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
In addition to the Medina County Health Department, 13 providers in Medina County will begin to receive vaccine for Phase 1B populations next week. It’s important to know the process for some locations may change in the weeks to come. Phase 1B includes those 80 years and older seeking vaccinations Read more
Our sincerest congratulations to our new Medina County Sheriff, Terry Grice. Grice took the Oath of Office on Jan. 3, 2021. He was proudly administered by his father. In his speech after taking the oath of office, the new Sheriff thanked his family for always being there for him. “Our Read more
