MANSFIELD – The Richland Community Development Group announced seven recipients for its Economic Excellence Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The awards will be handed out at the Chamber & RCDG annual meeting & dinner on Thursday, Jan. 25. The award recipients are listed below. Business Excellence Award – Avita Health System This award is given to a […]
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Earl Jacob Lang Sr.
Earl Jacob Lang Sr. passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Lutheran Village. Earl was born on Feb. 28, 1917 to Raphael J. and Teresa R. (Brickner) Lang on a farm in New Riegel, Ohio. In February, Earl celebrated his 100th birthday and had lived a full life filled with many fond memories. As […]
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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Ohio captive deer
REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) confirmed a positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a captive deer. The state is taking quarantine action to control the further spread of the disease and there is no evidence that CWD has affected the wild deer population in the state. The positive sample was […]
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‘Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man’ plays the Lincoln Theatre this March
COLUMBUS — Based on the international best-selling book of the same title, this romantic comedy takes the audience on a hilarious and wild ride where no topic is taboo and the insider “tips” come straight from the source—a gay man. Set at a local university auditorium, shy and studious Robyn is the moderator of the […]
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Shawshank Hustle race directors pass baton
MANSFIELD — Shawshank Hustle race directors Roger and Christina Bowersock announced that Vertical Runner Race Management of Wooster will continue to keep this annual tradition flourishing in Mansfield. New race directors, Brian and Tammy Polen, own Vertical Runner of Wooster, a specialty running store as well as Vertical Runner Race Management. Through their race efforts, […]
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Shelby High School to host benefit for former St. Peter’s teacher
SHELBY – Shelby High School is hosting a soup and dessert benefit dinner for Bob Reith, on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. This event is being held right before the Shelby vs. St. Peter’s boys basketball game. Reith suffers from NonAlcoholic SteathoHepatitis (NASH) and is currently awaiting a […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 8: This Could Be It
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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Lexington sweeps OCC swim meet
WOOSTER — The last time Lexington won a conference championship in boys swimming, the Ohio Cardinal Conference didn’t yet exist and coach Brock Spurling was a junior in high school. The drought came to an end Wednesday evening at Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. The Minutemen ended Wooster’s 14-year stranglehold on the OCC team title, scoring 510 […]
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Ohio Cardinal Conference Swimming and Diving Meet
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Danville police officer Thomas Cottrell remembered two years later
DANVILLE — As the temperature dropped, candles were lit one by one in honor of Danville police officer Thomas Cottrell. The community marked the second anniversary of Cottrell’s death with a remembrance ceremony at the Danville Municipal Building Wednesday night. Before the night’s crowd arrived, two officers set up a blue light to spotlight Cottrell’s […]