DURHAM, N.C. – Jacob Kasper has never backed down from an opponent on the wrestling mat. In less than two months, the Lexington graduate may take on the biggest challenge of his life. That’s when the Duke University redshirt junior may take on Ohio State junior heavyweight Kyle Snyder – only the defending NCAA champion, […]
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Lexington wrestler at Duke
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Owens, Eagles reload
ASHLAND, Ohio — Lee Owens restocked the shelves Wednesday afternoon. Ashland University’s veteran football coach welcomed a 38-man recruiting class on national signing day. The group includes a pair of local products in Ashland quarterback Grant Denbow and Loudonville offensive lineman Kyle Clady. Denbow threw for more than 5,000 yards despite missing most of his […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 8: Ever Talked to One?
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles Volume 3, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in 1831 and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. This is the third in a three-book trilogy. Volume 1 was Amelia Changes Her Tune, while Volume II […]
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Madison’s Ajian makes it official, signs with Kentucky
MADISON TOWNSHIP — It wasn’t so much a signing as it was a celebration. A standing room only crowd filled the Madison library and spilled out into the adjacent hallway Wednesday afternoon to see Tyrell Ajian became a member of University of Kentucky football program. The ceremonial signing — Ajian’s official national letter of intent […]
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Ajian Photo Gallery
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The Road Less Traveled: Mansfield Senior product lands Division I football scholarship
MANSFIELD — His road to a Division I football scholarship was anything but traditional, but Marshall Levins wouldn’t change a thing. A 2015 Mansfield Senior graduate, Levins signed a national letter of intent Wednesday with the University of Nevada in the Mountain West Conference. In becoming a cornerstone of first-year Nevada coach Jay Norvell’s 20-man […]
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Prosecutor announces promotions, additions to staff
MANSFIELD – Closing his first month as Richland County Prosecutor, Gary Bishop announced a number of personnel changes on Wednesday. It’s been a busy month for the new prosecutor, who officially took his oath of office on Dec. 30, 2016. Even then, starting his work on Jan. 2 even though it was a federal holiday, […]
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William J. Kreinbihl
William J. Kreinbihl, 95, of Mansfield, died peacefully at his home with his wife by his side on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Crestline, Ohio, to the late Carl and Stella (Reindl) Kreinbihl. A lifelong member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, he also attended St. Peter’s High School. He […]
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Linda L. Levingston
Linda L. Levingston, 79, of Bellville, passed away early Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2017, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Charles and Ruth (Campbell) Harbaugh. A very family-oriented woman, Linda was a wonderful homemaker her entire life. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, […]