Judy A. Burge, 70, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Country Club Nursing Home. She was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on May 5, 1950, to the late John and Donna (Eberhardt) Stuff. Judy was a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School in the class of 1968. She worked in sterile […]
November 2020
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Cox selected as 2020 Trooper of the Year
MOUNT GILEAD – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Caleb E. Cox has been selected as the 2020 Trooper of the Year at the Mount Gilead Post. The selection of the 29-year-old Cox is in recognition of outstanding service during 2020 at the Mount Gilead Post. Fellow officers stationed at Mount Gilead, chose him based on […]
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Shelby City Schools adds paid leave days for staff due to COVID-19
SHELBY — Teachers within the Shelby City Schools district will have an extra safety net of leave days amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the Shelby Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the board, the Shelby Education Association/SEA/OEA and the Shelby Association of School Support/SASS/OEA regarding COVID-related leave for the […]
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Logan F. “Junior” Hall
Logan F. “Junior” Hall, 88, of Ashland, passed away at Crystal Care of Ashland on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Logan was born in Globe, Kentucky on November 25, 1931 and was the son of Walter and Goldie (Tabor) Hall. Logan was of the Freewill Baptist Faith and used his musical talents, singing and playing all […]
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Richland County considering local COVID-19 digital messaging system
MANSFIELD — Richland County officials are considering a local COVID-19 messaging system that could utilize DRM Productions and its retriever digital signage program. “We had a Zoom meeting with local partners (Tuesday) morning on what we could do to get pertinent messaging out to the community,” Richland County Commissioner Marilyn John said. One possibility is […]
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James “Jim” Edward Smith
James “Jim” Edward Smith, known to many as “Gentleman Jim”, 75, of Mansfield, passed away at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Jim was the son of Edward and Gladys (Binion) Smith, and he was born on May 7, 1945 in Carter County, Kentucky. Jim was a 1963 graduate of Hitchens High School […]
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Ontario Local Schools urges lawmakers to pass fair school funding proposal
ONTARIO — Ontario Local Schools has announced it is joining hundreds of school districts statewide to support the Fair School Funding Plan, as introduced in the Ohio House as Sub. H.B. 305 and the Ohio Senate as S.B. 376, and is urging lawmakers to seize this moment to make history for Ohio’s K-12 public schools. […]
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Mansfield City Schools will be remote the week after Thanksgiving, Christmas
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools has modified its district calendar to include two weeks of remote learning, one immediately following Thanksgiving break and the other immediately following winter break. Superintendent Stan Jefferson announced the changes Monday in a letter to Tyger families. “Recent increases in the cases of COVID-19 have negatively impacted personnel, leaving buildings […]
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Tenison selected Volunteer of the Year by Richland SWCD
MANSFIELD — Denise Tenison was announced as the Richland SWCD 2020 Volunteer of the Year at the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) annual celebration. Tenison is a long-time volunteer with Richland SWCD. She is a Precipitation, Lake and Stream Monitor Volunteer who was born in Mansfield. She and her husband of 34 […]
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Ashland pastry chef spreads comfort and connection during difficult holiday season
ASHLAND – Julianna Hritz recently discovered an elementary school relic as she was cleaning out her parents’ house. In fourth grade, she wrote a journal entry declaring she would own a bakery one day. “It was sort of a revelatory moment. This is something that has been ingrained in me since I was a really […]