On Friday, the city of Wadsworth and the Wadsworth School Board announced the beginnng of a heroin and opiate abuse awareness program. In the coming weeks, the campaign is designed to offer information, data and resources on heroin and prescription pill abuse. Both the city and the school board are Read more
One of the last phases of the State Route 94 repaving project through the city of Wadsworth is getting started this week. Wadsworth Service Director Robert Patrick says starting tonght, the ‘top coat’ of asphalt will be put down by contractors. Work crews will begin the resurfacing at the southern Read more
Animals at the Medina County SPCA will soon be calling a new place home. The shelter raised enough money to buy the 13,000 square foot property in Seville with a state-of-the-art kennel. In three months, donations of more than $400,000 came in to make the dream a reality. “We are Read more
September 11 is the National Day of Service and Remembrance, also known as 9/11 Day. The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of efforts originally launched in 2002 by the 9/11 nonprofit MyGoodDeed with wide support by the 9/11 community and leading national service organizations. Read more
It’s official. New iPhones are on the way…as well as a bunch of other new gadgets. At an event in San Francisco yesterday, Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 6S and the slightly larger iPhone 6S Plus. The devices have a pressure sensitive screen that allows for what Apple calls Read more
Want to make that lovey-dovey feeling last with your sweetie? Sharing giggles is a good way to do it, according to a new study. Laura Kurtz is a social psychologist from the University of North Carolina who’s been interested in the idea of shared laughter in romantic relationships for a Read more
While the upcoming Labor Day holiday is a very-well deserved day off for most people, it seems there are a lot of people that will actually be laboring on Labor Day. According to a Bloomberg BNA survey of human resource professionals, while 97 percent of companies give their employees a Read more
Thousands of people packed downtown Wadsworth on Wednesday for the annual Taste of Wadsworth event put on by Downtown Wadsworth, Inc. More than 20 food vendors set up around the square enticing customers with their variety of tasty treats. Taste of Wadsworth-goers purchased tickets and then used the tickets to Read more
AAA predicts 35.3million Americans, including more than 1.5 million Ohioans, will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday Sept. 3and Monday Sept. 7. This is an increase of 1 percent nationwide and 1.8 percent for Ohio from Labor Day 2014 and marks the highest number of travelers since 2008. Rising wages and lower gas prices continue to help boost Read more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting zero fatalities, three injury crashes and 10 property damage crashes on the Ohio stretch of I-80 during the multi-state I-80/I-35 Challenge. The initiative began Aug. 28 and ended Aug. 30. Troopers responded to 1,159 total incidents and issued 41 safety belt citations. OSHP joined Read more
