Volunteers serve raccoon – alongside mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, mixed vegetables and homemade cornbread – at the 79th annual Danville Raccoon Dinner on Feb. 7, 2022. DSC_0014.JPG DSC_0018.JPG DSC_0021.JPG DSC_0025.JPG Two guests dine on raccoon at the 79th annual Danville Raccoon Dinner on Feb. 7, 2022. DSC_0030.JPG DSC_0032.JPG DSC_0035.JPG DSC_0043.JPG DSC_0047.JPG Volunteers serve raccoon – […]
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YMCA of North Central Ohio studying feasibility of indoor/outdoor soccer complex
MANSFIELD — The YMCA of North Central Ohio has launched a feasibility study into a potential $9 to $10 million indoor/outdoor soccer complex in Richland County. Chriss Harris of CHarris Consulting, also a member of the YMCA board, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday such a facility would have a “huge financial impact” on the […]
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Richland Academy brings on Joann Jeffries as music instructor
MANSFIELD – Richland Academy of the Arts is excited to announce its most recent new-hire, Joann Jeffries, who will be teaching piano, clarinet, flute, music theory, music history, and music appreciation classes and lessons at the Academy. Jeffries has a B.M. in Clarinet Pedagogy from Heidelberg College, and a M.M. in Clarinet Pedagogy with an […]
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Wind, rain and snow expected in wacky few days of Northeast Ohio weather forecast
MANSFIELD — It’s going to be windy, rainy and unusually balmy on Wednesday and Thursday — before taking a snowy turn by Friday, according to reports from the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a hazardous weather outlook Tuesday along with a flood watch for Richland and Ashland counties, among other northeast Ohio communities. “Gusts […]
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Gallery: Busy Bee
IMG_1861.jpg IMG_1860.jpg IMG_1862.jpg IMG_1850.jpg Busy Bee is located at 125 East 2nd St in downtown Ashland. IMG_1858.jpg
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Grand jury: officers’ actions were a ‘justifiable use of force’ in Sean Rowe death
MANSFIELD — A grand jury determined Tuesday that officers’ actions were a “justifiable use of force” during an incident that resulted in the death of an Army veteran following an hours-long standoff along Peterson Road last summer.The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon via a press release issued by Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop.Sean C. Rowe, […]
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Madison’s Kuhn, Shelby trio headline District 6 girls basketball teams
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Faith Kuhn’s dominance didn’t go unnoticed by the coaches around the region. Madison’s 6-foot-1 senior center was selected the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 6 Co-Player of the Year in Division I when the teams were introduced Tuesday. Kuhn, who will play college volleyball at Shawnee State, averages 17.2 points, […]
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Homerville teen suspected of involuntary manslaughter remains focus of manhunt
ASHLAND – State highway patrol officers are searching for a teenager suspected of involuntary manslaughter after he fled on foot following a traffic stop along U.S. 42 in Montgomery Township, officials said in a news release Tuesday morning. Joseph D. Harbaugh, 19, of Homerville, was a passenger in a car Monday afternoon when an Ashland […]
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Hawkins Corner site of COVID vaccine & booster clinic on Feb. 24
ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. has announced a COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic will take place on Thursday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon, at Hawkins Corner located at 2131 Park Avenue West, Ontario. The Ohio National Guard will administer Moderna first dose, Moderna second dose, or the […]
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Paul E. Bauman
Paul E. Bauman, 89 of Mansfield, Ohio died Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 at home. He was born June 26, 1932 in Hannibal, Ohio the son of the late Charles and Nellie Bertschy Bauman. He was a Korean War Navy veteran; owner and self-employed truck driver; and a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, […]