Derek A. Lawrence, 29, is 5-foot-10, 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Authorities say he is wanted for rape. He has ties to the Ashland area. Aaron Blystone.jpg Jeffery Siron, 31, is 6-foot-3, 170 pounds blonde hair and blue eyes. He is sought for failure to register as sex offender. Officials say he […]
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McGowan Courage Award: Ontario High School’s Josh Carpenter
This is part six of an eight part series that profiles all students who are recipients of the 2020 McGowan Courage Award, presented by the Mansfield Rotary Club. One story will be released each day for the next eight days.Through life’s trials and tribulations, Josh Carpenter has continued to demonstrate courage, earning him the 2020 McGowan […]
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Mansfield police join in annual ‘Torch Run’ to support local Special Olympic athletes
MANSFIELD — The Special Olympics Ohio Summer Games have been canceled. But that didn’t stop Mansfield Police Department officers from their annual Torch Run to support local athletes. About a dozen Mansfield officers and Richland Newhope staff participated in the run on Friday. It began at The Mansfield Art Center and ended at the Fraternal Order […]
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Retta Joan Crowl Mellick
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” II Corinthians 5:8 That passage of scripture is one in which Retta Joan Crowl Mellick placed her faith, especially in later years when her body began to fail. Retta became present with her Lord […]
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Black Iron Fitness Center offers 24-hour gym in Lexington
LEXINGTON — Black Iron Fitness, a 24-hour gym, has opened in Lexington, giving local residents a closer option to consider for their fitness journeys. Owner Wes Jones opened the new fitness center on June 15 and can’t wait for the Lexington community to discover his pride and joy. “It’s just kind of been a dream […]
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Mansfield’s own ‘Mermaid Tami’ was inspired by movie ‘Splash’
MANSFIELD — Tami Baker was a child in 1984 when actress Daryl Hannah swam across the movie screen as a mermaid in the movie Splash. But the light-hearted comedy sparked a love inside Baker for the mythical half-woman/half-fish creatures that for centuries have been in the folklore of many cultures around the world. The Crestview […]
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Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell releases summer concert schedule
ASHLAND — The 71st annual Guy C. Myers Memorial Bandshell has released its revised summer concert schedule. Concerts are from 8 to 9:15 p.m. on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and Sundays only in August. Those seeking further information can call the event hotline at 419-281-3018 after 5 p.m. Thursday, July 2: HEY MAVIS […]
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It’s back: U.S. Boomerang National Championships reschedules Ashland debut
ASHLAND — Sure enough, it came back. A new date was announced Monday for the 2020 U.S. Boomerang National Championships to take place at Ashland’s Freer Field. The upcoming Boomerang National Championship is set for Aug. 7 and 8, according to a Facebook post from the U.S. Boomerang Team. Earlier this year, the team announced plans […]
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Mansfield Post investigating car-pedestrian fatal accident on I-71 in Washington Township
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — A 22-year-old Youngstown man died in a pedestrian-vehicle crash just before midnight Friday on I-71, according to the Mansfield Post of the State Highway Patrol. Jason A. Greene-Smith was trying to cross the interstate from west to east at 11:57 p.m. and was struck by a northbound 2013 Hyundai Sonata driven by […]