LEXINGTON – The green flag drops on Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course tomorrow with the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio starting off the race season. On the spectator calendar for the 35th consecutive year, the June 23 to 25 event is the longest continuously running feature on the 2.4-mile, 15-turn permanent road course in Lexington. Over […]
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The Holden Agency welcomes Tina Bagnoli
MANSFIELD — The Holden Agency has announced the addition of Tina Bagnoli to their growing team of agents. Since 1989 Bagnoli has been involved with prospective homeowners starting in the mortgage lending industry and has worked with first-time homebuyers in the existing housing market for the past 15 years. In conjunction with her financial career, […]
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Authorities seek link after 11 overdoses in Mansfield on Thursday
MANSFIELD — Local authorities are investigating a possible connection after a series of 11 overdoses was reported throughout the city on Thursday. Mansfield Police and METRICH are investigating the source of the overdoses and are encouraging the community to also report any possible source of the opioids. “The majority of which are believed to be […]
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New Zealand Man follows the Shawshank Trail
19225595_10154716452998634_1683841946523391903_n.jpg 19145836_10154715754328634_8057036797895563454_n.jpg 19247968_10154720723798634_7324567836390506058_n.jpg 19113883_10154720723758634_5217393856993533521_n.jpg 19225771_10154720723753634_7611616059394022422_n.jpg Hayden Schade of New Zealand visited Mansfield in mid-June to see sites from the movie “The Shawshank Redeption.” He said that the Reformatory was his favorite stop on the Shawshank Trail.
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New Zealand man chases Shawshank sites
MANSFIELD — Hayden Schade of Auckland, New Zealand has a magnet on his refrigerator that reads, “Do more of what makes you happy.” This phrase relates closely to the quote “Get busy living or get busy dying,” from one of his favorite films, “The Shawshank Redemption.” For Schade, “living” is visiting and recreating scenes from […]
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Shelby Foundation welcomes new board members
SHELBY — The Shelby Foundation has announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Ann Downs and Steven Curry have been elected to serve a three-year renewable term effective April 18, 2017. The foundation’s board members are responsible for overseeing and approving the distribution of grants and scholarships, guiding the organization’s […]
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Virginia “Ginny” L. Roop
Virginia “Ginny” L. Roop, 87, resident of Shelby died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born November 21, 1929 in Louisa, Kentucky, to James T. and Grace Vivian (McClure) Ligon, she was a resident of Shelby since 1969. During Ginny’s younger years, she worked in a gift shop and restaurant […]
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Mansfield Choice Academies owes city over $60K
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Choice Academies owes the city over $60,000 after failing to pay rent over the last 10 months, according to city officials. This issue was discussed Tuesday during a finance committee meeting in council chambers, initially addressed by Third Ward Councilman Jon Van Harlingen, chair of the finance committee. Van Harlingen said he was hesitant […]
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St. Peter’s grad Carter shines in Miss Ohio debut
MANSFIELD — Madeline Carter was told she would be Miss Ohio one day. She’s working on it. The 2015 St. Peter’s graduate was a top-10 finalist at last weekend’s event. “This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time,” Carter said. “It was a childhood dream that I realized just a […]
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Portion of Stoffer Road closed for bridge replacement
Stoffer Road, between Gatton Rocks Road and Garber Road in Jefferson Township, is closed for 90 days. The closure will allow for a bridge replacement.