Wooster
LATEST NEWS
Huge EV battery recycling facility comes online in Ohio
Cirba Solutions officially opened its expanded lithium-ion battery processing plant, using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. A big facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries is now operating in Central Ohio, where workers are busy salvaging and repurposing the metals and minerals needed to drive the clean energy transition. On Thursday,...
Hillsdale use its vertical speed to blitz Black River in football season opener
JEROMESVILLE — For some games, there's a feel-out process: Assess the situation and proceed from there. There wasn't any of that for Hillsdale in its season opening 44-12 win at home against Black River. Early in the first quarter on its third offensive play of the game, Hillsdale sophomore quarterback Kael Lewis, starting his first varsity football game behind center, dropped back and threw a beauty of a ball near the sideline that laid right into the...
Alleged Summit Metro Parks Attempted Rapist Indicted Featured
The 32 year old Akron man who allegedly attacked a woman at a Summit County Metro Park earlier this month, has been indicted on five felony charges. Issac Armour of West Lowell Avenue is charged with Attempted Rape, Kidnapping, Abduction, and Gross Sexual Imposition. Summit County Prosecutors say that at...
Ohio high school football scores | Akron/Summit County scoreboard from OHSAA Week 1
The 2024 Ohio high school football regular season kicks off this week, with Akron-area teams playing Thursday through Saturday. The action starts at 7 p.m. today when Walsh Jesuit travels to Youngstown to play Ursuline. We'll have full coverage throughout the weekend. Return here throughout for score updates, as well as box scores from area games at the end of each night. ...
Medina County Park District to begin process for Liverpool Meadows Nature Preserve
LIVERPOOL TWP. — As the Medina County Park District begins the proposal process for the Liverpool Meadows Nature Preserve, the district will fulfill its promise made almost 10 years ago. In November 2015, the Medina County Park District went to the voters for a 10-year general fund levy. According...
Ontario overcomes early adversity, beats Richland County rival Lexington in Week 1
ONTARIO — The Ontario Warriors lost 22 seniors from last year's 10-win, Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship squad. That is enough to absolutely gut a program, but not a program built on one single word: grit. ...
OHSAA soccer scores | Hudson vs. Jackson high school boys soccer live updates
JACKSON TWP. The Jackson boys soccer team has had Hudson's number in the recent history between the rivals. The Explorers gained a measure of revenge on Saturday. A goal off a shot by Parker Mainar that ricocheted off the post and bounced into the back of the Polar Bear goal with 15 minutes to play ended up being the difference in a 2-1 for Hudson. "This is a game we have circled on our calendar...
Car enthusiasts admire stunning vehicles at 27th Heart of the City Cruise-In
MANSFIELD — Local car enthusiasts and spectators from all around took in hot rods, classic cars and vintage vehicles Saturday at the 27th Heart of the City Cruise-In. Hundreds of vehicles lined Mansfield’s Park Avenue West and surrounding streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the annual gathering Saturday under sunny skies.
2024 Akron Zips Football Preseason Preview: Defense
The Akron Zips were probably one of 2023’s most unlucky teams, playing in seven one-score games and winning just twice. The Zips were 31st in the NCAA in overall defense in 2023, allowing just 335 yards per game while also stifling opponents to just 61-of-166 on third-down conversions (good for 42nd)— but also found themselves giving up an astounding 43 touchdowns over 12 games, which placed them in the bottom third of the country.
Cleveland Police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Police are looking for a missing 13-year-old girl Saturday afternoon. Police say Michelle Otero was last seen on the 3600 block of W 47th Pl. around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Otero is 5′4″ and 140 pounds. She was wearing a blue shirt with the sun...
Shawshank campers: Airstream enthusiasts to converge on Mansfield for “Reformatory Rally”
MANSFIELD – The historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield will play host to the “2024 Reformatory Rally,” a unique gathering of Airstream campers from across the country, Sept. 12 to 15. Hosted by Mansfield locals Annamarie Fernyak, Michele Newmeyer, and Kristen Wiltanger, this event will bring together...
Body cam footage shows Akron police chase to recover 2-year-old from stolen vehicle
New body cam footage of an Akron police chase shows the chaos that unfolded as officers attempted to stop the driver and recover a 2-year-old inside the stolen vehicle. The footage includes the suspect, identified as Ja Den White, 21, hitting at least one police cruiser and attempting to hit several others in the pursuit that ended in the injury of one officer. ...
OHSAA football scores | Southeast vs Akron Garfield high school football live updates
Eleven of 12 Portage County high school football teams open on Friday night. The lone exception, Southeast, opens against Garfield Saturday afternoon. 4:40 p.m.: Garfield wins fourth straight opener ...
Suspects in July bank robbery in North Canton arrested in Pennsylvania
CLEVELAND — Three people accused of robbing a North Canton bank at gunpoint in July were tracked down this week and arrested in Pennsylvania after being connected to another alleged robbery, police said. According to a social media post from the North Canton Police Department, Matthew D. Smith, 32,...
Welcome Home Festival brings live worship to The Brickyard
MANSFIELD — Damien Beauford is passionate about bringing people together and promoting healing in the community. So when he saw how the Final Friday concert series galvanizes downtown, he got inspired. “Final Friday happens down here and it’s awesome,” Beauford said. “(I thought) ‘How can we do something down...
Warm Weekend Ahead for Cleveland and Northern OH, NWS Flags Potential for Isolated Thunderstorms and Heat Advisory
For those reveling in the recent wave of balmy weather, the trusty National Weather Service in Cleveland offers insights for the weekend and the week ahead that might require some wardrobe adjustments. The bulletin, dispatched early this Saturday morning, promises a continuation of the high pressure centered near the eastern seaboard to govern our weather through Monday. According to the NWS Cleveland, Ohioans can anticipate temperatures to nudge a few degrees higher from Friday’s pleasantness, with highs ranging from the low 80s in northwestern PA to the mid to upper 80s throughout much of northern OH.
Fall Evening Nature Camp At The Ohio Bird Sanctuary
As the leaves begin to turn and the air takes on that crisp fall edge, the Ohio Bird Sanctuary invites children to experience nature in a whole new light—at dusk! The Fall Evening Nature Camp, scheduled for Friday, September 27 is designed to immerse young adventurers in the enchanting world of the outdoors as day transitions to night.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.