World War II Veteran, Lawrence B. Hardacre was 92 when he went home to be with our Lord on January 11, 2015 at his home in Collinsville, OK. He served our country in the 3rd Army Tank Division in the battle of Normandy in 1944. He was a life time member of DAV Chapter 21 […]
January 2015
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Plymouth too much for St. Peter’s
MANSFIELD, Ohio — For a coach whose team had just won for the 10th time in 11 games, Plymouth’s Troy Keene was in a foul mood Tuesday at St. Peter’s Franciscan Activity Center. “This is the ugliest 20 point win that I’ve ever seen,” Keene said after the Big Red sleep-walked to a 52-35 win […]
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Ontario’s Krull picks Yale
ONTARIO — Bronson Krull’s recently-concluded recruiting visit included a lesson in college football history. Ontario’s imposing defensive end, Krull verbally committed to Yale University on Monday after visiting the New Haven, Conn., campus over the weekend. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Krull is joining the second winningest program in the country. The Ivy League school began playing […]
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Richland Young Professionals kicks off mentorship program
A diverse group of area business leaders and young professionals gathered under the same roof on Tuesday morning to officially begin the inaugural session of a six-month mentorship program, organized by Richland Young Professionals (RYP). Tim Hilterman, co-chair of RYP’s Professional Development Committee, said the mentorship program is like “an internship on steroids.” “A mentorship […]
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Ontario’s new councilman-at-large sworn in
ONTARIO, Ohio – Prior to Thursday’s Ontario City Council meeting, Ken Earhart was sworn in as the new councilman-at-large, replacing Neil Chitwood who resigned due to military obligations. Chitwood left on a one-year deployment, leaving the council seat open. Earhart served on council back when the village of Ontario became a city. He was the […]
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Gorman Nature Center plans January events
The Gorman Nature Center will be holding a public bird banding demonstration called “A Bird in the Hand” on Saturday, Jan. 17. It will be a hands-on, “birds-eye” view of winter birds and bird banding. A naturalist will be catching, scientifically banding, and releasing wild birds from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Nature Center. […]
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Lexington cheerleaders place third in state competition
Lexington cheerleaders traveled to Columbus on Sunday, Jan. 11, to participate in the State Cheerleading Competition. The squad placed third in Division A Intermediate Cheer. Participating were: Reilly Drane, Kelsea Utter, Kayla Roush, Tiara Mapp, Maacah Finley, Emily Koleno, Taylor Kunkel, Mikaila Bardroff, Addi Fuller and Lauren Coder. Coaches were Codi Fisher and Chelsi Howman.
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Former Beverly Hills plastic surgeon joins Avita health system
ONTARIO, Ohio – Avita Health System is pleased to announce that Teresa Ghazoul, MD, FACS, has joined their team of medical specialists. Dr. Ghazoul is a board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over 20 years of experience in Arizona, Ohio, and the Beverly Hills, CA area. Her office is located at Avita Ontario, next […]
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Sandra Butterfield
Sandra K. Butterfield, 59, of Galion, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Sandra was born in Galion on Jan. 19, 1955 to the late Carl E. and Martha E. (Berger) Tracht. She married Donald L. Butterfield he preceded her in death in September 2004. She was employed by HiStat in Lexington. Sandra […]
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Gladys Watts
Gladys G. Watts, 91, of Crestline, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Liberty Of Mansfield, Mansfield. She had been in declining health. Gladys was born in Fair Bluff, NC on February 1, 1923 to the late Emory and Beuhla (Peacock) Fairfax. She married Ralph J. Watts on February 27, 1945 and he preceded her in death on […]