A combination of points and defense led to a knockout performance as Lima Senior turned out the lights on Mansfield 80-48 during this Ohio boys high school basketball game. Last season, Lima Senior and Mansfield faced off on February 8, 2020 at Lima Senior High School. Click here for a recap The Spartans took charge […]
February 2021
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Banana bread bomb scare causes rise in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – Around 4 p.m. Sunday, police officers in Mount Vernon responded to a call about two suspicious packages at Phillips Park. They were wrapped in tin foil, located on the table underneath the pavilion. The caller spotted them while walking on the Kokosing Gap Trail. For the next three hours, as snow blanketed […]
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Ohio Governor offers COVID-19 update on vaccine equity
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Tuesday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. EQUITY UPDATE Governor DeWine outlined steps that Ohio has taken and will take to address inequities in healthcare as they relate to vaccine accessibility. “There are Ohioans who simply do not have […]
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Irene Pickens
MANSFIELD: Irene Pickens delighted in the goodness of God’s creation, and like her favored hummingbirds, exuded beauty and joy. Irene passed into the Lord’s care Monday, January 25, 2021, from Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, FL. She was 91. Born Myrtle Irene Sipes July 24, 1929, in Martin County, Indiana, to parents Ray and […]
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Donald Eugene “Don” Fisher
MANSFIELD: Donald Eugene “Don” Fisher passed away Friday, January 29, 2021, at Wedgewood Estates, Mansfield, surrounded by his family. He was 92. He was born in Lima, Ohio on October 15, 1928 to Robert M. and Willetta Elizabeth (Holbrook) Fisher. Graduating from Ottawa Public School in 1946, he enlisted in the US Army at the […]
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Young Guns: New faces leading charge for Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — JeVar Hudgens knew all the pieces were there. Mansfield Senior’s coach just has to put them in place. The Tygers, who started their season nearly a month later than expected because of COVID-19 quarantine protocols, are heating up as the postseason approaches and Hudgens isn’t surprised. Senior High is 6-10 after Saturday’s buzzer-beating […]
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Teen killed in Tuesday crash on Ohio 13 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A 19-year-old woman was killed following a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Ohio 13 (North Main Street) and Piper Road, according to a Mansfield Police press release. The incident occurred at 12:10 p.m. The crash involved a 2020 Jeep Wrangler which was traveling westbound on Piper Road and a […]
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Patient receives Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery to reduce chance of losing eyesight
Ronald Nastasi learned eight years ago that he had glaucoma – a common eye condition and one of the leading causes of blindness. Although his condition was mild at that time, he knew that if he didn’t start taking proper care of his eyes, the disease had the potential to become severe. “This could sneak […]
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Shelby residents to file Black Fork ditch petition with Richland, Crawford county commissioners
MANSFIELD — Community members in Shelby privately planned and organized cleaning a portion of the Black Fork River. Phase 1 cleaned the section of the river from State Route 13 to State Street and Phase 2 is cleaning the river from State Street to Mickey Road. The combined total cost for the cleaning projects is […]
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Did your property tax bill send you into sticker shock?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to reader-submitted query through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. Some Richland County homeowners may be experiencing sticker shock when they look at their new property tax bills. Some of it may be due to a new tax levy […]