Fred Hargrove Young Artists presents a collaboration with Medina County Arts Foundation and Buckeye Community Theatre: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. Director Amanda Zisk and her young cast kick off their performances on July 30 at Medina High School (851 Weymouth Rd. in Medina). Megan Polk, who plays Belle, and Tyler Martin, Read more…
It’s another “peaker” day — one of the hottest days in northeast Ohio. As temperatures are expected to continue well into the 90s over the next few days, City of Wadsworth electric customers are being asked to conserve power. City officials said nothing is wrong with the electric grid; they’re Read more…
Starting this coming Sunday night/Monday morning, a major road repaving project will take place in the city of Wadsworth. The repaving project will take place along the length of State Route 94 in Wadsworth, except for the area where the road construction project at Interstate 76 was to have taken Read more…
Organizers of Wadsworth’s dog park want to remind residents that the dog park inside Valley View Park is not yet open. The city recently got a call from someone saying their pooch got away when inside the dog park because the gates weren’t closed. Entrance gates haven’t arrived yet to Read more…
An award-winning filmmaker from Copley is hoping to get enough support through a Kickstarter campaign to shoot her second documentary abroad. Katie Young has a top-notch crew, and the backing of PBS, for her latest documentary 30,000 Litres, but needs the funds to make the social change film a reality. 30,000 Litres will take viewers Read more…
LeBron James is setting his sights beyond the basketball court. The NBA star and his company, SpringHill Entertainment, have signed a content creation deal with Warner Bros. that includes potential projects in film, television and other digital properties. Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara announced the partnership Wednesday. James Read more…
It appears less and less likely that the extensive road improvement project on State Route 94 near its intersection with I-76 will take place this year. Even if the Ohio Department Of Transportation would rebid the project this year, Wadsworth service director Robert Patrick doesn’t know if there would be Read more…
When you’re sick and have to go to the hospital, you hope you’ll receive the best care in the world, and if you live in Massachusetts you just may be getting it. According to “U.S. News and World Report,” Massachusetts General Hospital is the Best Hospital in America. The hospital Read more…
The University of Akron is back tracking on their plan to raise rates for upperclassmen. The move comes after pressure from students, legislators and the Ohio Department of Higher Education. In an email sent to the university Monday morning, President Scott Scarborough said he will ask the board of trustees Read more…
In honor of National Zoo Keeper Week, July 20-25, the Akron Zoo will see who knows what it takes to be a zoo keeper. All week the zoo will be asking guests zoo keeper related questions at the door from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and anyone who answers correctly will get $1 Read more…
