BUCYRUS — United Way of North Central Ohio (UWNCO) is pleased to welcome Carmon Walter to the team as development director for Crawford and Wyandot counties. She came onboard on Oct. 31 and will assume responsibility for coordinating United Way’s annual campaign in the region. “Carmon jumped right into the deep end,” UWNCO Executive Director […]
November 2023
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Waiting for snow
The first snow has already fallen, and Snow Trails is gearing up for the winter season with some exciting improvements, an article earlier this month stated. The announcement of two new trails and a chairlift upgrade has me counting down the days until the season begins, and I am confident that I am not the […]
Posted inGirls Soccer
Ontario, Clear Fork, Mapleton standouts earn All-Ohio first-team nods
ONTARIO — North central Ohio’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was confirmed again when the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were selected to the OSSCA first-team in Division II, while Mapleton’s Brinlee Youngen was a first-teamer in Division III. Ashland’s Claire Plank (Division […]
Posted inObituaries
Janet I. Harned
Janet I. Harned, 83, of Ashland, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Born August 10, 1940 in Perrysville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Craig) McCurdy. Janet retired from Wayne Savings Community Bank where she worked as a teller. She had always had close calls with her health […]
Posted inEducation
Madison wins Academic Challenge championship
MANSFIELD — Madison High School emerged as the champion from the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center Fall Academic Challenge. The Challenge Tournament took place on Nov. 16 and 17 following the fall league, which was held virtually on Oct. 23, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13. This year MOESC divided districts between two days for the tournament […]
Posted inSports
Chic Harley inspired James Thurber to poetic prose
COLUMBUS — There was probably no bigger fan of Ohio State’s three-time All-American Chic Harley than the famed author and humorist James Thurber. The internationally-recognized Ohio humorist was so taken with his fellow Buckeye in that pre-World War I era that he penned a poem, “When Chic Harley Got Away.” There’s a good reason for […]
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Lois Eilene Kisor
Lois Eilene Kisor, age 89, passed away Friday morning, November 17, 2023, at her home in Gulf Breeze, Florida, surrounded by her family and her loyal and faithful canine companion, Snickers. Born January 26, 1934, in Marion County, Ohio, she was the last surviving child of the late Margaret M. (Schaber) and Daniel F. Carr. […]
Posted inBoys Soccer
Lexington’s Corbin selected to OSSCA All-Ohio first team in Division II
LEXINGTON — He isn’t the most prolific goal scorer in program history, but Terrance Corbin secured his place among the best Lexington has ever produced. A senior midfielder, Corbin was selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II. The Minutemen (15-4-1) reached the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight […]
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Edward Davis
Beloved husband of Mary McLaughlin Davis. Loving father of Scott (Leslie), Edward J. (Dawn), Heidi Davis (deceased), Catharine Gabeler (Sean), Brendan Wentz (Stephanie), and loving grandfather of 16. Survived by sisters Pat, Ruthie, and Rosemary, and preceded in death by Jerry, Sondra, and Richard. Passed away surrounded by family November 18, 2023. Ed was a […]
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Shelby Board of Education receives building & grounds update
Dan Miller, the district’s director of buildings and grounds, shared a presentation before members of the Shelby Board of Education Monday.