SHELBY – An ordinance significantly increasing the salaries of Shelby City Council members officially passed with a divided vote at Monday night’s council meeting. Ordinance 2-2017 passed with a 3-2 vote on Monday evening, increasing council salaries to $7,415 annually from Jan. 1, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2020. Councilmen Charlie Roub, Garland Gates and Nathan […]
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Floyd “Red” Hock
Floyd “Red” Hock, 86, of Mansfield, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. Red was born to the late Henry Hock and Edith (McGregor) Wert on March 29, 1930. He was a 1948 graduate of Mansfield Senior High. Red served our country honorably with the U.S. Navy during the […]
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Grace “Gracie” Figel
Grace “Gracie” Figel, 94, of Galion, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Mill Creek Nursing And Rehab, Galion. Gracie passed away as sweetly, quietly, and gently as she lived her life. Gracie was born in Mansfield on Dec. 21, 1922 to the late Frederick and Grace (Lashels) Hesser. She married George E. Figel on Nov. […]
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Glendale Uhlich
Glendale Uhlich, 93, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Glendale was born March 2, 1923 in Mansfield, Ohio to Mont and Ella (Zimmerman) Uhlich. He was a member of the Amvets, Sons of Herman, and the Gorman-Rupp 25 year club with 39 years of service there. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast […]
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Sarah F. (Dowdy) Sweeney
Sarah F. (Dowdy) Sweeney, 46, of Mansfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Sarah was born on April 6, 1970, in Ironton, Ohio, to Joyce (Dowdy) Queer. She is survived by her mother and step-father, Joyce and Lester Queer Jr.; seven siblings, Sherry Erwin, John Dowdy, Rebecca Sanborn, and Sam Queer, all of […]
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JobsOhio, Team NEO partner to bolster employment in the region
MANSFIELD – Collaboration is key when it comes to economic development, hence Richland County’s Economic Club inviting two organizations to speak on moving the region’s economy forward together. Representatives from both JobsOhio and Team NEO spoke to the Economic Club on Monday afternoon. JobsOhio is a private company that drives job creation and new capital […]
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Newlan’s flair for the dramatic keys OCC title in clutch fashion
ASHLAND, Ohio — His conference championship was slipping away, so Tyler Newlan went to his go-to move. Newlan, the Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, scored a reversal just before time expired in the third period for a stunning 10-9 decision over Wooster’s Jake Burns in the 285-pound championship match at Saturday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference […]
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Ronald Lee Penix
Ronald Lee Penix, 69, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Aug. 3, 1947 in Mansfield to the late Millard Penix and Mary (Craft) Tate. Ronald joined the Army in 1966 for three years. After serving in the Army he came back to Mansfield […]
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Mansfield City Schools kindergarten registration begins Feb. 7
MANSFIELD — Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year will begin on Feb. 7 throughout Mansfield City Schools. Children must be 5 years old by Aug. 1. Registration will be based on residents’ addresses at Prospect Elementary School, 485 Gilbert Ave.; Sherman Elementary School, 1138 Springmill Road, and Woodland Elementary School, 60 Davis Road. Kindergarten […]
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Most Wanted includes fugitives from Richland, Crawford County
Authorities in Richland and Crawford Counties unveiled a list of 13 individuals who are fugitives from justice this month. Among the most wanted is Ivory Perdue Jr., who is wanted out of Richland County on an indictment for felonious assault. The task force is asking for the public’s help in locating Perdue and 12 more fugitives, […]