PLYMOUTH— Expectations were very high. Plymouth rode a seven game winning streak and first place berth in the Firelands Conference. South Central in a tie for second and a chance to knock off the top dog and force a three way tie. The game also featured four of the top five scoring leaders of the Firelands […]
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Lexington High School participates in “Paint the Plow”
Winter driving became a bit more interesting with the Paint the Plow project. There are some unique designs on various snow plow trucks traversing Ohio. Organized by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Paint the Plow project involves area high schools statewide, who are each tasked with the job of creating their own design […]
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Minutemen corral Colts
BELLVILLE — Lexington’s Charlie Keller must be an Ohio State fan. The junior guard sent Buckeyes’ fans anxious to see the kickoff of the Discover Orange Bowl home happy — and early — Friday night. The rarely used Keller checked in for the injured Matt Barkett and sank a pair of free throws with 10.2 […]
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New Madison Middle School opens doors to community
“When you go from our previous building to this one, it is just night and day. Everyone is just so excited for this new school,” said Madison Middle School Principal Tom Wolff. On a very snowy Thursday evening, the public was able to enter the newly constructed middle school for the first time. The middle […]
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Commission holds inaugural meeting in Mansfield Schools fiscal emergency
Four of five designees were sworn in as members of the Financial Planning and Supervision Commission of the Mansfield City School District on Thursday morning. Governor John Kasich has yet to appoint the final commission member. Jill Haring, appointed by the State Superintendent, Mark Brunn, appointed by Mayor Tim Theaker, Sharon Hanrahan, designee of OBM […]
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Local libraries host January events
The Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and local branch libraries have organized a series of events to be hosted for the new year. Below are descriptions of the events. Decorative Votive: Families with children can add some warmth and color to their rooms while the cold snow blows outdoors. Come to the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library […]
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United Way creating positive community response with Big Red Bookshelf
United Way of Richland County is receiving a positive community response from the Big Red Bookshelf project, which is now close to completing its first full year. So far, over 3,500 books have been collected to be dispersed throughout Richland County, said Community Outreach Coordinator April Hedrick. Big Red Bookshelf was created in an effort […]
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Richland County roads slick with Level 2 snow emergency
The National Weather Service in Cleveland continued its winter weather forecast through Thursday evening and until 1 a.m. on Friday for most of northern Ohio and as far south as Knox, Morrow, and Richland counties. Accumulations on local roads early Thursday morning slowed local commutes. Lake effect snow shower created a blustering New Year for […]
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Ronald Eugene Ocheltree
Ron Ocheltree loved running dogs. Those dogs were not his whole life, but they made his life whole. He loved their companionship in hunting and their wagging tails were constant approval. Ron Ocheltree passed away late Saturday evening December 28, 2013 in his home near Bellville. He was 57. Born October 16, 1956 in Mansfield, […]
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Richland County’s first baby of 2014, Lucas Warren Perry is born on 1-1-14 at 1:44
J. Mark and Loni Perry had cause for celebration on New Year’s Day. “We prayed for him,” said Loni Perry of her newborn baby boy. It was just a bonus that baby Lucas Warren Perry was also the first born baby in Richland County. Loni Perry said she hadn’t even given birth when she found […]