Janet “Faye” Tackett, 71, of Mansfield, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at UH Samaritan Hospital in Ashland. She was born on January 1, 1948 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Okey and Phyllis (Littleton) Lawhorn. Janet never met a stranger as she made friends everywhere she went. She was sweet, funny and humble, […]
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Ohio AG links former Buckeye in misuse of charitable donations case
COLUMBUS – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Friday a settlement with three officials from the Driven Foundation, a Columbus non-profit organization, accused of misusing charitable donations for personal benefit. One of those officials was a former Ohio State football player. “When the label on the cookie jar states that its contents are for charitable […]
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Frozen Jr. cast draws from 3 counties
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Youth Theatre (“MY Theatre”) will present Disney’s Frozen, Jr. on the stage of the Renaissance Theatre Sept. 13 to 15 as a part of the Mechanics Bank Education Series. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Dauphne Maloney directs the show with […]
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Russell Sherman Clark
Russell Sherman Clark, age 75, peacefully passed away July 28, 2019 at his home in San Ramon, CA. The youngest of 12 kids, Russ was born April 15, 1944 in Ohio to parents Dexter H. & Myrtle H. (Greene) Clark. As a teenager, Russ moved to live with his brother in Montana where he graduated […]
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Akron businessman convicted of manslaughter after worker falls to his death
COLUMBUS — The owner of an Akron construction company pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter July 24 after one of his workers fell to his death in late 2017. James D. Coon, the owner of James Coon Construction, also pleaded guilty in a Summit County courtroom to a fourth-degree felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Investigators […]
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Walkable experiment begins in Downtown Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Downtown Mansfield will be more walkable for the next two weeks. The Richland County Regional Planning Commission removed barricades Friday afternoon, once paint dried on the portion of 4th Street between North Diamond and North Main Street in downtown Mansfield. “The project is a temporary demonstration of what a pedestrian-friendly space could do for downtown,” […]
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Mount Vernon illustrator makes New York Times Best Sellers list
MOUNT VERNON – This week, one local illustrator received his industry’s highest honor. It wasn’t the first time. Mount Vernon’s Tim Bowers, an artist and children’s book illustrator, made the New York Times Best Sellers list. He and author Christina Geist’s latest creation, ‘Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can’t Go To School!’, cracked the list at No. […]
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Section of Ohio 4 project winding down in Bucyrus
GALION — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its District 3 construction report for the week of Aug. 5. 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 […]
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22-year-old shooting suspect arrested in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Josh’shun Deonte Anderson Friday morning in Mansfield, according to an agency press release. The 22-year-old Anderson was wanted by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Mansfield Division of Police for felonious assault. The charges stem from an incident on […]
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GALLERY: Day of Caring 2019
DSC_0017.JPG DSC_0020.JPG DSC_0022.JPG DSC_0027.JPG DSC_0034.JPG DSC_0036.JPG DSC_0041.JPG Upwards of 100 people gathered in downtown Mansfield’s Central Park Friday morning to kick off the United Way’s Day of Caring.