MANSFIELD — It may seem unusual, but once a month people go to the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library to experience live music. “We want to have a vast mix of music available for all people to experience,” said Keli Dotson, Adult Programming coordinator. “We’ve had anything from bagpipers to Celtic music, eastern Indian music — […]
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Rising from Rust should address business, industrial waste
Dear Editor, One of the problems our communities face is that when the previous businesses and industries folded, they literally abandoned their properties, leaving a huge mess for the communities to clean up. While I’m not as familiar with the Westinghouse property in Mansfield, my understanding is that in Ontario the former GM site was […]
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Tournament time drawing near
MANSFIELD — The road to the Division II district championship will again run through Bellevue, but a handful of area teams hope to derail the Lady Red. Winner of three of the last four district titles, Bellevue earned the top seed in the Galion district tournament draw Sunday afternoon and will play either No. 11 […]
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Rosanna (Snyder) Radcliffe
Rosanna (Snyder) Radcliffe, 91, of Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Rosanna was born on Aug. 14, 1926, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to E. Elbert and Virginia E. (Dressler) Snyder. She was a member of Community Bible Church, where she was very involved, and enjoyed singing in the choir […]
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Perrysville alpaca farmer tapped to represent Firelands Electric
NEW LONDON — As announced in January, former trustee Dan McNaull resigned from Firelands Electric’s board of trustees to be the cooperative’s new general manager. Following the process of selecting a new trustee, the board recently filled the position by appointing Rob Turk to represent the members of district 7 that include Mohican, Montgomery, Perry, […]
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Ashland University Dauch College offers free tax preparation
ASHLAND – Faculty and students in the Ashland University Dauch College of Business and Economics are offering free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program is designed to assist in tax preparation for those who are eligible and allows for free e-file of federal and state returns. “This is one […]
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Crestview Middle School wins Firelands Conference wrestling tournament
OLIVESBURG — The Crestview Middle School wrestling team won the Firelands Conference tournament over the weekend. The entire team placed individually as well in the event. Six youngsters won Firelands Conference titles in their divisions, including: Hayden Kuhn, Michael Mays, Remington Eagle, Brier Godsey, Noah Stuart, and Aidan Godsey. Second-place finishers were Dakota Fidler, Klint […]
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Richland, Ashland, Crawford Counties see bumps in deer harvested this year
COLUMBUS — Hunters checked 186,247 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2017-2018 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, 182,169 deer were checked during the 2016-2017 season. In Richland County, 254 more deer were harvested during the 2017-2018 season than the previous season. In Ashland County the number of deer harvested […]
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Janet Eileen Berg
Janet Eileen Berg, 82, of Mansfield, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. She was born on Oct. 22, 1935 in Union City, New Jersey to Charles and Lottie (Schlemm) Schmitz. Janet married Robert Russell Berg on March 2, 1958, her best friend and the love of her life, […]
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Robert “Bob” Adkins
Robert “Bob” Adkins, 60, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Born May 28, 1957 in Mansfield, he was the son of Charles Edward Adkins, Sr. and Fredia Joy (Tackett) Adkins. Bob worked for Mohican Reservation, Mansfield Seat Cover, Ohio Brass, Tappan and Westinghouse in the maintenance departments. He was […]