CRESTLINE — In March of 2020, what was known as Crestline Junior Baseball became known as Crestline Youth Sports with the intentions of revitalizing youth sports programs in Crestline and brining all youth sports under one identity. Due to Covid-19, the 2020 youth sports season was cancelled. The Crestline Youth Sports Board met on Jan. […]
February 2021
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Men from across tri-county area sought in Most Wanted
MANSFIELD — Men from across the tri-county area, Ashland, Richland and Crawford, were part of this week’s Most Wanted list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County division for the week of Feb. 8. An extra precaution was sent with one of the men possibly armed. Gary Murphy, 57, […]
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Elvira “Ellie” Hollar
Elvira “Ellie” Hollar, 68, of Mansfield, passed away early morning, Friday, February 5, 2021. She was born March 13, 1952, in Yugoslavia to Stefan and Eva (Gruber) Juhasz. She retired on May 20, 2017, from Therm-O-Disc after 46 years of service beginning in June 1970 at the age of 18. Elvira had a servant’s heart […]
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Eugene “Gene” W. Simmons
Eugene “Gene” W. Simmons of Mansfield passed away Friday, February 5, 2021, after an extended illness at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital at the age of 84. He was born August 9, 1936, in Hacker Valley, West Virginia, one of six children of the late Steve and Ida (Carpenter) Simmons. He retired from General Motors after 35 […]
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Gerald Roy Watson
Gerald Roy Watson, age 81, of Ontario, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 6, 2021, at his home due to congestive heart failure. He was born January 13, 1940, in Ashland, Ohio, to the late Glenn and Helen (Mack) Watson. Gerald retired in 2002 from Ideal Electric as a tool and die maker after 40 years […]
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Retired NCSC professor publishes book on global warming
MANSFIELD — Climate change is not just an environmental issue to retired psychology professor Paul Robinson. It’s a moral and a spiritual one. Robinson’s concerns about global warming prompted him to study the topic for nearly two years and resulted in a self-published book entitled “Global Warming: Can It Be Stopped? The Science, Psychology and […]
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Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future?
This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. On a Saturday in late October, Carolyn Phinney stands hip-deep in a half acre of vegetables, at the nucleus of what will one day be 15 […]
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Bald eagles are an Ohio wildlife success story
COLUMBUS — Our national symbol, the bald eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus) displays many outstanding characteristics – exceptional vision, a striking appearance, and a commanding presence. Sadly, by the later half of the 20th century, the bald eagle was classified as an endangered species. Through the diligent efforts of wildlife biologists and a concerned public, the bald […]
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Mansfield St. Peter’s pastor preparing to leave parish, retire from active ministry
MANSFIELD — St. Peter’s Catholic Church was about $1.5 million in debt and badly in need of a physical facelift when the Very Rev. Gregory Hite became pastor 10 years ago. The debt has been repaid to the Toledo Diocese and a successful $2.7 million capital campaign has fully restored the 175-year-old downtown Roman Catholic […]
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Ashland sweeps OCC bowling championships
LEXINGTON — The Ashland boys and girls bowling squads swept the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship matches on Saturday afternoon at Lex Lanes. The Arrows also claimed both Coach-of-the-Year honors, with Michele Baker earning the accolade for the girls, and Mark Dreibelbis grabbing the boys award. Ashland’s boys rolled to the crown behind the exploits of […]