Memorial Day ceremony honors fallen veterans at Ohio Western Reserve Cemetery
A large crowd gathered at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery for its Memorial Day ceremony. Cemetery Director Jesse Getz noted the day’s meaning, praising those who served and highlighting the cemetery’s 25th anniversary in 2025 with more than 50,000 veterans and family members interred there.
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Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
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Memorial Day events across multiple townships in the area
Community observances include a Sharon Center pancake breakfast by donation at Sharon Center United Methodist Church 6407 Ridge Road Wadsworth from 7 to 11 a.m. A Wadsworth Fire and EMS pancake breakfast runs 8 a.m. to noon at Fire Station 1 343 College St. Brunswick holds a Memorial Day program and parade starting 9 a.m. at Brunswick Middle School 1483 Pearl Road, proceeding to Westview Cemetery. Granger Township hosts a parade from Highland Middle School 3880 Ridge Road to Fairview Cemetery followed by remembrance. Hinckley Township features a parade from Our Lady of Grace Church 1088 Ridge Road to Veterans War Memorial Park for wreath laying and silence. Sharon Township parade starts at Rublin Drive, north on Route 94, with a ceremony at Sharon Town Hall. Sharon Center, Brunswick, Granger, Hinckley, and Sharon Township coordinate services with VFW Post 9520 and American Legion Post 234 and local churches and parks.
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Ridge Road
Wadsworth Memorial
Brunswick Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
American Legion Post
Brunswick Middle School
Westview Cemetery
Pearl Road
Granger Township
Highland Middle School
Fairview Cemetery
Hinckley Township
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
Veterans War Memorial Park
Sharon Township
Rublin Drive
Sharon Town Hall
Sharon Corporate Park
Wadsworth OKs $300,000 for parking structure project
Wadsworth City Council advanced the southwest parking lot pavilion project with a $300,000 appropriation after pausing due to cost increases. Initially budgeted around $100,000, costs rose to about $400,000 for a 50 by 60 foot structure behind the pocket park, with potential for supplemental funding if needed.
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Wadsworth
Matt Hiscock
Hiscock
Medina County Park District hosts Family Get Out and Fish Day
Families fished together at Hubbard Valley Park as Medina County Park District ran its Family Get Out and Fish program. Naturalist Mark Ludwig noted the 21 acre Hubbard Valley Lake and the park’s Hubbard Valley Road location as examples of the district’s fishing spots.
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Hubbard Valley Road
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Save Democracy rally draws counterprotest on Medina square
Medina residents organized a Friday evening rally with signs and chants to oppose President Donald Trump and his policies. Counterprotesters appeared across the sidewalk as horns blared from passing cars. Organizers Kristen Lowther and Kathie Jones lead efforts with another gathering planned for June 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Kathie Jones
Medina County
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