MANSFIELD — The Richland School of Academic Arts will host a musical event Thursday featuring its rock ensemble and acapella choir. The event, titled “Rockapella,” will happen at the Park Avenue school’s auditorium at 7 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served during the event.Choir Director, Chesley Talisse is excited to share her students’ […]
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Bucyrus Elementary students gear up for Field Day
BUCYRUS – The Bucyrus Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Field Day for students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be held at the Elementary School, Friday May 11. This daylong event features inflatable bounce houses, tug-o-war and other games designed to not only be entertaining, but also to engage students in physical activity. Many of […]
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John wins tight GOP commissioner’s nomination
MANSFIELD — Marilyn John emerged victorious Tuesday after a tight Richland County Commissioner’s Republican primary race. According to the Richland County Board of Elections’ unofficial results, John garnered 44.10 percent of the votes (4,770 votes), slightly ahead of Dale Hulit with 43.16 percent of the votes (4,669 votes). David Morgenstern trailed with 12.74 percent of […]
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Dayspring celebrates levy passage
MANSFIELD — Dayspring Assisted Living and Care Facility exhaled on Tuesday night. The facility’s five-year, 0.08 mil renewal levy passed with 73.62 percent of the vote, according to unofficial Richland County Board of Elections results. “I’m thrilled; I’m so proud of Richland County,” said Dayspring executive director Michelle Swank. “I’ve been texting with our staff […]
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Ashland County voters pass three township tax levy requests
ASHLAND – Voters said “yes” Tuesday to all three local issues on Ashland County ballots, all property tax levy requests from three of the county’s townships. There were no contested local races in the county. Montgomery Township voters approved an additional 1 mill property tax levy for five years for roads and bridges. A total […]
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MSEA holds tailgate outside of contract renegotiations
MANSFIELD — Nearly 100 teachers and friends of the Mansfield School Employees Association rallied outside the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education building at 856 W. Cook Road on Tuesday night. The group was there to show support for those meeting with the Mansfield School Board during contract negotiations. “We just want to show support […]
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MSEA camps in front of Raemelton
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Donatini, Muranko named Ashland educators of the year
ASHLAND – Great teachers not only knows their subject matter but also know how to take what they know and help put it into the minds of others, Ashland High School Principal Mike Riley said. The best teachers, he said, add a third quality to that mix. “Most importantly, we have to have teachers that […]
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Ashland’s Davidson wins Lego contest, lands dream job
ASHLAND – The job couldn’t have been a better fit if he designed it himself. “I feel almost like I’m one of the characters in a movie that you’d see, like no one can have this cool of a thing happen to them in real life,” said Maxx Davidson, a 2014 Ashland High School graduate. […]
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Shale boom allows U.S. to triple size of economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Melanie Houston’s recent letter uses a common anti-fracking scare tactic — exaggeration of methane emissions from oil and natural gas development — to try to advance her group’s “Keep It In the Ground” agenda. Selecting an exceedingly rare well incident as her bogeyman of choice, Houston claims oil and gas methane emissions are major contributors […]