At 0148 am on Monday, March 20, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, Virginia Frances Trent, 78, of Mansfield, Ohio (Peewee to some, Nanny to most) finally “won the race”. This was something she would say, as she knew her time on earth was temporary and eventually she would arrive at her forever home with […]
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Suzanne Ansteatt
Suzanne (Sowers-Dorsey) Ansteatt, of Lexington, peacefully went to sleep on March 17, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio, surrounded by her loved ones. She was preceded in death bu husband, Richard V Dorsey and James Ansteatt, along with her parents Charlie and lucy Sowers, and son R Steven Dorsey. She has much love for her surviving family, Teresa Dorsey, […]
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Youth prevention contest voting to close March 30
MANSFIELD — There’s a little over one week left for local youth to vote for their favorites in a county-wide multimedia art contest. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 were asked earlier this year to submit original art, videos, poems or memes with a drug/alcohol prevention message to the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition […]
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Mansfield City Council to discuss $932K in ARPA spending on Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council will discuss Tuesday allocating in six different areas nearly half of the city’s $2 million remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds. The city received $20,005,402 in ARPA in 2021, part of a $1.9 trillion spending plan approved by the U.S. Congress to help local governments recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Faye Anne Sauder
Faye Anne Sauder of Mansfield passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 19, 2023, at her home at the age of 88 following a 25-year struggle with Alzheimer’s dementia. She was born on March 4, 1935, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the late Evelyn and Edward Lauve. Faye was a member of Illinois Avenue Apostolic […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya is Ohio’s Division III Player of the Year
COLUMBUS – Loudonville junior Corri Vermilya has been chosen the Ohio Division III girls’ basketball player of the year. The Division III girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The 5-foot-9 Loudonville junior averaged 29.5 points per game for the Redbirds. Vermilya finished third in Ohio’s Ms. Basketball voting. She […]
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Marion County man arrested on 7 counts of child rape, other children may be involved
MARION — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Marion County Sheriff Matt Bayles announced Monday the indictment and arrest of a Marion County man on multiple rape charges involving children. Michael Ray Stith, 49, of Prospect, was indicted in Marion County Common Pleas Court and taken into custody last week. Stith was charged with seven […]
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Larry L. Speck
Larry L. Speck, 75, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2023, at Avita Galion Hospital. Larry was born on January 3, 1948, in Pennington Gap, Virginia to the late James and Goldie Speck. He graduated from Crestline High School in June 1967, and shortly after joined the Navy in October of 1967. He met and […]
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Lucas senior Shelby Grover selected D-IV 1st-team All-Ohioan
COLUMBUS — Lucas senior Shelby Grover is a Division IV first-team All-Ohioan, a team announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. A Kent State track recruit, Grover averaged 22 points and 9.4 rebounds a game while missing part of the season with an ankle injury sustained during the volleyball season. She was an All-Ohio […]
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GALLERY: March 21 Fugitives of the Week
Phillip Williams, 40, is 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is sought by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for third-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs. Officials say he has ties to the Mansfield area. Tyrone Cheeks, 43, is 5-foot-11, 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted by […]