OBETZ — Brailey Slone exceeded expectations. Lexington’s sophomore distance dynamo placed fifth in the Division II girls race at Saturday’s state meet at Fortress Obetz, helping Lady Lex to a third-place finish in the team standings. Slone finished in 18 minutes, 38 seconds — more than 40 seconds faster than last year, when she placed […]
November 2023
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West Holmes overcomes Marietta in seat-squirming affair
West Holmes overcomes Marietta in seat-squirming affair
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Ohio State finds another new way to win at Rutgers’ expense
The 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes are the most interesting football team to roll through Columbus in a number of years. Ryan Day’s outfit doesn’t put up dynamite passing numbers, like its immediate predecessors. It doesn’t routinely blow out vastly inferior foes, like its immediate predecessors. But finding a unique way to win each week is […]
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GALLERY: Medal of Honor recipient from Richland County honored in Kentucky
Photos from a graveside military honors ceremony in Fort Mitchell, Ky., on Saturday to honor Bellville native John F. Rowalt, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1869 as a U.S. Army private fighting in the Indian Campaigns in Arizona. He died of smallpox in 1875 and had been buried in an unmarked grave […]
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Wurm’s Woodworking announces $2M expansion
NEW WASHINGTON — Wurm’s Woodworking Company (WWC), a long-standing pillar in the New Washington community, has announced its recent thermoforming operations expansion project. The expansion encompasses nearly 20,000 square-feet of additional space, a substantial capital investment in cutting-edge molding machinery and equipment, and an overall investment of $2.1 million. Throughout this expansion project, the company […]
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Mohican offers unique Thanksgiving dinner option
PERRYSVILLE — Looking for a place to enjoy a table full of turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and more without the fuss of cleaning up afterwards? Let the lodges serve your Thanksgiving feast as Ohio State Parks serve the perfect setting for your meal. In north central Ohio, that means a trip […]
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Ontario STEM program offers hands on learning opportunities
ONTARIO — Hunter Olar set the four-wheeled robot on mat, pressed a button on the attached control box and leaned back in his computer chair. The machine spun to the right a sharp 45 degrees and lurched forward. The robot traveled 447 millimeters exactly, knocking a red plastic ball towards the edge of the mat, […]
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Emotions run high in Mansfield Senior’s playoff victory
ROCKY RIVER — Music boomed inside Mansfield Senior’s locker room, the heavy base line punctuated every so often by bursts of exuberant laughter. Senior High had just put the finishing touches on a resounding 55-21 win over Rocky River in the Division III, Region 10 quarterfinals, capping a tumultuous 36 hours that included a change […]
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High-scoring Shelby throttles Van Wert in offensive explosion
Third-seeded Shelby ran away with a 71-41 victory over the sixth-seeded Van Wert Cougars Friday in a Div. IV Region 14 playoff meeting.
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Tipped pass for TD ends Galion’s upset bid at West Holmes
MILLERSBURG – The only thing Galion didn’t take home from Knights Stadium on Friday was a win. Dealt West Holmes in the second round of the Division IV playoffs – a team carrying a 24-game, four-year home winning streak into the night – the Tigers took a 19-14 lead with less than 3 minutes left […]