed, a 2014 Wadsworth High School graduate. The 19-year-old college student has a ton of talent and he shared some of it with the morning show. Recently, he and another WHS grad made their first music video. You can watch “One of a Kind” via Read more
