March 2021
Posted inAuto News Desk - Girls Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports
Shadyside outlasts Loudonville
No quarter was granted as Shadyside blunted Loudonville’s plans 70-57 on March 4 in Ohio girls high school basketball action. Shadyside struck over Loudonville when the fourth quarter began 61-46. Shadyside opened a tight 40-31 gap over Loudonville at halftime. The Red Birds showed they were ready to play, using an early thrust to carve […]
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Close Encounter: Columbus Grove nips Buckeye Central
Columbus Grove posted a tight 47-38 win over Buckeye Central in an Ohio girls basketball matchup. The clock was the only thing that stopped Columbus Grove, which enjoyed the upper hand in a 20-9 fourth quarter, too. The Bucks enjoyed a 29-27 lead over the Bulldogs to start the fourth quarter. The Bucks got the […]
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Too wild to tame: Northview topples Ashland
Northview tipped and eventually toppled Ashland 76-64 for an Ohio boys basketball victory on March 4. Northview broke in front at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a 50-44 lead over Ashland. A halftime tie at 23-23 allowed for a respite as both teams looked to regroup in the locker room. The first quarter […]
Posted inCovid-19, News
COVID-19: DeWine announces benchmark for lifting all health orders
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine, saying the COVID-19 “finish line is in sight,” announced Thursday he will lift all health orders when the state falls below 50 new cases per 100,000 residents in a two-week period. “Achieving this goal is very doable. We can do this and I know we will,” he said. The governor, […]
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District finals: Lucas ready to put lessons from December defeat on display
LUCAS — It was a seemingly inconsequential non-conference road loss in December, but the lessons learned that night have served Lucas well. The Cubs were playing at Lexington two days before Christmas and everything was going according to plan. Lucas was playing its traditional hard-nosed defense and held a 32-22 fourth-quarter lead. Then the wheels […]
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150 members from 179th Airlift Wing deploy to Middle East
MANSFIELD — Approximately 150 members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 179th Airlift Wing recently departed for a multi-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield. A majority of the members are from the 164th Airlift Squadron and 179th Maintenance Group. They will fly and maintain the C-130H aircraft as part […]
Posted inObituaries
Dorothy Theresa Humphrey
Dorothy Theresa Humphrey, age 92, of Shelby, passed peacefully early Thursday morning, March 4, 2021 at the Arbors at Mifflin. Dorothy was born on July 9, 1928 in Shelby to the late Urban and Matilda (Blancherd) Armbruster. She was a 1946 graduate of Shelby High School. During her working career, Dorothy held various jobs including […]