Mary Adeline Kleshinski, 90, of Mansfield passed away peacefully Monday, March 20, 2017 at Mill Creek Nursing Home in Galion. Mary was born Aug. 4, 1926 in Mansfield, OH to the late Herbert and Kathleen (Straub) Dillon. Mary was a member of the St. Peter’s Catholic Church where she volunteered with the Feed the Needy […]
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Mansfield 5K helps feed orphans in Malawi
MANSFIELD — Runners will descend upon downtown Mansfield for the annual Liwiro La Malawi 5K on Saturday, April 1. Money raised from this race will support the feeding program at the Kanyenyeva Orphan Care Ministry in Malawi, Africa. Liwiro la Malawi means “We run for Malawi.” According to Ken Ekegren, president of the […]
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Galion to open Taylor Road composting facility
GALION — The City of Galion has decided to open Taylor Road this weekend due to having it closed last weekend. Please help get the word out if possible. The Taylor Road composting facility will be open this weekend, on Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25. The facility is located at 545 Taylor Road […]
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Vintage Base Ball seminar features Tootie on April 8
LOUDONVILLE — James R. Tootle, Ph.D., base ball historian and 27-year member of the Ohio Village Muffins vintage base ball club, will be the featured speaker at a special Vintage Base Ball Spring Training Seminar on Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Loudonville Public Library. Hosted by The Mohican Rivermen vintage base ball […]
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Sam S. Siclair
Sam S. Siclair, 97, of Galion passed away Sunday evening, March 19, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 8, 1919 in Galion and was the son of Dominic and Florence (Suratchi) Siclair. On April 18, 1947 he married Kathleen Watts and they enjoyed 69 years of marriage until her passing […]
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Kathyleen M. Franks
Kathyleen M. Franks, 88, of rural Perrysville, died Monday afternoon, March 20, 2017 in her home following a short illness. Mrs. Franks was born Nov. 25, 1928 near Greer and was the daughter of the late Guy and Charlotte Darr Hall. She was a resident of Holmes and Ashland county areas all of her life. […]
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Eagles add more postseason honors ahead of today’s Elite Eight
COLUMBUS – It didn’t take Ashland University’s women’s basketball team long to add to its list of 2016-17 plaudits – and what a list of additions. On Monday (March 20) night at the NCAA Division II women’s basketball Elite Eight student-athlete banquet at COSI, the No. 1-ranked Eagles picked up the following Women’s Basketball Coaches […]
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Jakubick, Spartans optimistic despite loss
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Jared Jakubick and his St. Peter’s teammates walked off the floor in disbelief as the final seconds ticked off the clock Friday. The Spartans had just stumbled through their worst half of the season and instead of cutting down the nets inside the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena, they could only look […]
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Bonnie L. Mitchell
Bonnie L. Mitchell, 61, of Galion passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Galion Pointe. She was born Nov. 16, 1955 in Dayton and was the daughter of James and Carol (Humerick) Barney. On June 16, 1979 she married Craig A. “Cowboy” Mitchell and they enjoyed 24 years of marriage until his passing on Feb. […]
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Karyn S. Lerch
Karyn S. Lerch, 59, of Crestline, died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Galion Community Hospital, Galion after a short illness. Karyn was born in Galion on Aug. 11, 1957 to the late Elbert and Ramona (Harris) Cutlip. Karyn graduated in 1975 from Galion High School. She had worked at the former Core in Mt. Gilead […]