🌱 How a Rittman sergeant was honored at Chippewa’s Hometown Heroes Night

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• How a Rittman sergeant was honored at Chippewa's Hometown Heroes Night

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chippewa Local Schools begin year with fall traditions (centredaily.com) — Chippewa Local Schools kicked off the year with hands-on lessons, fall sports, and a Hometown Heroes Night that included a banner honoring Rittman Police Sgt. Scott Ries. The district is also asking voters to renew its 1% earned income tax this November, which funds daily operations without raising the current tax rate.
   

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Tuesday September 29
• Varsity Girls' Volleyball vs. Waynedale High School
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• September 2026 Organization Committee Meeting →
  Main Street Wadsworth Office, 122 Watrusa Ave., Wadsworth
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Delayed Start
  Wadsworth City Wadsworth, OH 44281
Friday October 2
• Main Street Wadsworth 2026 October First Friday: Snoopy Palooza →
  Main Street Wadsworth Office, 122 Watrusa Ave., Wadsworth
  5:30 pm
• Snoopy Palooza - October First Friday →
  Wadsworth, OH Calendar Wadsworth, OH 44281
  5:30 pm
• Main Street Wadsworth October Concert →
  Pocket Park, 121 Watrusa Ave., Wadsworth
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Shade Tree Meeting →
  Doylestown, OH Calendar, 24 S . PORTAGE STREET LOWER LEVEL, Doylestown
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• October 2026 Design Committee Meeting →
  Main Street Wadsworth, 102 Main Street, Suite 20, Wadsworth
  12:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Advisory Committee →
  Doylestown, OH Calendar, 24 S Portage Street, Doylestown
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Sea Glass Tree Craft Night →
  Dolce at the Strand, 123 Broad, Wadsworth
• October 2026 Promotions Committee Meeting →
  Main Street Wadsworth Office, 122 Watrusa Ave., Wadsworth
  12:00 pm
• Street Committee Meeting →
  Doylestown, OH Calendar, 24 S . PORTAGE STREET LOWER LEVEL, Doylestown
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Random Act of Poetry™, Pure Wisdom edition, 09/28/2026
  For wisdom, you just need to ask Our Lord is up to the task It yields good fruit In God, is it's root In His light, you're going to bask © 2026… (Nextdoor Southeast Milton Twp)
• Random Act of Poetry™, Embrace the Opportunities edition, 09/27/2026
  When you are looking past your sphere And you see others needs appear The kindness you show Will help you to grow All around will benefit here ©… (Nextdoor Southeast Milton Twp)

• The Timken Company posted a job opening for Quality Supervisor in Wadsworth. Apply here.
• Eurofins Scientific, Inc. posted a job opening for Sample Disposal Technician- Temporary in Barberton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rittman here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wadsworth

• News Roundup for Sept. 28 (medina-gazette.com)
• Wadsworth schools weigh $2.5 million in additional cuts (medina-gazette.com)
• Project: LEARN helps Medina County adults build skills (yourohionews.com)

Orrville

• Vote now for the Wayne/Holmes County Athlete of the Week for Sept. 21-26 (the-daily-record.com)

Medina

• Medina Odd Fellows hold car show fundraiser (medina-gazette.com)

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