ASHLAND, Ohio – Richland County and the surrounding areas have seen a number of school-based bomb threats this school year, and according to one national school safety expert, these incidents are part of a trend. School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger says her research over the last 18 months shows a dramatic increase in school-based […]
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Mansfield Art Center to host teachers workshop March 17
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield site of the Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program will offer an arts integration professional development workshop for teachers on March 17. Jamin Carter, of Focus 5 Arts Integration Consulting (Virginia) will lead “Reading Portraits as Biographies: Observe. Infer. Inquire.” This professional development workshop, at the Mansfield Art Center, is geared towards educators and […]
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Division III District Semifinal: Galion vs. Western Reserve
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Slow start haunts Galion in district semifinal loss
NORWALK, Ohio — In less time than it takes to boil an egg, Western Reserve had built a lead Galion couldn’t overcome. The third-seeded Rough Riders scored the first 11 points and kept up the heat in a resounding 65-47 win over the Tigers in the late game of a Division III district semifinal doubleheader […]
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Dorene Ruth (Steele) Berry Picklesimer
Dorene Ruth (Steele) Berry Picklesimer, 79, died Thursday morning March 3, 2016 at the Hospice House in Ashland. Born Aug. 26, 1936 in Menifee County, Kentucky, to Wade Steele and Pearl (Staton) McClain, Dorene has been a Shelby/Willard area resident since 1954. She had worked at MTD in Willard for 37 years before retiring in […]
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RMC speaker advises local leaders on management style
MANSFIELD — A group of Richland County supervisors were instructed to approach their employees with intelligence and sensitivity on Thursday morning during a Regional Manufacturing Coalition meeting at Gorman-Rupp. The event was geared toward boosting the development of emotionally intelligent leaders. Scott Warrick, of Scott Warrick’s Consulting, Coaching and Training Services, spoke to approximately 40 […]
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Authorities say kidnapping, robbery claims are false alarm
MANSFIELD (UPDATED 4:45 p.m.) — Authorities are sorting through a wild Thursday that began with allegations of kidnapping and robbery and appear to be at an end with no charges filed. It all began when a woman said she was kidnapped Thursday afternoon, taken to Richland Bank on Trimble Road and told to withdraw funds […]
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Return to Glory: St. Peter’s in district title game for first time since 2005
MANSFIELD, Ohio — No program in Richland County has been to the Final Four more frequently, but extended postseason runs have become a thing of the past at St. Peter’s. The new generation of Spartans would like to revisit those glory days. Second-seeded St. Peter’s (22-3) will play No. 1 Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic […]
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Galion Schools extends spring break for students
GALION — The Galion City School District Board of Education voted to add three professional development days for staff to the 2015-2016 school calendar during the Feb. 18 meeting. The result of the Board’s decision is an extended spring break for students. The added professional development days will take place March 21, 22 and 23. […]
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Ashland University professor publishes poetry collection
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University Professor of English Dr. Deborah Fleming has published her second full-length poetry collection, titled “Into a New Country.” The collection was released this month by Cherry Grove Press of Cincinnati. The poems of “Into a New Country” follow the anonymous speaker through love and loss from youth to maturity; juxtapose […]