Shirley R. (Keefer) Whitt, 78, of Ontario, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at her home. Born March 8, 1936 in Shelby, she was the daughter of Orva and Caroline (Terman) Keefer. Shirley was a 1954 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School and had worked for Tappan and then Essex Thermostat. She retired from Ontario Schools […]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued for snow and ice Sunday evening
CLEVELAND, Ohio, 10:43 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 11—The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 6 p.m. today through noon on Monday. An area of low pressure will pass to the north of the local area tonight and Monday. Precipitation associated with this storm will spread east across the area this […]
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John Pifer
SFC John J. Pifer, US Army Retired, of Mansfield, completed his last battle with cancer that he received from Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam in 1967 thru 1969. He was 74 years old. He grew up in Wadsworth, OH and joined the service at the age of 17. His proudest and greatest achievement was […]
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Faye Beach
Faye G. Beach, 95, of Crestline, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Signature HealthCare, Galion. Faye was born in Morrow County on July 18, 1919 to the late William M. and Mazie E. (Winch) Seitz. She married William H. Beach on August 8, 1939 and he preceded her in death on June 15, 1978. Faye lived in […]
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Samuel McClarren
Samuel R. McClarren, 56, of Leipsic, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, after complications following a house fire. Sam was born in Galion, on July 21, 1958 to the late Robert P. McClarren and Dorothy E. (Dysinger) McClarren who survives in Galion. Sam was retired as a miner from […]
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53rd J.C. Gorman Invitational image gallery
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Lex wins fourth straight Gorman title: Mansfield Senior’s Palser is most valuable wrestler
MANSFIELD — Brent Rastetter has never been so happy to be wrong. Lexington’s veteran wrestling coach, Rastetter miscalculated when figuring his team’s score as the 53rd J.C. Gorman Invitational wound down Saturday afternoon. The Minutemen would win their fourth straight Gorman title — and eighth in nine years — but Rastetter was convinced Fremont Ross […]
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DRM bids adieu to one of its founding fathers: Bob Jones
MANSFIELD, Ohio—The end of 2014 marked the end of an era as DRM Productions Co-Founder, Bob Jones, retired after 30 years of service. A retirement celebration was held in his honor Thursday, seeing attendance from many previous and current DRM employees, as well as other businesspersons in the community. Jones has been a fixture in […]
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Renaissance to present interactive Teddy Bear concert Jan. 18
MANSFIELD, Ohio — On Sunday, Jan. 18, the Renaissance will present “Start-A-Story”, the second of three concerts in its 2014-2015 Teddy Bear concert series. Renaissance Artistic Director Michael Thomas will help concertgoers compose a story for actors Scott Schag and Madeline Beer. Kids will learn to create and write their own stories through this inventive and hilarious […]
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Auditions set for Ohio State Mansfield Theatre production
MANSFIELD, Ohio. – The Ohio State University at Mansfield Department of Theatre is conducting auditions at 7p.m. Jan. 20 and 21 in Founders Auditorium on the Mansfield campus for the spring production of “Two by Two,” a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and based on the play […]