Colonel Crawford collected a 61-45 victory over Carey in an Ohio boys basketball matchup on January 19. Last season, Colonel Crawford and Carey squared up on January 23, 2021 at Colonel Crawford High School last season. Click here for a recap Colonel Crawford enjoyed a narrow margin over Carey with a 45-38 lead heading to […]
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Just a bit better; Fredericktown slips past East Knox
A sigh of relief filled the air in Fredericktown’s locker room after Wednesday’s 51-44 win against East Knox in an Ohio boys basketball matchup. Last season, Fredericktown and East Knox squared up on January 19, 2021 at East Knox High School last season. We covered the game. For a full recap, click here. There was […]
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Galion Schools hosting Mobile Food Pantry event Jan. 26
GALION – The Galion City Schools, in partnership with the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, will hold the Crawford County Mobile Drive-Thru Pantry event on the district’s campus on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Second Harvest will be distributing FREE assorted boxes of shelf-stable food, fresh produce, frozen meat, milk, and more from 4 […]
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Carnival of Animals, sensory-friendly interactive children’s concert, set for Feb. 6 at The Renaissance Theatre
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre announces the second of its Teddy Bear Concerts in the 2021-2022 Mechanics Bank Education Series. Entitled The Carnival of the Animals, the concert features an engaging original script by Michael Thomas, accompanied by the classic The Carnival of the Animals music by French composer, Camille Saint Saens. The performance will […]
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Ribbon cut for new Richland County 9-1-1 dispatch center
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The new 9-1-1 baby was actually born in October when the new dispatch center went live. But Capt. Jim Sweat couldn’t wait to show it off to the public for the first time Wednesday. Joined by elected officials and Jodie Perry, president/CEO of Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development, the Richland County […]
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Kay G. Stevens
BELLVILLE: Kay “Memaw” Gerhart Stevens, 77, passed away at her Bellville home on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 surrounded by her family. Kay was born on April 12, 1944, in Bellville to Dayle Kermit & Blanche Pauline (Leedy) Gerhart. She was a 1962 graduate of Bellville High School and after meeting Roger W. Stevens on a […]
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PART II: Public health communication in the age of social media
ASHLAND — There was no social media during the last major pandemic in recent United States history, influenza in 1918. The public received information from advertisements, newspapers and flyers. Today, almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, social media is flooded with information from people’s personal accounts, health departments and anyone who would like to […]
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PART I: Here’s why Ashland County Health Department disabled its Facebook page
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Health Department disabled its Facebook page in December, and its staff has since provided inconsistent reasoning as to why. On Jan. 4, Ashland County health commissioner Vickie Taylor responded to Ashland Source via email stating the health department disabled the page because of a lack of staff and time. When […]
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Most Wanted list includes woman with ties to Ashland & Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Three men and a woman, all with Mansfield ties, are among this week’s list of Most Wanted fugitives, according to the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. Courtney Buffmyer, 30, is 5-foot-2, 108 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. She is wanted for a probation violation, on an original charge of possession […]
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