Evelyn D. Ploss, 82, Galion, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Galion Pointe Nursing Home, after failing health. She was born in Fredericktown on September 16, 1933 to the late Thomas and Florence (Dickin) Morton. She married Harold J. Ploss on February 14, 1957 and he preceded her in death on September 3, 1976. Evelyn […]
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Wind advisory in effect until 8 p.m. tonight
CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service in Cleveland is monitoring a developing wind storm for today. A Wind Advisory is in effect for most of Northwest and North Central Ohio until 8 p.m. this evening. Winds gusts in the advisory area may reach 50 mph. Wind gusts outside of the advisory may reach 30 to 40 mph. […]
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Houghton: Don’t discriminate against dogs based on breed
MANSFIELD — Missy Houghton, executive director of the Humane Society of Richland County, is happy to hear the Mansfield law department is revising the city’s dog ordinance. But she disagreed with some of the language law director John Spon used in explaining the issue. In a previous article, Spon, Mansfield law director, said the state […]
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Bike trail beautification project to begin this spring
MANSFIELD — Local artist Mark Calloway is lending his talent to help brighten a portion of the Richland B&O Trail. His artwork titled “6:07 A.M.” will be painted on the West Fourth Street bridge in the north end of Mansfield. This project is headed up by Mankind Murals Incorporated (Mansfield Murals Inc.) in partnership with […]
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Photo biography helps reveal layers of “Shawshank” site
MANSFIELD — Opening in 1896, the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield has a lot of history. Thanks to Mansfield’s Nancy Darbey’s new book, “The Ohio State Reformatory,” people can take a step back into history with pictures of the Richland County landmark. Darbey, a member of the board of trustees at the Reformatory, best known as […]
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Ressallat wins close Crawford Co. Commissioner primary race
Crawford County Commissioner candidate Mo Ressallat won after a back-and-forth GOP primary race between Terry Gribble and Michael Schiefer. The results were close: Ressallat with 34.8 percent, Schiefer with 33 percent and Gribble finished with 32 percent. Ressallat was not available for comment Tuesday night. “I want to thank my fellow supporters for believing in […]
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Banks appears to upset Wert; Sheldon earns GOP nod
MANSFIELD — Bellville mayor Darrell Banks appeared to upset incumbent Tim Wert in Tuesday’s primary election to become the Republican candidate for the Richland County commissioner’s seat in November. Wert has occupied the seat for 12 years, but looks to have lost a tight race that was extremely close throughout Tuesday evening. Banks gleaned 8,668 […]
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Clear Fork, Lexington schools renew levies
MANSFIELD – Elementary students in the Clear Fork Valley Local School District will get new schools thanks to the renewal of a 1 percent income tax levy on Tuesday night. According to unofficial election results from the Richland County Board of Elections, the levy passed by a 61 percent margin with 2,338 votes for the […]
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Mansfield BOE hears tough review on ODE report card
MANSFIELD — Clairie Huff-Franklin, an Ohio Department of Education representative, presented the Mansfield Board of Education with a state-mandated report card on Tuesday night. The report was not favorable, but the results were not a surprise for board members. “I didn’t necessarily expect to do better than a ‘C,’ but I didn’t expect anything lower […]
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Spon: Mansfield’s dog ordinance in need of revision
MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s dog ordinance needs to be revised to align with state statute. “Unfortunately, the dog industry and others lobbied to cause the state legislature to remove pit bulls as a breed specific ‘vicious’ animal,” said Mansfield Law Director John Spon. Essentially, pit bulls are to be considered like any other dog, as opposed […]