If fate had taken a slightly divergent path long ago; if history had followed its course in the direction it was pointed without veering off another way; we would be looking at a very different map of Mansfield. If we could escape for a moment the world we occupy today in order to glimpse an […]
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Mid-Buckeye Conference: St. Peter’s vs. Lucas
Lucas coach Taylor Iceman watches his team warm up before the start of last week’s Mid-Buckeye Conference game against St. Peter’s at the Cub Cave. DSC_1489.jpg DSC_1490.jpg DSC_1493.jpg DSC_1498.jpg DSC_1499.jpg St. Peter’s Elijah Cobb brings the ball up the floor during a regular season game at Lucas. Cobb and the Spartans play South Central in […]
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Spartans stop Lucas, claim MBC title
LUCAS, Ohio — St. Peter’s may have clinched its third straight Mid-Buckeye Conference championship Friday night, but coach Joe Jakubick was in no mood to celebrate. The Spartans raced out to a 21-9 first-quarter lead and coasted to an 81-64 win over Lucas at the Cub Cave. It was the coasting, at least at the […]
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NOL: Ontario hits clutch triple in regulation, beats Shelby in OT
SHELBY — If Joe Balogh and Troy Schwemley went to dinner together, chances are one could order for the both of them. That’s how well the veteran Ontario and Shelby basketball coaches know one another. That knowledge played out in yet another white-knuckle Northern Ohio League basketball game on Friday night with Ontario escaping with […]
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NOL: Ontario at Shelby boys basketball
DSC_0325.JPG Ontario’s Quan Jackson advances against Shelby defender Matthew Hiatt. Jackson hit a triple with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the game Friday night and force overtime. The Warriors went on to win, 63-60. DSC_0346.JPG DSC_0350.JPG DSC_0356.JPG DSC_0365.JPG DSC_0367.JPG DSC_0245.JPG DSC_0252.JPG DSC_0255.JPG DSC_0256.JPG DSC_0267.JPG Ontario’s Owen Zeiter boxes out a Shelby defender on […]
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Jeromesville man killed in Wayne County crash
WOOSTER – A 71-year-old Jeromesville man has died as the result of an an accident last month in Wayne County. Ronald W. Kelley, 71, was operating a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up truck eastbound on Ohio 95 on Thursday, Jan. 26. Cara L. Kelly, 22, of Big Prairie, was operating a 2002 Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck […]
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Michael W. Cameron
Michael W. Cameron, 64, of Ashland, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 from a battle with cancer. Mike was born Aug. 22, 1952 in Jeromesville, Ohio, the son of Vernon Jr. and Alene (McKown) Cameron. He is survived by his three daughters, Danielle Baker of Mansfield, Jennie (Bruce) Au, of Loudonville, and Tracey (Brad) Kaufman; his […]
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Ronald Benton Ward
Ronald Benton Ward passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2017, his 85th birthday. Ron was born on Feb. 3, 1932 in Youngstown, Ohio and had lived for the past 44 years in Mansfield, Ohio. Ron spent most of his career in personnel relations at Ohio Edison, where he loved playing practical jokes on his unsuspecting […]
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Russell Harold “Russ” Powell Sr.
Family first! This is the best way to describe how Russ functioned. Doing anything for his family, he would do all the small things, not wanting recognition, with a smile on his face. He will be remembered as a true supporter who loved others. Russell Harold “Russ” Powell Sr. went to be with the Lord […]
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Richland County Sheriff asks for help in locating Ontario juvenile
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s health in locating a missing runaway juvenile from Ontario. Cissali Johnson, age 16, has been missing from Ontario since Jan. 1, 2017. According to Maj. Joe Masi, the Sheriff’s Office has declared Johnson as an endangered runaway. “The officer that took the report, there […]