February 2021
Posted inNews
Ohio COVID-19 vaccine Town Halls to begin Feb. 22
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging has announced the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services have put together a series of COVID-19 vaccine town halls. The program will include medical experts, community leaders, and public health professionals to address common concerns and questions from […]
Posted inCrawford Source
Author of Nixon work to join book club virtually Feb. 24
FREMONT – A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author will join the Presidential History Book Club virtually to discuss his book about Richard Nixon on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Tim Weiner will discuss his book, “One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon.” The event begins at noon […]
Posted inElections, News
No primary election needed in Shelby on May 4
SHELBY — There will not be a primary election in the City of Shelby on May 4 since not more than two candidates filed for any City Council seats. The deadline to file petitions in Shelby, under the city’s charter, was Thursday at 4 p.m., according to Paulette Hankins, Richland County Board of Elections director. Hankins […]
Posted inObituaries
Ronald C. McCrea
Ronald C. McCrea, 52, of Mansfield, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Avita Ontario Hospital. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on October 12, 1968 to the late Ralph and Linda (Pottenger) McCrea. Ron graduated from Mansfield Senior High School and worked as a forklift operator at 3D Metals. He was a […]
Posted inWellness
Ohio Connections Academy recognizes Shelby pupil as Student of the Month
COLUMBUS – Alexis Faust, of Shelby, was recently named one of Ohio Connections Academy’s (OCA) Star Students of the Month for February in recognition of her academic achievements and leadership in and outside the classroom. Alexis, a seventh grader at the statewide online public charter school, was nominated by her teacher, Mrs. Shebak, in recognition […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Local residents, OSR play key roles in new ‘Judas and The Black Messiah’ movie
MANSFIELD — Damien Beauford sat next to him and shared a prison meal. Chris Hahn beat him with a baton outside a cell. Both Mansfield actors shared scenes with star Daniel Kaluuya in the recently released Warner Brothers film “Judas and The Black Messiah,” a major motion picture that opened nationwide on Feb. 12. The film, […]
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Man struck and killed after walking away from crash on I-71 in Ashland County
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP — An Atlanta, Ga. man, who walked away from his own crashed vehicle, was struck and killed by another vehicle Thursday night. The accident happened on Interstate 71 southbound near mile post 183 in Ashland County in Montgomery Township at 10:07 p.m., according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. […]
Posted inSports
Mansfield Sr. will be a girls basketball regional tournament site
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday and received a number of updates from the OHSAA staff, including winter and spring state tournament venues, and had an initial discussion regarding charging school membership dues beginning with the 2021-22 school year. Details and discussion meetings regarding membership dues will be […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports
Lucas roughs up Plymouth in girls’ sectional opener
LUCAS — The Cubs didn’t need a Houdini act this time around. Shelby Grover scored 23 points and sixth-seeded Lucas forced 30 turnovers in a 51-27 win over No. 12 Plymouth in the Division IV sectional opener Thursday at the Cub Cave. The teams met just over a month ago in Plymouth and the Cubs […]