It’s the 22nd annual free Medina Ice Festival this weekend. Enjoy four days of frozen fun as one of Medina’s favorite events returns to the historic Medina Square. More than 50 sponsored carvings will be on view beginning Friday afternoon and going through Monday afternoon. Each day, more works of frozen art Read more
The Elijah’s Truth Foundation is excited to celebrate the opening of its first sober living facility for women. Happy’s House is a safe landing for up to six women as they continue on their road to recovery. The newly renovated Happy’s House features a spacious living area, eat-in kitchen, formal Read more
Old Man Winter is here and will stick around for the weekend. We have a Wind Chill Advisory going into effect at 10 p.m. Friday night through 10 a.m. Sunday, which is Valentine’s Day. The National Weather Service says wind chills will dip below minus 10 degrees and could get as low Read more
Plow drivers are out working round-the-clock to clear snow and ice from the roads throughout Medina County — and in Wadsworth. The National Weather Service show snowfall totals for Wadsworth at just under two inches over the past 24 hours. ODOT workers and other plow drivers are working 12 hour shifts to keep Read more
With the World Health Organization declaring the mosquito-borne Zika virus a “public health emergency,” we asked an expert about concerns Ohioans should have. The declaration simply means mutual aid, or help from the federal government. The Zika virus isn’t new but what is — is how it’s impacting pregnant women, Read more
There’s much more to the Super Bowl than the rivalries, food and beer, or the fact it’s the most watched television show of the year. The Super Bowl is “the single largest human trafficking incident in the U.S.,” explains Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Experts say huge sporting events like Read more
Three key Medina County agencies have formed a coalition to help spread awareness about child, domestic and animal abuse. The Medina County SPCA, Children’s Center of Medina County and Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties are declaring February Abuse Prevention Month. Multiple communities have already jumped on board issuing proclamations to Read more
Monday was a big day in the fight against heroin addiction in the state of Ohio, as CVS announced it will be offering the overdose-reversing drug, naloxone, to the public. The CDC reports that heroin use in people 12 years and older has nearly doubled from what it used to be in the early 2000s. In Ohio, just Read more
The cold winter months can leave people moody and depressed, but believe it or not there are some simple, scientifically backed, things you can do to help cure your case of the winter blues. Talk Them Away – A recent study has shown that “talk therapy” can actually beat depression caused Read more
Since last April, the Wadsworth Schools Delay Start Time Committee has been meeting to discuss pushing back school start times by 30 minutes, which would also push back the end of the school day by 30 minutes. Newly-elected school board president, Julie Batey, heads the committee and says they are Read more
