WADSWORTH — Beloved family tales, fading photos and personal effects tell the story of ancestors, but it is genealogy that ties all the loose ends together into a complete family history.

YORK TOWNSHIP –– If the way in which community members were able to pull together Tuesday’s benefit dinner is any indication, residents in Medina County not only recognize the struggles furloughed and unpaid federal workers feel in the face of the government shutdown, but also want to help.

MEDINA — Surveys went out to Medina girls soccer players and their families. After checking references, a five-person panel did a dozen screen interviews and 18 overall.

Medina County residents are still digging out from what is thought to be the largest snowfall in several years.

Medina County residents are still digging out from what is thought to be the largest snowfall in several years.

MEDINA — Single-digit temperatures and less-than-perfect road conditions did not keep parents and kids from participating in Monday’s snowman flash mob.

MEDINA — Single-digit temperatures and less-than-perfect road conditions did not keep parents and kids from participating in Monday’s snowman flash mob.

CINCINNATI — Now a half ton of fun, the Cincinnati Zoo's famed prematurely born hippo will soon turn 2 years old.

CINCINNATI — Now a half ton of fun, the Cincinnati Zoo's famed prematurely born hippo will soon turn 2 years old.

AKRON - Derek Fields, national power.

Winter Storm Harper is on its way to Northeast Ohio and will not miss Medina County, causing many to brace for whatever comes this way.

Winter Storm Harper is on its way to Northeast Ohio and will not miss Medina County, causing many to brace for whatever comes this way.

This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Stan Scheetz’s name.

HARRISVILLE TWP. — Stan Sheetz went to the Ohio Station Outlets during the holiday season and noticed a few things that left the Medina attorney to wonder what was happening to the retail giant shoppers can easily eye from Interstate 71.

HINCKLEY TWP. –– A local CrossFit gym has purchased a new location at 4049 Ridge Road in Hinckley Township.

HINCKLEY TWP. –– A local CrossFit gym has purchased a new location at 4049 Ridge Road in Hinckley Township.

YORK TWP. — The Ohio Highway Patrol said a woman was killed Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Spieth and Abbeyville roads.

YORK TWP. — The Ohio Highway Patrol said a driver was killed Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Spieth and Abbeyville roads.