News roundup for April 18

Test drive a bus at Highland Highland Schools will host a drive-a-bus hiring event from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 25 in the parking lot of Granger Elementary School at 1724 Wilbur Road. Participants will test drive a school bus to experience what it is like to get behind the wheel. Participants must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver's license. Though preregistration is not required, interested participants can expedite the sign-in process at the event by filling out an online form ahead of time at tinyurl.com/mwcu7bv4 or by calling the Transportation Department at (330) 239-1901, ext. 1219. Highland is hiring substitute and permanent bus drivers. Babysitting class The Safe Sitter Essentials babysitting class has an updated curriculum. The class for boys and girls ages 11 to 14 is coordinated by the Educational Service Center of Medina County, and it will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on May 16 at 275 Wooster Pike in Seville in conference room A-102. The cost is $75, and only online payments are accepted. The deadline for the class is May 1. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/24nzut2y. ORMACO concert ORMACO and the Wadsworth Public Library will continue the Live at the Library concert series with George Foley at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wadsworth Library at 132 Broad St. Live at the Library will celebrate 250 years of music in America by revisiting each decade of the 20th century. George Foley and the EEJ Trio will perform and tell concertgoers about the stride piano, ragtime and the roots of jazz music. This program is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call (419) 853-6016. Road closures Bear Swamp Road in Montville and Sharon townships will be closed Monday and Tuesday during daytime hours and while crews are present between Fixler Road and Sharon-Copley Road for pavement repairs. Jeffrey Road in Homer Township will be closed beginning Monday through Thursday for a road culvert replacement between Spencer Road and Zimmerman Road. The culvert lies about 500 feet west of Spencer Road between the addresses of 11654 Jeffrey Road and 11701 Jeffrey Road.