Richland Newhope is seeking nominations for its Heroes with Heart Award. The award is given each year to Richland County residents who have made a significant difference in the life of someone with a developmental disability and whose efforts have contributed to positive public awareness and understanding of persons with developmental disabilities. This is the […]
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Caffeinated Ideas percolate at Braintree
“The more we can encourage people to think outside the box, start companies and do things, the more likely it is we can also then engage those entrepreneurs that we can best affect, as well,” said Bob Leach, Braintree Director of Operations. Braintree Business Development Center hosted their monthly “Caffeinated Ideas” forum Thursday morning in Mansfield. […]
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Ashland University to host Sibs and Kids Weekend Feb. 21-23
Ashland University Student Senate and the Office of Residence Life will be hosting Sibs and Kids Weekend 2014 on February 21- 23. This will be an exciting time for siblings and friends of current students to come to campus and participate in numerous activities at the University. The theme for this year’s weekend is “An […]
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Minutemen dominate Freddies, win by 38
Lexington varsity boys basketball team headed south for a Saturday night matchup with the Fredericktown Freddies. Lexington made the most of the visit and picked up a 38 point victory, 73-35. The Freddies hung around for the first quarter ending behind just 16-13. Lexington pulled away at the half, 33-23. Then the Minutemen removed all […]
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Lady Flames get by Lady Bulldogs
The Mansfield Christians Lady Flames traveled to Howard, Ohio for a Saturday afternoon matchup with the East Knox Lady Bulldogs. The Flames picked up and MBC win. The Lady Flames were able to overcome turnovers – East Knox won that margin, 13-7- and dominated on the boards, 32-19. The Lady Flames had a stellar night […]
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Winter weather in effect for Saturday morning
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. The National Weather Service in Cleveland, at 6:41 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, reported that some freezing rain or freezing drizzle may occur this morning before it changes over to rain. Low pressure will move up […]
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Plymouth rocks Cougars, Beebe and Edmiston near 1,000
PLYMOUTH — One 1,000-point scorer is a blessing. Two could be considered an embarrassment of riches. When they are both juniors, well, it’s almost impossible to grasp. Plymouth’s Tyson Beebe scored 23 points and Tyrell Edmiston added 17 as the Big Red rolled to a 70-51 win over visiting Crestview on Friday. Both Beebe and […]
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Mansfield Senior defends its home floor against Lexington in boys’ hoops win
MANSFIELD – On a night when the Tygers once again wore red and white, Mansfield Senior played defense like the days of old on Friday night. Wearing the school colors used before Senior merged with Malabar High School and become brown and orange, the Tygers pressured and harassed Lexington all over the court in a […]
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Sheriff’s office proposes new radio system to county commissioners
Richland County Sheriff’s Department personnel met with the county commissioners Thursday morning to discuss acquiring a Multi-Agency Radio Communication System (MARCS) in replacement of the department’s current radio system. Capt. Eric Bosko stated that the department has experienced issues with the current system, which is a VHF (very high frequency) system operated by Vasu Communications […]
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Ashland University schedules Chef Camp
Is your dream to become a chef? Do you love to cook? Join Ashland University’s talented team of chefs for AU’s first Chef Camp. Learn the essential skills such as knife handling, sanitation and food handling rules as well as cooking techniques such as sauté, grilling, baking and much more. The camp takes place this […]