Good morning, Medina.

Medina's rec center will raise annual membership rates by 3.5 percent starting in 2027 after rates remained unchanged since 2016 — superintendent Christy Moats said rising costs including a 151 percent increase in chlorine led the council to adjust various membership fees.

Medina’s new uptown loop multipurpose path is now open on the east side of Broadway (from East Smith Road to Friendship Street).

The 0.3-mile extension forms part of a 2.4-mile network funded by a state grant and city funds and may be extended in the future.

Residents in Medina County will have trick-or-treating on Oct.

31 from 6-8 p.m. in Brunswick, Medina and Valley City as part of Northeast Ohio's annual Halloween events (families are advised to follow local guidance).

Local college students earned summer academic honors with Medina residents making the President’s List and Dean’s List at Kent State and Southern New Hampshire University, while others from Brunswick and Valley City were recognized at Bowling Green State University and Albion College.

Today, Medina’s finance committee approved $25,000 from an opioid settlement to support Hope Recovery Community’s Hope Works job training program in construction, restaurant work, and other fields — a move councilors say is key to providing continued support as additional funds are expected in 2027.