Rittman News

An annual Christmas project mushroomed from helping around half a dozen families to more than 40.

Ritzman Pharmacy is closing two locations in Akron but opening a store in Green.

When first-grade student Jillian St. John came home from school one day with a "fist full of money," it did not escape the notice of her mother.

A man found dead outside a nursing home Monday morning has been identified as an 80-year-old Akron resident.

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found this morning east of a Rittman nursing home where he apparently knew a resident.

Arrested and served indictments on drug-related charges Thursday night were: Angela J. Knighten, 45, of 1855 Mechanicsburg Road, Wooster, charged with one count of trafficking in drugs, a fifth-degree felony; one count of trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony; and one count of trafficking in drugs, a third-degree felony.

MEDINA TWP. a ' The next free H1N1 vaccination clinics offered by the Medina County Health Department will be the first for the general public.

One-of-kind specialty food items and home-made baked goods will be on sale at Lock 3 Park this weekend, in addition to the handcrafts available at Akron's Chriskindl Market in Downtown Akron.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man for a Monday morning burglary and sexual assault.

ROBBERY, W. REAGAN: Two white males allegedly entered a cinema on W. Reagan Parkway around 2 a.m. on Nov.

NORTON: Norton police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a police officer on state Route 585 early Monday.

Some Rittman Elementary School students shared their thoughts Tuesday on why this country celebrates Thanksgiving Day, some unique recipes to make it a festive day and what they are thankful for.

Hospitals are grateful for their volunteers Dedicated helpers give free perks health-care providers otherwise could not afford to offer patients By Cheryl Powell Beacon Journal medical writer POSTED: 07:56 p.m. EST, Nov 23, 2009 Since 1963, Thelma Whitman has worked countless hours at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital without collecting a dime.

Every parent knows that when a child is diagnosed with cancer or any other life-threatening illness, the most important tools to have in the healing arsenal are prayer and the best medical talent possible.

They roved from room to room, examining the holiday decorations and clustering around their favorites.

Asking all 18- and 19-year-olds to stand, Gary Maibach urged Rittman students to look at the teenagers.

A Rittman man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Wayne County's Milton Township.

When Silvia Reed left Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital with her new baby in her arms, bittersweet tears streamed down her face.

WADSWORTH.: When Silvia Reed left Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital with her new baby in her arms, bittersweet tears streamed down her face.

Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a livestock care standards board, is shaping up in Wayne County not so much as a right vs.