AVENTURA, Fla. — Byrider, one of America’s largest buy-here-pay-here used car dealerships and franchise systems, presented the company’s President’s Award to Chris McPhie, Greg Barrett, and their team for the Mansfield store’s 2022 performance at the company’s annual convention. McPhie and Barrett were also finalists for Franchise of the Year. McPhie and Barrett own dealerships […]
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Award-winning educator to give AU’s commencement address for December graduates
ASHLAND – Kristen Maurer, Ohio’s 2022 Milken Educator Award recipient, will give the keynote address at Ashland University’s Winter 2022 Commencement, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Niss Athletic Center. The ceremony, for both undergraduate and graduate students, will begin at 10 a.m. No tickets are required. Commencement will be livestreamed here […]
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Ontario Community Craft Show set for Dec. 3
ONTARIO — The 45th annual Ontario Community Craft Show is set for Saturday, Dec. 3. The craft show will feature over 100 vendors with handmade crafts from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is scheduled to take place at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Cost is $2 or a new toy. This craft show is […]
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GALLERY: MOESC Leadership Conference
Omari Pearson leads a student exercise. Deb Hult speaks to a group organized by MOESC. OHSAA Foundation logo Jason Michaels Omario Pearson Harvey Alston, the coordinator of the Leadership Conference, delivered the morning keynote address about his philosophy on being the “Best.”
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MOESC hosts student leadership conference
MANSFIELD – The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center hosted the OHSAA Foundation/ Mid-Ohio ESC Student Leadership Conference on Nov. 16, with the theme of “Lifting Our Voices.” Students in grades 9 to 11 from Mid-Ohio member schools who demonstrated or have potential for leadership roles were chosen by their local schools to attend. Three hundred students […]
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Karen Enderle
Karen J. Enderle, age 70, resident of Tiro, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Ohio Health Shelby. Born January 10, 1952, to Vernon and Dorothy (Poe) Lykins, she had been a lifelong area resident. A 1970 graduate of Shelby High School and worked at RR Donnelley for over 30 years before her retirement […]
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Patrol looks to reduce fatal crashes this Thanksgiving holiday
COLUMBUS — As Ohioans and our visitors make their way to see family and friends this Thanksgiving, troopers will be making sure motorists are taking the proper safety measures by driving sober, not driving distracted, and wearing their safety belt. Troopers will be highly visible and cracking down on those driving impaired and those failing […]
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Two children from Caledonia die when minivan crashes into pond
CALEDONIA — Two children died Monday evening when their family’s minivan crashed into a pond near the intersection of Whetstone River Road and Roberts Road, according to the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred around 9:33 p.m. in Claridon Township in Marion County, according to the patrol. A 2009 Honda […]
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Fugitives sought for sex charges, child endangering and felonious assault
MANSFIELD — Men with sex offense and child endangering charges are part of the Fugitives of the Week list provided by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. What was previously known as Most Wanted has been changed to Fugitives of the Week, at the request of local authorities. Marcus Porter, 35, is 6-foot-2, 240 […]
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Mount Vernon City Schools leaves OCC to join Licking County League athletic conference
MOUNT VERNON — On Monday Nov. 21, the Mount Vernon Board of Education accepted an invitation for Mount Vernon City Schools to join the Licking County League and withdraw from the Ohio Cardinal Conference beginning in the fall of 2024. “While we were not actively seeking a new conference, the Licking County League (LCL) sent […]