MANSFIELD — Jaekob Conard and Jonah Aumend made sure Madison defended its title at Friday’s Tyger Invitational. Conard outdueled Aumend for medalist honors in a two-hole playoff and the Rams carded a season-best 325 to easily outdistance runner-up Ontario (339) at the eight-team event at Twin Lakes. Clear Fork (356) was third, followed by Bucyrus […]
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U.S. 30 exit ramp at Ohio 4 expected to reopen on Aug. 30 in Crawford County
GALION — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its weekly construction schedule. As a result, Crawford County drivers are urged to use caution on these roads: State Route 4 SR 4 in the City of Bucyrus, between Krauter Rd. and South Sandusky Ave., will have intermittent single lane closures for a resurfacing project. The […]
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Free tire amnesty day set for Aug. 31 in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health, in partnership with Richland County Solid Waste Authority, is sponsoring a “Richland County Tire Amnesty Day.” Richland County residents can dispose of up to 10 passenger tires for FREE on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (OR unless tire collection capacity is met prior to 2 p.m., […]
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Mansfield council candidate wants to use recent car stop to prevent future tragedy
MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport said he wants to use his recent car stop by Mansfield police, which included two officers pulling their guns, to prevent a future tragedy. The sole candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot to represent the 4th Ward on Mansfield City Council, the 42-year-old Davenport plans a community meeting Monday at 5:30 […]
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Ankeny Gallery
This postcard view of Ankenytown was taken around 1920, before rural roads were paved. The view is looking south. What is now Ohio 95 (designated a few years after this) is the stretch going up the hill in the distance. The 1871 Caldwell & Starr “Atlas of Knox County Ohio” originally included this map of […]
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Richland County commissioner announces statehouse bid
SHELBY – Richland County Commissioner and Republican Party Chairwoman Marilyn John announced her candidacy for the Ohio House of Representatives District 2. Marilyn has worked as a public servant for the past ten years, serving as Mayor of the City of Shelby from 2010 to 2015 and Richland County Commissioner from 2015 to present, winning […]
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Shelby teacher selected as a Jennings Action Research Fellow
SHELBY — The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation recently chose Shelby City Schools’ teacher Jennifer Steele-Rehberg as a “Jennings Action Research Fellow.” Steele-Rehberg, a third grader teacher at Dowds Elementary School, is one of 16 teachers in northeast Ohio to earn the title in 2019, which was presented at Kent State University. “Since 1959, the Jennings Foundation has […]
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Gallery on Mulberry to host art show Aug. 24
MANSFIELD — Eric Biddle has turned a former storage room into an art gallery and event space on Mulberry Street. The Gallery on Mulberry will host its first event on Saturday, Aug. 24. “I always loved this building,” said Biddle, of Rebuild Local. “I knew the owners growing up and they owned Kafer’s (Flowers), I […]
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5 arrested, $40K in drugs seized in Crawford County raid
BUCYRUS — Five people were arrested in Bucyrus and more than $40,000 in drugs and money were seized Thursday after multiple Crawford County law enforcement agencies executed a number of search warrants at various locations in the city. According to Bucyrus Police, at 1:19 p.m. officers executed a search warrant at 115 Wallace Ave. Several […]
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179th Airlift Wing helps those in need all around the world
MANSFIELD — The 179th Airlift Wing keeps busy. Members of the Ohio Air National Guard unit based at Mansfield Lahm Airport have a dual mission — serving the governor of Ohio with state missions and also the U.S. president with federal obligations. That combined tasking keeps the unit functioning at a high speed, Col. Michael […]