MANSFIELD — High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, raises your risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. Richland Public Health has created an opportunity for customers of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and the Marvin Memorial Library in Shelby to check out electronic blood pressure monitoring kits. The Communities Preventing Chronic Disease […]
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Section of Rowland Avenue closed for road repairs
Due to road repairs it will be necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed. Rowland Avenue from West Third Street to Sherman Place. The road has been closed and is expected to be re-opened by the end of the workday on Feb. 6 barring any unanticipated problems. Construction signs […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 10: Passing Time with a Rhyme
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles Volume VI, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1860s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. This is the sixth in a series. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a […]
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Q&A with Sustainable Equity founders Glisson and Tucker
ASHLAND – Susan Glisson and Charles Tucker are visiting Ashland University this week as guest speakers in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Symposium Against Indifference. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Building Bridges Through Dialogue.” It’s exactly what Glisson and Tucker strive to do at Sustainable Equity, a consulting company they co-founded to […]
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Mansfield Aviation Club accepts scholarship applications
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Aviation Club (MAC) has announced it is accepting applications for the 2018 Aviation Scholarship which was established in 2016 “to provide aviation scholarships for others to learn to fly.” This year’s scholarship will be $1,000 to be used exclusively for flight and/or ground training. To be eligible for the MAC Aviation […]
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Jack Fugett Jr.
Jack Fugett Jr., 62, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born on Sept. 29, 1955 in Mansfield, Ohio to Jack and Edna Mae (Thompson) Fugett. He is survived by his loving wife of forty years, Anita (Myers) Fugett; three daughters, Veronica Fugett, Melissa (Eric) […]
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First Friday Shop Hop set for Feb. 2
MANSFIELD – Downtown Mansfield’s monthly First Friday Shop Hops will take place Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. The event, organized by Downtown Mansfield Incorporated (DMI), encourages shoppers to visit the more than 50 independent businesses that now populate the city center. To celebrate longtime patrons and welcome new guests, the downtown businesses offer entertainment, […]
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Rebuilding effort in full swing at Lucas
LUCAS — It’s not where Taylor Iceman wants it to be yet, but after nearly a decade of futility the Lucas basketball program is trending in the right direction. The Cubs are 10-3 going into Saturday’s Mid-Buckeye Conference game at Loudonville. After going 14-10 last year, Iceman’s second in charge of his alma mater, Lucas […]
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Grant will fund 12 pulse oximeters for Hospice of North Central Ohio
ASHLAND — Firelands Electric Cooperative People Fund has approved a grant in the amount of $875.40 to Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO). The grant will be used to purchase 12 pulse oximeters for nurses to use with hospice and palliative patients. Pulse oximeters monitor oxygen saturation levels with little or no discomfort to the […]
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Loudonville library exhibit brings World War I history to life
LOUDONVILLE – In partnership with the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum, Loudonville Public Library is presenting its largest exhibition to date, World War I and America. Colleen Sandusky, the library’s adult programming coordinator, has spent the past year planning for and creating the grant-funded exhibit, which is designed to utilize the senses to bring World War […]