Ground will soon be broken on the one and only Wadsworth Community Dog Park. Roni Leatherman, who heads the dog park creation, said on Matt & Tina in the Morning Friday that fencing will begin to go up the first week of June. Leatherman brought her furry friend, Piper, to the studio as her Welsh Read more…
Ohio Bike Helmet Safety Awareness Week is May 2 – 10. Akron Children’s Hospital, Safe Kids Summit County and the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will provide free bike helmets to children ages 3-16 as part of the “Put a Lid on It! Protect Before You Pedal” event Read more…
The best and brightest students were honored Wednesday night at the Medina Noon Kiwanis program award dinner. Each month, the eight schools in Medina County name a student of the month. The school then picks two students of the year. Wadsworth High School officials chose Sonia Potter and Robert Krueger to Read more…
After months of build-up, the “Minerva Monster” film is finally roaring onto DVD, Blu-Ray and the Internet streaming site Vimeo. The film debuts May 16 at the Ohio Bigfoot Conference at Salt Fork State Park. On June 6, the Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce will host a release party of the film in downtown Minerva as Read more…
No real surprises in Tuesday’s Republican Primary Election in Wadsworth. Both incumbents that faced opposition won their races. Council President Thomas Palecek defeated challenger Susan Hanlon by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. In Ward Two, Councilman Bob Titus squeezed by Rick Ott by six votes. In Ward One, there were two Read more…
It’s primary election day in Medina County. The polls will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. There is one county-wide issue on the ballot. Issue 10 asks voters to decide on an eight-tenths of one-mill levy for social services. Among the agencies that would be helped by passage Read more…
Spring might have gotten off to a slow start this year, but that hasn’t dampened the effects of pollen. In fact, Dr. Clifford Bassett, founder and medical director at Allergy and Asthma Care of New York told weather.com he predicted “a very robust pollen explosion” this spring — and he Read more…
Spring might have gotten off to a slow start this year, but that hasn’t dampened the effects of pollen. In fact, Dr. Clifford Bassett, founder and medical director at Allergy and Asthma Care of New York told weather.com he predicted “a very robust pollen explosion” this spring — and he Read more…
The Northeast Ohio area remains one of the worst in the country for air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report released earlier this week. The Cleveland-Akron-Canton region ranked 10th worst out of 220 metropolitan areas nationwide for year-round particle air pollution, despite recording its Read more…
Most people know that allergy triggers change with the seasons — pollen in the spring and fall, allergy-producing plants such as poison ivy all summer and mold in the winter. But in some rare cases, it’s not weather-driven allergens, such as ragweed causing trouble, but rather the weather patterns and Read more…
