Mildred E. Fry, 96, of Mansfield, passed away Monday morning, March 22, 2021, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born November 16, 1924, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Isaac N. and Okie Ellen (Back) Webb. She was a 60-year member of First Assembly of God church where she taught a Bible prophecy class during […]
March 2021
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Galion Board of Education accepts resignation of district staff member
GALION – The Galion City Schools Board of Education held a special meeting to accept the resignation in lieu of termination of district staff member Richard Walker on Monday, March 29. On Thursday, March 11, an allegation came to the attention of district administrators that involved an inappropriate relationship between Walker and a former student, […]
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Volunteers sought for Liberty Park garden project in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Volunteers are needed to get the Liberty Park Garden up and growing. Last year, the garden produced more than 900 pounds of fresh vegetables for area residents. The plan is to once again produce beans, peas, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, turnips, greens and squash. This project will help to meet the needs for fresh […]
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FiELD9: architecture welcomes business operations assistant
MANSFIELD — Kelsea Johnson has joined the team at FiELD9: architecture team as a business operations assistant. Johnson brings with her a wealth of experience working with engineering firms large and small and a background in office management, according to Matthew Stanfield, FiELD9 architect and principal. In addition to working with engineering firms, Johnson has […]
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Norma Jean Dorsey
Norma Jean Dorsey, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 27, 2021. Norma was born March 29, 1932, to John and Sophia (Kulka) Bartoseski in Mansfield, Ohio. She was a life-long member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in 1950. She attended Mercy College of Nursing […]
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Marilyn J. Weirick
Marilyn J. Weirick, 88, of Mansfield, passed away at Good Shepherd Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation on Friday, March 26, 2021. Marilyn was born on September 5, 1932 in Ashland, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Stover and Emma (Hudnut) Van Wye. The most selfless and caring woman, Marilyn always put the needs of others […]
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One dead, buildings damaged in downtown Jeromesville fire
JEROMESVILLE — One man died and multiple buildings were damaged early Sunday morning during a fire along the village’s downtown West Main Street. Firefighters found the man’s body in what’s believed to be a second floor apartment at 10 W. Main St. when conditions allowed them to search the structure, according to a Sunday press release […]
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Shop Hops, Pop-Up Shops and a Downtown Open House set for April 2 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Downtown Mansfield Inc. has announced that starting April 2, the downtown shop hops are back and with a new opportunity. It has been a few months since Shop Hop was paused and that time was spent developing some new programing at DMI focused on driving new activity downtown and helping businesses bounce back […]
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Facing declines in reading proficiency, rural libraries step in
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. Three years ago, Darlene Thomas-Burroughs, branch manager of the Hardeeville Library in the rural town of Hardeeville, South Carolina, heard about a new way that library […]
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Shelby City Schools worker remembered through a scholarship
SHELBY — The family of Jeanne T. Gosser has established a scholarship in her memory at The Shelby Foundation to help graduating Shelby seniors. Jeanne’s eldest son, Ryan, is spearheading the effort. “Mom was a personality. She never met a stranger,” Ryan Gosser said. “Mom has been gone for over a year and her impact […]