Ohio State Fair canceled amid health and cost concerns
Medina County officials question the fate of this year's Medina County Fair after the Ohio Expositions Commission canceled the Ohio State Fair set for July 29 to August 9. Chair Andy Doehrel cited public health risks and reduced-capacity costs as reasons, with Governor DeWine calling it the right decision but sad.
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Ohio Expositions Commission
Ohio
Andy Doehrel
Mike DeWine
Pooch Parade Lifts Spirits at Medina County Home
Medina County Home volunteers and 44 residents shared a cheerful afternoon as 10 volunteers led a Patriotic Pooch Parade near 6144 Wedgewood Road. Eight therapy dogs, some in costumes, wagged through the route while staff noted no COVID-19 cases and residents stayed in the dining hall with social distancing.
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Medina County
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He County
Greg Brown
Becky Hess
Brown
Jamie Glomb
Ohio reports spike with 731 new COVID cases in a day
Ohio health officials report 731 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, pushing the total confirmed or probable cases above 30,000. The state records 55 new deaths in the past day, with nearly 5,300 hospitalizations overall. Medina County shows 245 cases, 61 hospitalizations, and 18 deaths. Nursing home residents dominate COVID fatalities, with 1,246 long term care deaths statewide. Governor DeWine plans expanded testing in facilities with 14 Ohio National Guard testing teams deployed.
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Ohio Department of Health
Medina County
Mike DeWine
Ohio National Guard
Youth baseball and softball leagues map summer plans
Local youth organizations plan a July to October season aiming to start practices by mid June. Wadsworth Youth Baseball president Steve Fleck notes potential growth in team sizes as football conflicts reduce available players and considers open registrations for nearby communities like Rittman. Equipment costs and social distancing will shape protocols with two catcher's gear sets per team and dugouts limited to coaches while players line up along field lines.
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Steve Fleck
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Fleck
Senate president celebrates indoor dining opening at PJ Marley's
Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof visited PJ Marley's in Medina on the first day of indoor dining since the COVID-19 shutdown. He praised safety protocols and highlighted a Safe Cracker burger with mac and cheese, bacon, and donkey sauce, plus onion rings, amid a tour that included Thymes and planned stops in Hudson and Mansfield. Sam Lindsley of the Ohio Restaurant Association noted task forces helped craft reopening guidelines while Obhof endorsed restaurant owners Jon and Patty Stahl as key contributors.
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Patty Stahl
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