MANSFIELD — Tyger fans have likely noticed a facelift at Arlin Field. The Mansfield City Schools football stadium recently got a new digital scoreboard. A reader recently ask how the scoreboard was paid for, so we reached out to Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Tacy Courtright for the answer. Courtright said leftover dollars from the high […]
October 2023
Posted inElections
Column: This is not an ‘off-year’ election in Mansfield, Richland County
MANSFIELD — There is no such thing as an “off-year” election, especially in Mansfield and Richland County in 2023. The many, many decisions area voters make Nov. 7 will have great impact on local lives, perhaps even more important than national election votes cast in 2024. Mayors. Finance Directors. Judges. City and village council members. […]
Posted inHomecoming
Mansfield Sr. crowns 2023 Homecoming royalty
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior High School has announced its 2023 Homecoming King and Queen. Last Friday at Pete Henry Gymnasium, the Homecoming Court was presented. Senior Rylee Kingman was crowned Homecoming Queen. Senior, Duke Reese was crowned Homecoming King.
Posted inObituaries
Spencer Pfleiderer
Spencer E. Pfleiderer, age 82, died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at his home in Shelby surrounded by his loving family. Spencer was born on July 16, 1941, to the late Hugh and Doris (Brown) Pfleiderer in Tiro. He has been an area resident his entire life. He worked for Ohio Steel Tube for 35 years […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: A rebuttal of LaRose
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s op-ed “Parents, not teacher’s unions, should choose what’s best for their children” (Sept. 25) presents a false dilemma in which he describes teachers’ unions and public school administrators as in opposition to parents, claiming they “disdain parental involvement and resist accountability in the classroom.” He falsely presents public educators as […]
Posted inNews
Ashland County Sheriff’s Office aids in Ohio human trafficking probe
COLUMBUS — Two north central Ohio men were among 160 arrested in a weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Monday. Among the various operations, The H.E.A.L. Human Trafficking Task Force, consisting of the Ashland, Huron, Erie, and Lorain Sheriff’s Offices, along with the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, conducted […]
Posted inCrawford Source
Bucyrus Police reports Sept. 29 to Oct. 1
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Sept. 29 and Oct. 1. Sept. 29 8:08 a.m. Officers made a welfare check in the 600 block of W Warren St. 12:42 p.m. Officers did follow up investigation in the 1100 block of Woodlawn Ave. 1:36 p.m. A disturbance in the 100 block of Heritage […]
Posted inCommunity Development
Ontario residents & workers invited to participate in comprehensive plan
ONTARIO — The City of Ontario invites residents to help plan community growth through a survey with the Reveille planning group.
Posted inCrawford Source
Galion Police reports Sept. 25 to Oct. 1
GALION — Galion Police officers filed the following reports after their shifts Sept. 25 to Oct. 1.
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Ohio Democratic Party vice chair to speak at local Dems Fall Italian Dinner
MANSFIELD — Ohio Democratic Party Vice Chairman Andre’ Washington will be the keynote speaker Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Richland County Democratic Party’s 20th annual Fall Italian Dinner. The event will be at the local Democratic Party headquarters at 16 S. Park St. in Mansfield. The evening will begin with a social hour at 4:30 […]