COLUMBUS — Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) recently recognized the following track and field state champions from Richland County on the Senate floor. Joe Ellis, a senior at Mansfield Senior High School, won the Division I State Championship in the High Jump this spring. His successful jump cleared a height of 6 feet 10 […]
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Bonnie J. Cains
Bonnie J. Cains, 55, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday morning, July 9, 2017. She was born April 17, 1962, in Barnesville, Ohio. Bonnie was caring, loving and a little bit stubborn. She was fiercely protective of her family and enjoyed hosting family dinners for any occasion, but especially enjoyed hosting Thanksgiving. Her strong faith in […]
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Ruth Ingeborg (Gerisch) Bush
Ruth Ingeborg (Gerisch) Bush, 93, of Mansfield, passed away early Saturday morning, July 8, 2017, at Mansfield Memorial Homes. She was born Feb. 13, 1924, in Cainsdorf Bei Zwickau, Saxony, Germany, to Rudi “Rudolf “and Olga (Hanel) Gerisch. In 1929, at the age of 5, she immigrated from Germany to Mansfield, Ohio, through Ellis Island, […]
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Roger Eugene Casler
Roger Eugene Casler, 79, of Loudonville, passed away Monday morning, July 10, 2017, at his home. Born March 12, 1938, in Mansfield, Ohio, he was the son of the late Rev. Edwin L. and Edith Pearl (Berrier) Casler. Roger had a giving heart and loved helping others, especially his family members. You always knew where […]
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Commissioners weigh spay/neuter program at dog shelter
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners will look at the possibility of adding a spay/neuter program at the county dog shelter. Commissioners discussed the topic while meeting with Richland County Dog Warden Dave Jordan, Humane Society officials and Mansfield resident Hettie Rohwer on Tuesday. Rohwer, whose two dogs were attacked by pit bulls […]
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Rover Pipeline: “working to comply” with EPA directives
MANSFIELD — A representative from Energy Transfer Partners, the Texas-based company constructing the Rover Pipeline project, responded Tuesday to unilateral order issued last week by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. “We are working to comply with the directives in the final order from the Ohio EPA and continue to work with FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory […]
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Ricky D. Hicks
Ricky D. Hicks, 59, resident of Shelby, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at Ohio Health Hospital in Shelby. Born Oct. 12, 1957 in Shelby to Marshall and Ethel (Shephard) Hicks, he had spent the last 18 years in Florida before moving back to Shelby in March. A 1976 Shelby High School graduate, Ricky had […]
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Esther R. (Sampsel) Neighbors
Esther R. (Sampsel) Neighbors, 84, of Mansfield, passed away surrounded by her family, on Monday, July 10, 2017. Esther was born on Sept. 22, 1932, in Mansfield, to Clifford W. and Eva (Kaffman) Sampsel. She retired from Hartman Electric. She married Ralph Neighbors on Dec. 24, 1950, and he survives. She loved her family and […]
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Highway Patrol announces sobriety checkpoint this week
MANSFIELD – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced that troopers will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week. The location in Richland County will be announced the morning of the checkpoint. If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before you drink. Don’t […]