Medina County sees drop in overdose fatalities in 2022
Medina County reports 2022 preliminary overdose deaths at 13, a drop from the mid-30s to 40s in recent years. The Overdose Fatality Review Board will study fatalities to curb future deaths, with health commissioner Krista Wasowski noting community awareness and action. The six-year trend ranged from 25 to 48 deaths, peaking in 2017.
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Seniors 90 and older honored at Medina County Office event
Medina County Commissioners Hutson and Swedyk awarded certificates to 20 plus seniors aged 90 and up at the Medina County Office for Older Adults. The celebration honored those born in 2022 with lunch and music by Holly Prather, led by Ann Stanwyck aged 102 who cited consistency in daily routine as her longevity secret.
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Second Annual Ag Day Teaches Kids Farm to Fork Links
More than 300 third and fourth graders from Brunswick and Buckeye schools participated in Medina County’s second annual Ag Day. The event, sponsored by the Medina County Fair Board, Medina County Farm Bureau and OSU Extension, featured 11 stations with local farms and businesses explaining how food is produced from fiber to meat and other goods.
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Medina County CVB longtime leader to retire this fall
Dan Hostetler, the Medina County Convention and Visitors Bureau first executive director, will retire in October after 31 years. A Bluffton College graduate in speech and theater, he entered tourism early and enjoyed coordinating experiences for people. Hostetler led the bureau since its inception, noting the joy of working in an industry centered on happiness.
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Medina County honors first responders at annual awards
Medina County recognizes more than 25 first responders and dispatchers at the Safe Communities Awards event. Wadsworth police dispatcher Brandy Crall instructed a caller in infant CPR when a 5 week old stopped breathing, helping the baby start breathing again before EMS arrived.
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