Betty A. Stevic, age 97, of Shelby and formerly of Ashland, died Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2022 at The Willows at Willard where she was a resident. Betty was born July 18, 1925 in Akron, Ohio to the late Richard and Catharine (Miller) Arnold and was a 1943 graduate of Akron Central High School. […]
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Bicycles and Amish buggies: what’s the difference?
Editor’s NoteThis story was originally posted on Cycotherapy, a newsletter hosted by Substack.The free-to-read newsletter, written by Ashland Source reporter Dillon Carr, is published three times a week and aims at “conquering the fear du jour through bikes and whimsy.” One of our inquisitive cycopaths asked me recently about the similarities and differences between bikes and buggies […]
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Bronson R. “B-Man” Radebaugh
Bronson R. “B-Man” Radebaugh, 16, of Lexington, Ohio passed away at his home on Thursday, December 22, 2022 after battling cancer for 8 years. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on January 19, 2006 to Tanner Radebaugh and Neely Smith. Bronson was a junior at Ontario High School. He loved playing his PS5 online with […]
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Richland County Board of Elections closed until Jan. 3
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Elections will be closed until Jan. 3, according to Matt Fingeld, elections director, and Jane Zimmerman, deputy director. Members of the Richland County Board of Elections voted at their December board meeting to close the local office from Tuesday, Dec. 27, until Tuesday Jan. 3. The office is […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office lifts Level 1 snow emergency
MANSFIELD — Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon has lifted the Level 1 snow emergency, according to an email sent by his office Monday at 10:45 a.m. The sheriff issued a Level 1 emergency early Friday morning and upgraded to a Level 2 just a few hours later as a powerful winter storm with high winds, […]
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AEP ends request for customers to conserve electricity usage
MANSFIELD — American Electric Power on Christmas afternoon notified area customers its request to limit electricity usage had ended. In an email to customers on Christmas Eve, AEP had told customers extremely cold temperatures across the region had created extraordinary demands on the power system. “PJM Interconnection, the electricity grid operator for 65 million people […]
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Here are the highest-paying computer & engineering jobs in Mansfield
Mansfield, OH- Annual mean salary: $77,990- #432 highest pay among all metros- Employment: 40National- Annual mean salary: $95,490- Employment: 304,310- Metros with highest average pay:— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)You may also like: Highest-earning zip codes in Mansfield metro area Mansfield, OH- Annual mean salary: $44,870- #275 highest […]
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GALLERY: North Central Ohio’s 2022 Christmas weekend winter storm
Barn winter scene.jpg A deer finds nourishment during Friday’s brutal winter snow storm. A deer seems to pose for a picture during Friday’s blizzard. Cat looks outside at winter storm Puppy in the snow Drifting snow piled up across north central Ohio. IMG-1991.jpg IMG-1992.jpg IMG-1997.jpg IMG-1995.jpg This reader-submitted photo shows the severity of the winter […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Bradley repeats as area Defensive Player of the Year
MANSFIELD — If you were to design the prototypical high school linebacker, there’s a pretty good chance the end product would look a lot like Mansfield Senior’s Mekhi Bradley. The two-time area Defensive Player of the Year, Bradley comes straight from central casting. The senior is big (6-foot, 240 pounds) physical (he placed seventh at […]
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Ohio issues Christmas Day weather update
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) continues to monitor the winter weather system that is impacting Ohio and coordination with federal, state and local partners. The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) troopers continue to patrol the roadways to assist stranded motorists and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) continue their work to clear […]