In her weekly message to the community, Medina County Health Commissioner Krista Wasowski is “hopeful” as we move into spring, her updates will serve as a source of positive and encouraging news. Read below for an update on vaccines in Medina County and across the state.
Food insecurity continues to rise in Medina County, as thousands of people continue to experience unemployment or underemployment due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Our community has been exceptionally generous in supporting our mission during these times. It is critical that we do more to serve our entire community,” said Read more…
In her weekly letter to the Medina County community, Health Commissioner Krista Wasowksi says locally, and across the state, we are experiencing a steady decline and leveling of new COVID-19 cases. “I am hopeful that Medina County will have its red designation removed…in the coming weeks.” Wasowski says hospitalizations, ER Read more…
Shortly after 9 p.m. on Feb. 15, Wadsworth police responded to a one-car crash on I-76 east near State Route 57 during the snowstorm. The K-9 officer and his handler arrived to the scene first and parked in the left lane. During that time, a minivan and another vehicle were Read more…
One of the most fun and creative families we know are at it again! Michael Gibson, a 1990 Wadsworth High School graduate who lives in Rittman with his wife and their six children, may be best known for his summer hitchhiking adventures with his children. Their adventurous spirits are carrying Read more…
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will begin providing data on the number of individuals who have received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine starting today, February 2, 2021 on the vaccine dashboard. The dashboard will have a drop-down menu at the top of the screen that allows the Read more…
The Medina County Health Department has been incredibly busy keeping the community up-to-date on the latest COVID-19 information. We reached out to health commissioner Krista Wasowski to answer some of your COVID-19 and vaccination questions. 1) When the general public gets to be vaccinated, will the general public have a Read more…
Employees of school districts have been included in Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1B. As the state is now in Phase 1B, the Wadsworth School District was informed that their opportunity for employees to receive the first dose of the vaccine will be Thursday, Feb. 4 at an off-campus location. More Read more…
Late last week, the Ohio Funeral Directors Association (OFDA) strongly urged Governor Mike DeWine and his administration to ensure Ohio’s funeral directors, and their employees, be given immediate access to the COVID-19 vaccine. “We appreciate and acknowledge the leadership of Governor Mike DeWine and his administration in dealing with this Read more…
We extend our congratulations to Wadsworth Patrol Officer Seth Petit, who was named Officer of the Year for 2020. Officer Petit started at the Wadsworth Police Department in 2011, and is currently assigned to the K9 Unit where he works alongside K9 Zoro. The success of the K9 Program is Read more…
