Wadsworth residents will see and hear more about road construction projects in the city this week. Wadsworth Service Director Robert Patrick says that the Municipal Road Improvement program will get underway this week. 13 streets in Wadsworth will be fixed up this spring/summer through the program. The program is being Read more
Wadsworth firefighters and four neighboring departments were called to the scene of a house fire at 918 Longbrook Drive Tuesday afternoon. The Wadsworth Fire Department first received the call around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon after the homeowner reported that a motorcycle in the attached garage had caught fire. Wadsworth Assistant Fire Read more
For the first time in its history, a litter of three snow leopard cubs have been born at the Akron Zoo. This is the third litter born to the zoo’s female Snow Leopard Shanti, but her first set of triplets! The previous two litters, in 2012 and 2014, each consisted Read more
The Wadsworth High School girls basketball team continues to be recognized by some young fans in the community. 10-year-old Jake Carbaugh came up with the T-shirt saying (pictured here). He and his 7-year-old brother, Brody, are donating them to the team and coaching staff for winning the State Championship. Jake Read more
Coffee giant Starbucks has found a great way to dispose of its leftover foods: donate them to charity. The company is planning to give its unsold food to people in need saying instead of throwing out its unsold perishable food items, it will be to donated to food banks. The Read more
The FDA is ordering drug-makers to put the strongest warning about risks on all fast-acting opioid painkillers. On Tuesday, the agency announced that more than 200 drugs, including oxycodone and fentanyl, will need to carry a so-called “black box” warning which includes risks for abuse, addition, overdose, and death. The Read more
The Buckeye State is the 7th largest state in the U.S., in terms of population, as its home to 11.6 million residents. If you’d like to make thriving Ohio your home, BackgroundChecks.org detailed the 50 safest cities in Ohio. Wadsworth is one of only two Medina County cities that make the list. Read more
Voters turned out in droves to cast a ballot Tuesday for the 2016 presidential primary. On the Republican side in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich defeated Donald Trump, receiving more than 900,000 votes (46.8%). But Trump ended up winning primaries in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and Missouri. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton Read more
A Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland says it’ll be windy, between 25-35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph expected. These anticipated gusty winds could cause minor property damage, such as trees and limbs falling down, along with power Read more
Polls will be open until 7:30 p.m. as voters cast a ballot in over 8,800 precincts across Ohio today for the presidential primary election. Voters will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for presidential candidates, U.S. and state senators, congressional and state representatives, judges, central committee representatives along with several county offices. Read more
