Do you have a green thumb? The city of Wadsworth wants you. Applications are now being accepted for plots in the Bird Park Community Garden. The garden is the result of months of effort on the part of a volunteer leadership committee, the City of Wadsworth, and the Wadsworth Public Read more…
Wadsworthian Michael Scott usually spends a year planning a hitchhiking adventure with one or two of his six kids each summer. He had originally planned a #3Squared trip, a dad and his two sons, this summer to hit the four corners of the U.S. They were going to hitchhike to Read more…
Alternative Paths, in collaboration with many community partners developed the Medina County Coalition for Suicide Prevention, meant to be a catalyst to bring about change in attitudes and perceptions regarding stigma related to suicide, mental illness, and addiction. Their focus is to become a resource to educate community residents of Read more…
With more parents at home with their families, they’re facing tough questions from inquisitive kids, according to new research. In fact, parents field 468 difficult questions from their kids each and every year! The poll of 2,000 parents with children ages 2-12 found in a typical week, they creatively respond Read more…
The City of Wadsworth has decided to postpone the 2020 Matchstick races until next year. In a news release, the city said that due to all of the uncertainty, and difficulty getting the needed resources such as permits, volunteers, police, medical staff, as well as supplies, and after meeting with Read more…
Residents at the Village of St. Edward – Wadsworth, an assisted living, independent living and memory care facility, are being shown and sent love in creative ways from family members. Loved ones are keeping connected in unique ways while necessary visitation restrictions are in place during this COVID-19 pandemic. Some Read more…
Wadsworth Salvation Army will be offering lunch foods to families in need during the state mandated schools shutdown. If you are a family who relies on school lunches/breakfast for your children, please feel welcome to come to The Salvation Army and pick up bagged food for your children to help Read more…
Wadsworth officials have been monitoring the state and local implications regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. City leaders say they are receiving updates from the leading public health organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medina County Health Department, the Ohio Department of Health and other sources to stay Read more…
During her State of the City Speech on Wednesday, Mayor Robin Laubaugh presented the Key to the City to artist Paulette Grubb. Paulette painted the first murals of the Main Street Wadsworth Project in Bicksler’s Alley and has painted numerous works for Akron Children’s Hospital and other health care institutions. Read more…
This past Super Bowl Sunday, the Wadsworth Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #45, with help from Wadsworth Mayor Robin Laubaugh, presented their ‘No Shave November’ recipient with a record-breaking check of $7,000. It was the third-annual No Shave November, which continued from November through the end of December 2019. Austin Read more…
