Olympian David Wottle will make an appearance at a special dedication Thursday in Wadsworth. A 4-foot tall matchstick will be dedicated at Wadsworth City Hall at 4 p.m. It’s in honor of the MatchStick 5k/10k Challenge and the history goes back several decades. In 1972, David Wottle was living in Wadsworth Read more…
It’s a long-standing piece of history with a storied past. Now a well-known Wadsworth statue is being featured in Roadside America. This stunning “Boy and the Boot” photograph was taken by Tom Stugmyer and is the featured picture in the publication’s online story that tracks Boy and the Boot statues across the country. Many say this boy brought Read more…
No injuries after a fire broke out in our historic downtown district Tuesday morning. The blaze erupted around midnight at The Sub Station located at 126 Main Street. The fire is five buildings south of our station and has apartments above the business. Firefighters from several area department helped battle the Read more…
Cleveland Clinic and Akron Children’s Hospital have entered an affiliation agreement to align their pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery programs and their adult congenital cardiology services. The cardiovascular surgeons, adult congenital cardiologists and leadership teams from both hospital systems say the collaboration will best serve the families of the Read more…
The Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce and Greater Wadsworth Area Chamber of Commerce teamed up last week to raise money for a great cause. The chambers held a charity bartending event at Spunkmeyers Pub and Crafted Cocktail Company on March 12. Raffle baskets and other donations brought in $1,038 for Read more…
There’s something for everyone on this week’s list of Tina’s Travels, as I give you a quick tour of activities going on around northeast Ohio. It is Friday the 13th and Friday night, you could get a scare at Canton’s Factory of Terror. The world’s longest haunted house is open Read more…
State troopers in Medina County will be out in full force this weekend – and on St. Patrick’s Day – to insure the roads are safe by having check points. Overall, drinking violations increase 12-percent on a Tuesday St. Patrick’s Day, while stats show Saturday sees a 33-percent jump. Saturday is also Read more…
Portions of Ohio are under a flood watch through the weekend. Medina and Summit counties, along with other areas of northern Ohio, are under the flood watch through 4 p.m. Sunday. The recent thaw is causing ice breakups along area rivers which could cause ice jams and result in flooding. Read more…
Despite all of the snow, Ohio is still an attractive place to settle down and raise a family. That’s according to an analysis recently done by NerdWallet. Several local communities make the Top 10 list of best places for young families to live. Wadsworth comes in at #8; Norton takes the Read more…
Wadsworth senior Shannon Jones, 18, has natural talent and a natural cool confidence about her. The senior captain will compete in the OHSAA state bowling tournament Friday at Wayne Webb’s Bowling Center in Columbus at 10:30 a.m. Having only been bowling since a freshman in high school, Shannon exudes the Read more…
