Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking youth athletes who have suffered a concussion to become participants in a clinical trial studying whether cooling the brain after the concussion, similar to icing an injured muscle, can reduce symptoms and speed up recovery time. In the past decade, concussion has emerged as a Read more
A Providence, Rhode Island fugitive wanted in connection with a 2017 kidnapping and child rape case was arrested by U.S. Marshals last Wednesday evening. WLNE-TV is reporting 31-year old Marcos Garcia-Solis was apprehended by U.S. Marshals, assisted by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, around 6:45 last Wednesday evening. Read more
Due to the wind chill forecast, Wadsworth City Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 30, and Thursday, January 31. All before-school, after-school and evening activities are cancelled on Wednesday, January 30. A decision on high school after-school and evening activities scheduled for Thursday, January 31, will be made late Read more
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill watch that will take effect late Tuesday night and will continue through Thursday afternoon. Wind Chill readings as low as 35-below zero are possible from Northwest Pennsylvania through Northeast Ohio. These low wind chill readings can cause frostbite on exposed skin Read more
The Wadsworth Police Department wants to remind residents and motorists not to leave valuables in plain sight inside their vehicles. Last week, three cars were broken into near the Planet Fitness storefront on Williams Reserve Boulevard. The owners of two of the cars reported their wallets and tote bags were Read more
The Wadsworth Fire Department has recently added 5 part-time firefighters to its ranks. Three of those part-time officers are certified as EMTs, the other two will have to go through training. Last month, two full-time firefighter/paramedics were added to the Fire Department. That brings the number of full-timers on the Read more
The Wadsworth School District has announced that classes will be cancelled on Tuesday January 22nd because of the cold wind chill readings expected in the morning hours. Sporting events on Tuesday involving Wadsworth High School teams have also been cancelled. They include Boys basketball games at Ellet High School in Read more
On January 3, Gavon Ramsay, 17, of Wadsworth was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the brutal murder of 98-year old Margaret Douglas last April in her Portage Street home. Ramsay pleaded ‘no contest’ to nine counts in connection with the murder in a Medina County court appearance Read more
The Leadership Medina County Class of 2019 is helping with the county’s Point in Time (PIT) count to help the nation document progress towards ending homelessness and help the county agencies plan for resources needed to help. This year’s PIT will be Tuesday, January 22. The class needs help to Read more
Wadsworth School Superintendent Doctor Andy Hill is telling parents that their child’s attendance figures as indicated on their first quarter/first trimester report card, may not be accurate. Some partial day absences may not be accurately reflected. Last school year, Ohio Revised Code changed requirements for reporting student attendance from days Read more
