March 2021
Posted inNews
Water shut off to South Linden Road area in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Due to emergency water main repairs, the City of Mansfield water repair department has shut down water service to the following areas: South Linden Road from Maple Street to 86 S. Linden Road The shutdown will begin immediately. Water service is expected to be restored to the areas by the end of the […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports
Shelby’s Pugh leaves lasting impression
SHELBY — Lima Shawnee coach Mark Triplett found out what north central Ohio boys basketball fans have known for a long time. Shelby’s T.J. Pugh is the read deal. Pugh, the newly-minted Richland Source Player of the Year, led the Whippets to their first district title since 1999. That sent Shelby into the regional semifinals […]
Posted inEducation
Madison Local Schools adds elementary art teacher position
MADISON — The Madison Local Schools Board of Education approved the creation of a new elementary art teaching position at its Wednesday night board meeting. Superintendent Rob Peterson said the move was long overdue. “I don’t know that we’ve ever had it at the elementary level, as far as I know. Maybe if you go […]
Posted inCovid-19, News
COVID-19: Ohio lawmakers override DeWine veto regarding health orders authority
COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of SB 22, giving legislators a voice for the first time in health orders issued by the executive branch. “It absolutely does … it gets the legislature to the table if we feel like we need to be,” Sen. Mark Romanchuk said after […]
Posted inWeather
March going out like a lamb? Not so fast, my friend
“March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers.” Gusty north central Ohio already has us halfway to this proverb, words first recorded in 1886. And it’s about to move even closer, as March shows us it has no intention yet of going out like a lamb. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: How would you invest $85 million?
How would you invest up to $85 million during a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make a generational change for the better for north central Ohio residents? We want you to tell us, using the form below. Please take a moment, however, to read the guidelines for the investments in this story before answering. The American Rescue […]
Posted inCrawford Source
Bucyrus man who posted on Facebook charged in Jan. 6 Capitol assault
BUCYRUS — A Bucyrus man, who allegedly posted personal photos and videos from the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, has been charged with three federal crimes for his reported actions. According to an FBI filing with the U.S. Federal Court in Cleveland, Ethan C. Seitz, 31, pushed his way inside the Capitol building during […]
Posted inObituaries
Susan Black (Mack)
Susan Black (Mack), 86 died of natural causes March 12, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born December 10, 1934 in Pavo, Georgia, the daughter of Eddie B. Johnson and Charlotte Burns (Mack). Susan graduated from Mansfield Senior High School, Class of 1953, and was a faithful employee at United Telephone […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports
Loudonville’s Vermilya takes place among program’s greats
LOUDONVILLE — Tyler Bates never thought Loudonville’s single-game scoring record would be broken, not after losing such luminaries as Nikki Weber, Celeste Ryman and Emily Seboe to graduation. The veteran Loudonville coach didn’t account for Grace Vermilya. The newly-crowned Richland Source Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Vermilya broke Misty Wells’ single-game mark when it […]