Wadsworth Safety Director Matt Hiscock wanted to make a difference when deaths from overdoses spiked in 2015-2016 across Ohio. He sent a call for help to various community members and the Wadsworth Drug Free Community Coalition (WDFCC) was born. Love and loss was the motive for those who were part Read more
The final episode of Monsteropolis: Legends, Anomalies, Monsters will air Sat., Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. on Wadsworth Community Radio 97.1 FM. In a recent email, host Seth Breedlove said, “we haven’t recorded a new episode since June and there aren’t any immediate plans to do so as we focus Read more
The 2022 Medina County Fall Foliage Tour Map is out! The Fall Foliage Tour has been a Medina County tradition since 1968. New to the tour? It’s a drive-it-yourself style and educates participants about agriculture, education and the history of Medina County. Every year, the tour highlights 10-15 places of Read more
Made in Medina County Day is coming up October 7. If you’ve ever wondered what’s happening in that manufacturing plant, or ever looked at a product and wondered if it had ties to Medina County — you can sign up for a plant tour or two and find out! Nineteen companies Read more
The new Michaels craft store, located in the Target Plaza on Williams Reserve Blvd., is expected to have its grand opening in October, with a soft-open slated for late September. Michaels Wadsworth is currently hiring for a number of seasonal and permanent roles. “We have about 15 open roles at Read more
Feeding Medina County has their monthly food distribution every fourth Thursday of the month at Art Wright Stadium between 10:30 a.m. and noon. Included in the food distribution are fresh fruits and vegetables, plus shelf stable food. What you might not know is how great the food need is locally Read more
The Wadsworth High School tennis teams will have a new place to call home next year. The Wadsworth Planning Commission has given the go-ahead to allow the schools to relocate the courts to an area north of Wadsworth Middle School. School officials in the district say the current courts have Read more
UnWined in Wadsworth is being sold. Current owners Ericha Fryfogle-Joy and Ernie Joy, in a Facebook post, said, “Ernie and I need to exhale and with two businesses and other life demands we are fried.” UnWined, located at 132 Main Street, is a wine, bourbon, spirits and cocktail lounge offering Read more
State Rep. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) announced significant funding for the Wadsworth Police Department to help reduce violent crime throughout the community. The funding stems from the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program. The Wadsworth Police Department is set to receive $237,956 through the grant program. The program funding will help Read more
The Wadsworth School District will have a third basketball team playing at the varsity level this year. There will be a boys team and a girls team — and now a wheelchair basketball team! Superintendent Dr. Andy Hill will recommend approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Wadsworth Education Read more
