The city of Wadsworth has announced that the rate for customers participating in the natural gas aggregation program for the coming year has been fixed at $3.23 mcf. Wadsworth Service Director Robert Patrick says this year’s rate is nearly 25% less than last years. He says the new rate is Read more
The Medina County Health Department received confirmation on August 13th that a sample of mosquitos taken from Memorial Park in Wadsworth has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first positive test result that the Medina County Health Department has received this year. Environmental Health Director Colin Johnson Read more
You’ve probably noticed the spike in gas prices in recent days. GasBuddy.com has issued an alert saying the BP Refinery in Indiana is operating at less than half of its 430,000 gallon a day capacity. Repairs could take anywhere from 7 -12 days to complete. Once repairs are made, the price Read more
The much anticipated repaving project on Route 94 in Wadsworth begins tonight (Aug. 10). 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 place. That project has been Read more
Finally! The Wadsworth Dog Park located at Valley View Park is open for use. Wadsworth Mayor Robin Laubaugh and Dog Park Organizer Roni Leatherman delivered some opening remarks before the ribbon was cut and the newly installed gates swung open for dog owners and their furry friends When you enter Read more
If you’ve ever made the argument that school starts too early, you now have science to back you up. A new federal report says the majority of middle and high schools students in the U.S. start their school day too early. The early start time keeps kids from sleeping enough Read more
Ohio’s first and only sales-tax holiday starts on Friday, Aug. 7 at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m., the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) announced. The tax holiday was passed by the General Assembly last year and signed into law on Dec. 19, 2014. It Read more
Wadsworth residents will not be voting in November on a 1.1-mill renewal levy to help fund capital purchases for the Wadsworth Fire Department. At Tuesday night’s meeting of Wadsworth City Council, members (with Councilman Bob Thurber absent) voted 6-0 against a measure that would have allowed the city to place Read more
The Garage Ministry is hosting the first of three community heroin awareness meetings from 7 p.m. – 8:30 tonight. It’s not only aimed at the at-risk youth they build relationships with, but educators, parents and anyone in the community. “We’ve been going to too many funerals, too many late night Read more
Residents of Wadsworth have been chomping at the bit to get inside the Wadsworth dog park and let their pooches play. And this weekend, they will get to do just that. Dog park organizer Roni Leatherman says a ribbon cutting/grand opening for the city’s first dog park will be Saturday, Aug. 8 at 3 Read more
