Pennie Whisler only gave birth three times, yet she had hundreds of children. Her life was well spent investing in children and young people – all with a humble spirit becoming of a Christian wife and mother. Pennie was ushered into heaven Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 from her Mansfield home. She was 65. Born Pennie […]
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Mansfield selected as a Kennedy Center site
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance, in partnership with the Mansfield Art Center and Mansfield City Schools, has been selected as one of four nationwide sites to participate in a “Communities of Practice” program hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. “Communities of Practice” is an extension program for the […]
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Cheryl Ann Breedlove
Cheryl Ann Breedlove of Ontario, Ohio passed away of an extended illness Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Cheryl was born Feb. 7, 1952 to Ernest and Bernadine Kallerson, in Huron, Ohio, and grew up in Mansfield. Cheryl’s family was her life. She attended every party, every game, and every performance. She loved simple things, like playing […]
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Soul Food Dinner Celebration provides fellowship for all
MANSFIELD — If there is one thing Renee Thompson knows for certain, it’s that people come together over food. Thompson, the Ohio State University at Mansfield’s director of diversity hosted its 15th Soul Food Dinner Celebration the evening of Feb. 25. “(Soul food) speaks to an era; it speaks to a history. It originated through […]
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Walter Wuchich
Walter Wuchich peacefully passed away Thursday Feb. 25, 2016 in OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. He was 83. He was born Aug. 23, 1932 in Akron to parents Paul & Julia Wuchich. After he was graduated from Howard High School with the class of 1949, he proudly served his country by joining the US Army where […]
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Welcome Home grant makes home ownership possible
MANSFIELD – Local residents in the market for a new home this spring can receive assistance from the annual Welcome Home program. Starting on March 1, the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Cincinnati will begin its Welcome Home program that provides down payment and closing costs assistance for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. Grants for […]
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100 members of 179th Airlift Wing deploy to Middle East
MANSFIELD – Approximately 100 members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 179th Airlift Wing departed Thursday for a near four-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation New Dawn. A majority of the members are from the 164th Airlift Squadron and will be flying C-130H aircraft as part of intra-theater operations. According to […]
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Daniel Slagle
Daniel J. Slagle, 66, of Ashland, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Hospice of North Central Ohio. Born October 26, 1949 in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of Joseph H. and Mary I. (Dirlam) Slagle. He was a graduate of Upper Sandusky High School receiving an Auto Tech Certificate from Lima and had worked […]
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OhioHealth named healthcare provider for Ashland U. athletics
MANSFIELD – OhioHealth is now the official healthcare provider for Ashland University Athletics. OhioHealth will provide medical counsel and coverage to the university’s 18 intercollegiate sports, according to an agreement announced in a joint press release Thursday afternoon. OhioHealth’s sports medicine team provides services to seven collegiate athletic programs, nearly 50 high schools, the National Hockey […]
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Part II: Q-A with GOP commissioners candidates
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series. Part I was published Thursday at 11 a.m. MANSFIELD — Richland County GOP commissioner candidates were each asked the same series of questions. The format of these questions is “What have or would you do?” Below are the responses in Part II from Tim Wert and […]