WINONA LAKE, IND. — Kaylee Friesen of Mansfield, Ohio, was one of 26 Grace College juniors and seniors inducted into the Alpha Chi Honor Society on Saturday, Feb. 4. These high-achieving students have earned the top 10% of GPAs across all disciplines at Grace. Every year Alpha Chi inducts nearly 11,000 students from across the […]
February 2023
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Ashland County Sheriff & Columbus detectives search Sullivan Twp. for missing woman
ASHLAND — Law enforcement officials from Columbus and Ashland County were seen searching an area in Sullivan Township for a missing woman on Monday morning. Ashland County Sheriff Lieutenant Don Sims confirmed police are searching for Renee Lynne Benedetti, a 40 year-old woman who has been missing from Columbus since Feb. 1. Columbus law enforcement […]
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Todd Corbitt
Todd Allen Corbitt, age 58, died unexpectedly Friday, February 3, 2023 at OhioHealth Shelby Emergency Room. Born March 7, 1964 in Marion to James W. Corbitt, Sr. and Lera (Delong) Newman, he had been a Shelby resident for the last 15 years. He graduated from high school in Crestline and attended Pioneer Career and Technology […]
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Five-year report notes more than 6K fatal crashes in Ohio
MANSFIELD – According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, from 2018-2022 there have been 5,613 fatal crashes on Ohio roadways resulting in 6,081 fatalities. Locally, over that same time period, there were 57 fatalities in Richland County, 37 fatalities in Ashland County, 39 fatalities in Knox County, 28 in Morrow County, and 23 fatalities in […]
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GOAL Digital Academy spotlights Mansfield & Galion students on Honor Roll
MANSFIELD – GOAL Digital Academy is uniquely positioned to work with diverse students, as there is no GOAL student profile. Students choose GOAL for a variety of reasons. Some are severely credit deficient and at high risk of not graduating, while others have determined brick and mortar traditional schooling is not their preferred choice. Some […]
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Whatever your talent in the arts is, the Renaissance is there to push you forward
Editor’s Note This is part 4 of a 6-part sponsored series that focuses on the Renaissance’s passion of the arts and what it means for the community. Read previous articles in this series here: Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 Whether it’s musical talents, stories being shared through plays, songs, and poetry, or emotion […]
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Here’s what House Bill 507 means for Ohio’s state parks
OPEN SOURCE This story was inspired by a reader question. To submit a question through our Open Source portal, follow this link. This story is Part III of a 3-part series. Part I published on Feb. 5 and Part III will publish on Feb. 6. House Bill 507 was approved by the Ohio Legislature in December and […]
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Ralph Carson
Ralph Carson, known as “Ike,” was born November 7, 1934. He grew up the 8th child of Harold and Hattie Pearl Carson; a family of 9 children in the small mining town of Bergholz in Jefferson County, Ohio. His dad decided he liked the name “Ike,” and the name stuck. Ike was an independent spirit […]
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Mansfield City Council scheduled (again) to vote on water rate increases Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Will they or won’t they? Vote on a water rate increase, that is. Mansfield City Council began discussing water rate hikes four months ago. It has scheduled — and then postponed — three votes on the issue, dating back to Dec. 6. It has gotten feedback from constituents and city administration leaders like […]