Nancy Smith, 61 resident of Ashland, competed in her ninth New York City Marathon on Nov. 3. Smith resides in Ashland and is a registered nurse of basic education and she is the Director of Quality at Samaritan Hospital. Smith began her running career about 30 years ago as a way to become healthy and […]
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Shipshewana On the Road stops by Richland County for first time
Merchants and retailers travelled from all over to Ohio to meet at the Richland County Fairgrounds for “Shipsehwana On the Road.” It is the first time that the midwestern craft show has added Mansfield as a destination. Local shoppers enjoyed Saturday’s event, but more visitors can enjoy shopping or visiting on Sunday, too. The show opened […]
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Clock strikes midnight on Tygers
POWELL — Chioke Bradley’s voice cracked as he addressed his team for the final time Friday at Olentangy Liberty High School. Mansfield Senior’s coach fought back tears as he searched for the right words after the fourth-seeded Tygers fell to No. 1 seed New Albany 26-22 in a Division II, Region 5 semifinal. New Albany […]
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Modernized sewage rules proposed, public comment sought
Members of the Holmes, Medina and Richland County delegations in the Statehouse, including Senator Larry Obhof (R–Medina), House Speaker William Batchelder, Representative Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) and Representative Dave Hall (R-Millersburg) announced that proposed household sewage rules have been posted to the Ohio Department of Health’s website, and are available for public comment until Dec. 12. […]
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Ashland University Campus Activities Board takes top award
Ashland University’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) was again recognized for the quality of the student entertainment it offers on campus when it won two awards, including Programming Organization of the Year, at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Regional Conference held Nov. 7-9 in Peoria, Ill. “This is the highest honor an organization […]
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Richland Chamber to host Small Business of the Year Awards Reception
The Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Awards Reception will be held at Hawkins Corner, 2131 Park Avenue West, Suite 300 on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. The festivities begin with a wide array of signature hors’d oeuvres presented by Ontario Event Center. Gordon Food Service Marketplace and […]
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OSU-M undergrads use projects to impact community
The quintessential college class might keep students in lectures halls and classrooms, but that is hardly the case for education majors at the Ohio State University at Mansfield. Local undergraduate students are designing their own service learning projects then taking them out of the classroom and impacting the community. “The students choose their own service […]
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Mansfield St. Peter’s, Shelby among 8 teams at Lady Whippets Basketball Preview
SHELBY – Eight teams. Eight quarters. 182 points. One new gymnasium. One new season. That’s how the annual Shelby High School Lady Whippets Basketball Preview added up Friday night inside the beautiful new SHS gymnasium. The eight teams, including Mansfield St. Peter’s and Shelby, each played two quarters, one week before all of Ohio’s girls […]
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Community of Shelby comes together in support of former resident and Breast Cancer patient
As a show of love, support and determination of faith the community of Shelby is coming together to benefit the cause of Lisette Strine Fisher who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. The event will be hosted by the Knights of Columbus located at 250 Vernon Road in Shelby. A silent […]
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Mansfield Christmas tree arrives at carrousel park
Downtown Mansfield is about to get a lot more festive for the holidays. This year’s Christmas tree arrived at Richland Carrousel Park late Friday morning. Traffic was stopped on N. Main and Fourth streets for a short time while the truck and trailer hauling the tree, and the crane used to lift it, moved into […]