Wadsworth Cemetery project uncovers descendants and funds
Research by Michelle Waugh into Woodlawn Cemetery burial ledgers from 1880 to 1938 reveals a descendant connection to Lucy Annie Lee and her husband Luther. The effort highlights Black residents in early blocks, notes 1930s shift toward more equitable grave placement, and aims to restore a missing headstone.
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Michelle Waugh
Waugh
Lee
Woodlawn Cemetery
Charity softball game honors longtime Wadsworth firefighter
Wadsworth firefighters faced police at Wadsworth High School in a Sunday charity softball game honoring Andy Hontert who died in March after a cancer diagnosis. The 6-4 police win featured players wearing Hontert’s retired department number 27 as tributes across the community. His 40-year service included firefighting and fleet mechanics, with numbers retired in several area departments.
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Richard Hontert
Center Holding
Andy Hontert
Richard
Hontert
Wadsworth Fire Department
Copley
Andy
Wadsworth High School
Broad St
Wadsworth Fire
Andy Reid
Wad
Ohio reports 2.5K plus weekend COVID cases
Ohio data show 1,707 cases on Saturday and 985 on Sunday, totaling over 2,500 new infections over the weekend. Medina County records 219 local cases in two weeks, with a cumulative total of 15,170 cases, 261 deaths, and 708 hospitalizations statewide.
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Medina County
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U S to launch trade talks on COVID 19 vaccine distribution
White House officials say U S Trade Representative will begin WTO talks to loosen intellectual property rules hindering global vaccine distribution. The move follows pressure to waive patents enabling poorer nations to produce vaccines at scale. Senators and aides urge moral action as India battles a deadly surge.
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Wilmington
Del
World Trade Organization
White House
Katherine Tai
Trade Organization
Ron Kain
Klain
National Security
Jake Sullivan
Sullivan
India
Tai
Bernie Sanders
Sanders
CBS
ABC
NBC
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