A popular state book fair celebrates 20 years of commitment to local literacy next weekend.
About 100 of Ohio’s best writers, illustrators and photographers will convene at the annual Buckeye Book Fair, held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 in Wooster. The event will take place in the Fisher Auditorium at Ohio State University’s […]

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WADSWORTH — For years, area theater veteran Ginny Morrison has been looking for the right opportunity to produce the popular musical comedy “Forever Plaid.”
Apparently that time is now with her Morrison Playmakers Inc. staging the off-Broadway hit Nov. 9 through 17 at the Masonic Temple in Wadsworth.
“I picked it because it’s something I wanted […]

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At an age when most kids are attending a children’s production of Mother Goose stories or a Disney on Ice event, 6-year-old Evan Scott Schweitzer was attending his first Broadway show, “Fiddler on the Roof.”
“Yeah, I’m from New York City and my parents took me to go see Broadway shows when I was young,” […]

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Even though Ruben Studdard was named “American Idol 2003” on the popular reality show, in many ways runner-up Clay Aiken remains the most visible artist from that season. A year after releasing his third-studio effort, “A Thousand Different Ways,” the soon-to-be 30-year-old Aiken is once again taking his holiday show on the road. Joining him […]

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When Medina resident Linda Thomson Buesch decided to do some research for her husband’s great-uncle, Jimmy Rasor, she didn’t know the paper trail would lead her to an old story of love and murder.
Uncle Jimmy, who in 1997 was approaching the century mark, insisted his grandfather once owned property in Medina County. It would […]

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Soon, little ghouls and goblins will take over the night. But even scary creatures need to be safe and celebrate Halloween right. Halloween’s greatest hazards aren’t vampires and villains, but falls, costume mishaps and automobile collisions. The American Red Cross wants families to have a safe Halloween, so we’re providing these tips, the lucky 13:
1. […]

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Patrol Officer Michael Cindia was awarded the Wadsworth Police Department’s Officer-of-the-Month award for September. Cindia was hired as a patrol officer in August 1998. He received his peace officer certification from the University of Akron in 1998. He was previously employed as a patrol officer for the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and is a […]

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Air Force
Air Force Airman Charles B. Koons graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman is a 2005 graduate of Medina High School.
Navy
Navy Seaman Recruit Anthony M. Skubon recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Skubon is a 2007 graduate of Brunswick High […]

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As Marion Bond West’s adult life unfolded, she savored various prayer ideas expressed by the ancient prophet Habakkuk.
Amazingly, they still applied. Month after month, West’s prayer-filled struggles before God blended with Habakkuk’s prayer-filled struggles before God. Her latest book, “Praying for My Life,” depicts in 285 pages these mountainous problem years, with which many of […]

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What: Thula Sizwe: The Group Zulu
When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4
Where: Trinity United Church of Christ, 215 High St., Wadsworth
Cost: Free; donations accepted
Info: 330-334-2536
WADSWORTH — Even though “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is part of its repertoire, the lion is definitely awake for South African musical outfit Thula Sizwe: The Group Zulu. It makes its Wadsworth […]

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