So much fun, so little time to pack it all in, but make sure you make time to enjoy one or several of these fun, family events this weekend in northeast Ohio. The Medina County Baby Fair is Saturday, complete with vendors, raffles, giveaways, car seat inspections and more. It Read more
Rain or shine, downtown Wadsworth storefronts will be lined with vendors Saturday, May 16, for the 21st annual Craft & Herb Festival. Diane Ollom, who has been organizing the event for the past 10 years, said 100 vendors will be setting up their crafts for you to peruse and purchase. Read more
Steps of Change: Walk a Mile in My Shoes kicks off May 16 at Plum Creek in Brunswick at noon. OhioCAN (Change Addiction Now) is sponsoring the second annual walk which aims to educate, embrace and empower families and individuals whose lives have been impacted by substance use. “I just read Read more
A judge will hear arguments about whether to dismiss a civil case filed by a Lodi couple who want to keep their toothless, 41-year-old black bear despite not getting a required permit from the state. Jeffrey and Debra Gillium have argued their caged male bear, named Archie, is old and Read more
A doctor at Akron Children’s Hospital recently received a humanitarian award for his child advocacy work abroad and in the United States. Dr. Jeff Kempf, DO, director of the Office of Pediatric Global Health at Akron Children’s Hospital, received the M. Bridget Wagner, DO, Humanitarian Award at the Ohio Osteopathic Association’s Read more
Ground will soon be broken on the one and only Wadsworth Community Dog Park. Roni Leatherman, who heads the dog park creation, said on Matt & Tina in the Morning Friday that fencing will begin to go up the first week of June. Leatherman brought her furry friend, Piper, to the studio as her Welsh Read more
Make sure to take some time this weekend to honor and celebrate your mom this Mother’s Day weekend. Here’s a list of fun family things to do that aren’t necessarily Mother’s Day related. Although some are, of course! Many of the nation’s public gardens will mark Mother’s Day with special Read more
It’s a special day for moms this weekend. Celebrate mom by getting her a gift, taking her to eat, or finding a fun place to hang out for free with the whole family. Enjoy this list of gifts, things to do and freebies for mom. FOOD FOR MOM Beef ‘O’ Read more
Ohio Bike Helmet Safety Awareness Week is May 2 – 10. Akron Children’s Hospital, Safe Kids Summit County and the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will provide free bike helmets to children ages 3-16 as part of the “Put a Lid on It! Protect Before You Pedal” event Read more
The best and brightest students were honored Wednesday night at the Medina Noon Kiwanis program award dinner. Each month, the eight schools in Medina County name a student of the month. The school then picks two students of the year. Wadsworth High School officials chose Sonia Potter and Robert Krueger to Read more
