ONTARIO — Plymouth’s role players took center stage Tuesday at Ontario High School. Junior point guard Hunter Bailey scored a career-high 20 points and senior sharpshooter Trevor Hammond added 13 as the Big Red rumbled to a 68-35 win over Lucas in a Division IV sectional semifinal game at the O-Rena. Second-seeded Plymouth (21-2) will […]
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MedCentral’s Cardiac Surgery at the center of Mansfield’s growth
It’s been more than a decade, but one man with the persistence to build a nationally recognized cardiac center is now seeing that dream come to fruition. MedCentral Health System’s 4.5 million investment in buildings and equipment and a merger with OhioHealth should only serve to enhance the already stellar MedCentral’s cardiac surgery and coronary […]
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Taking a walk down the halls of memory at John Simpson School
Remember the floating wooden floors? Remember “The Hole?” Remember Al Maccioli? If any of this sounds familiar, you’re probably affiliated with John Simpson School in some way. And although the building’s demolition has begun, the memories attached to the school are enduring. Former student and principal, Mel Coleman, described what it was like attending the […]
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Bobbie Paige
Bobbie Paige, 44, of Mansfield, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at University Hospital in Cleveland. She was born May 24, 1969 in Cocoa, FL and raised in Chicago, IL. An outgoing and caring person, Bobbie was always smiling. She had a love of music and also enjoyed decorating and hairdressing. A homemaker, Bobbie loved her […]
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Richland Young Professionals to host second event this week
The Richland Young Professionals (RYP) will be holding their second event of 2014 on February 27. Sponsored by Chicago Title Agency of North Central Ohio, the RYP Winter Retreat will offer area young professionals an evening of networking, live music, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar at Snow Trails’ 3100 Possum Run Road location. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Further details can be […]
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Rondell C. “Randy” Beasley
Rondell C. “Randy” Beasley, 54, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Winchester Terrace Nursing Care Facility after a brief battle with cancer. The Lord’s mercy and grace carried him to heaven to be with his “pop”, whom preceded him in death just three short months ago. Randy was born on March 12, […]
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Lady Flames end season in OCSAA loss
The Mansfield Christian Lady Flames (MCS) ended their season on Monday in the Ohio Christian Schools Athletic Association tournament. Cornerstone Christian topped MCS, 52-35. The teams stayed close in the first quarter, ending with Cornerstone leading by a thread at 10-9. The following quarter buried the Lady Flames in a deficit they would not escape. […]
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Former Lexington business once housed three polar bears
Richland County has seen different “polar” activity in recent months with the Polar Express coming to Shelby and a polar vortex chilling area residents. But, the county saw even more polar activity over 40 years ago with the presence of three polar bears in a Lexington business. What now stands as The Cottage Shop off […]
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Eight Richland County Library locations “all clear” of bed bugs
Eight of the nine Mansfield/Richland County Public Library locations have received an “all clear of bed bugs” from Hahn Pest Management. Three locations – Bellville, Butler and Lexington Branches – were inspected two weeks ago. Three more locations – Madison, Lucas and Ontario Branches – were inspected last week, and Plymouth was inspected Monday. No […]
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Lexington’s Stevens is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
CANTON — The weight of the bronze statuette Hannah Stevens won Friday evening couldn’t compare to the burden Lexington’s All-Ohio swimmer shouldered all season long. Not many high school athletes boast a resume like Stevens. All of her success was accompanied by impossible expectations, yet the senior managed to exceed them all. Talk about a […]