Abraham Coe Jr., 85, passed this life on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in Liberty Nursing Center after an extended illness. Mr. Coe was born on Sunday, Aug. 16, 1931 to the late Abraham and Alice (Bronson) Coe Sr. in Lane, South Carolina, and was a member of the Mansfield community for the past 68 years. […]
Posted inNews
Pot-bellied pigs get new home in Lexington
LEXINGTON — This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home … and two pot-bellied pigs went wee, wee, wee, all the way to a new home–a farm just south of Lexington. The critters were removed from a Mansfield home last Friday. Two black pot-bellied pigs by the names, Hugh Hogner and Petunia […]
Posted inObituaries
Virgil E. “Junior” Smith Jr.
Virgil E. “Junior” Smith Jr., 64, of Shelby, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus after a brief illness. He was born May 16, 1952 in Shelby and was a 1970 graduate of Shelby Senior High School. Junior worked at AMF in Shelby until its closing and then worked at […]
Posted inObituaries
Duane E. McQuate
Duane E. McQuate, 86, of Dunedin, Florida, and Benton, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Feb. 13, 2017 at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, Florida. He was a former resident of both Mansfield and Ashland, Ohio. Duane was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Ashland, Ohio, to Donald and Bertha (Fry) McQuate. Duane was an Air Force […]
Posted inObituaries
Margie “Chris” Robertson
Margie “Chris” Robertson, 74, of Perrysville, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, following a lengthy illness. Chris was born on Oct. 15, 1942, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to Orie and Essie (Eden) Cooley. She loved spending time with her family and friends and was an excellent cook. You would never leave her home hungry. […]
Posted inAshland University, Sports
AU’s Daugherty named GLIAC South Player of the Week
ASHLAND — The number of the day for Ashland University’s women’s basketball team on Monday (Feb. 20) is 10. Junior forward Andi Daugherty earned her 10th career Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Division Player of the Week award on Monday. It also is the 10th time this season an Eagle has been selected for […]
Posted inUncategorized
Animals removed from home
IMG_1086.JPG IMG_1078.JPG IMG_1080.JPG IMG_1083.JPG Two pot-bellied pigs are now in the care of a family who lives just south of Lexington. The pigs were previously kept in a Mansfield home in poor conditions. IMG_1087.JPG IMG_1094.JPG IMG_1098.JPG IMG_1102.JPG IMG_1106.JPG IMG_1072.JPG IMG_1024.JPG IMG_1031.JPG IMG_1039.JPG IMG_1046.JPG IMG_1065.JPG IMG_1006.JPG IMG_1007.JPG IMG_1011.JPG IMG_1016.JPG IMG_1017.JPG IMG_0994.JPG IMG_1000.JPG IMG_1001.JPG IMG_0977.JPG IMG_0988.JPG IMG_0992.JPG
Posted inEducation
NC State receives additional choose Ohio First scholarship funds
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Board of Regents has again awarded Choose Ohio First scholarship funds to North Central State College in the amount of $198,392. These funds will provide scholarships for students enrolling in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) coursework for the 2017-2018 school year. At NC State, students in seven areas of […]
Posted inObituaries
Shirley J. Tesso
Shirley J. Tesso, 77, lifelong resident of Crestline, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital, Mansfield. Shirley was born in Crestline, on Sept. 29, 1939. She married Nicholas J. Tesso on Feb. 11, 1963 and he preceded her in death on March 13, 2003. Shirley was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Crestline […]
Posted inObituaries
Carl Thomas Breit
A perfect day for any motorcyclist would be one where the sun is shining, the skies are blue, roads are dry and the winds are still. February 17, 2017 was exactly this kind of day, and the day that Carl Thomas Breit, 56, of Galion, Ohio, transitioned from earth to heaven following a year-long illness. […]