Melissa Marie (Mong) Hedrick, 52, of Mansfield, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 15, 2015 at her residence. Born April 26, 1962 in Mansfield, she was the daughter of Raymond R. and Sondra I. (Norris) Mong. She was a 1980 graduate of Malabar High School. A homemaker, she was a very loving, kind and gentle woman. She […]
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Richard (Dick) James Elliott
Richard (Dick) James Elliott, 82, of Mansfield, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 after a long illness. Mr. Elliott is survived by his children, Richard J. Elliott, Jr. and Robert S. Elliott both of Mansfield, Randy G. Elliott, Connie S. Darr and Rodney S. Elliott all of Colorado. Also surviving are his sister, Sandra Altaffer; two […]
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Eva Humphrey
Eva Humphrey, 83, of Mansfield, died January 16, 2015 at her residence. Born April 9, 1931 in Mansfield, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Teresa (Hornak) Erickson. A lifelong resident of Mansfield, she retired from Therm-O-Disc after 30 years of service. She enjoyed taking care of her flower gardens and her two dogs whom […]
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Joyce C. Santoro
Joyce C. Santoro, 80, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 16, 2015. Born May 13, 1934 in Bucyrus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Milford and Elizabeth (Hall) Scott. She was a stay at home mom for 20 years while her children were growing up and then went to work […]
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Priscilla A. “Cill” Bittner
Priscilla A. “Cill” Bittner, 75 of Galion died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Galion Community Hospital. She had resided at Mill Creek Nursing Center for the past several years. Born March 1, 1939, in Galion, she was the daughter of George Martin and Dorothy Anna (Lehman) Corwin. Cill attended Galion Schools and worked as a […]
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Charles Edward Cooke
Charles Edward Cooke, age 97, resident of Shelby, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, in Ohio Health MedCentral/Shelby Hospital. Born July 14, 1917 in Plymouth Township to Walter and Fanny (Whatman) Cooke he had been a lifelong Shelby resident. A 1934 graduate of Shelby High School, he was a proud WWII veteran serving in the 139th […]
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Mansfield celebrates life and legacy of Martin Luther King
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was marching in the name of civil rights in 1965, Mansfield resident David Dennis was right there with him. Superintendent David Dennis of New Jerusalem Progressive COGIC was a young man walking alongside 700 other people on a dirt road in Mississippi with the man history would come to […]
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Klondike Derby
Noah Keck, 3-years-old, passes the time with his mother as they wait for the sled race to begin. Heat 1 of the Klondike Derby lines up at the bottom of the hill. To win, the team must reach the top of the hill first by crossing an imaginary line marked by a flag pole. Johnny […]
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Klondike Derby brings over 230 Boy Scouts to Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Boy Scouts Johnny Appleseed Trail’s traditional Klondike Derby brought over 230 boys from the area this weekend to the Richland Rural Life Center in Mansfield. The derby started on Friday and ran through Saturday. In attendance were 20 troops from the Johnny Appleseed Trail District, which covers Ashland, Richland and part […]
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NCORITA’s 3rd annual conference addresses mobile computing
SHELBY, Ohio — Recognizing the major role that mobile computing plays in today’s world, North Central Ohio Regional Information Technology Alliance (NCORITA), held its third annual conference Thursday at the Kehoe Center, with the theme focused on mobile computing. Approximately 180 people registered for the event, which featured a vendor fair and five different sessions, […]