The Environmental Health Division of Richland Public Health wants county residents to take advantage of “National Radon Action Month” and test their homes for the presence of radon gas. The Health Department has vouchers available for Richland County residents to mail in for free radon test kits. Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from […]
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Arlyce Russ
Arlyce E. Russ, 74, of Ashland, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Born December 7, 1940 in Monroe County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Henry Redolphus and Opal Marie (Smith) Wiley. She retired from Abbott Labs after 31 years of service and was a member of the Abbott Labs retirees […]
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Barbara Lawhorn
Barbara A. (Jackson) Lawhorn, 70, of Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Barbara was born on Nov. 22, 1944 in Mansfield to Jasper and Evelyn (McElroy) Jackson. She enjoyed being with her family and grandchildren. She also enjoyed connecting with friends and family on facebook, watching tv, and […]
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Grescilda Hill
SHELBY: Grescilda Ruth Hill, age 93, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 in Crestwood Care Center with her daughter by her side. She was born Oct. 20, 1921 in Petersburg, WV, the daughter of McKinley & Nellie (Keplinger) Morris. After high school, Grescilda went to nursing school, eventually earning her Bachelor’s degree in […]
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Kristine Hill
Kristine E. (Johns) Hill, 53, of Durham, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at Duke University Hospital. She was born April 19, 1961, in Akron, Ohio and grew up in the Cuyahoga Falls area along with her four sisters. Kris had the sweetest demeanor and her kind, nurturing ways […]
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Don Bryant sworn in at Mansfield City Council meeting
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Democrat Don Bryant was officially sworn in as the new council member-at-large at Tuesday night’s Mansfield city council meeting. For Bryant’s first meeting, the council completed several pieces of legislation, most of them standard repeats from the previous year. However, on the first reading of Bill No. 14-286, 3rd Ward Councilman Jon […]
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James Canning
MANSFIELD: “Rock of ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee.” Rock Of Ages was one of Jim Canning’s favorite hymns. As his family’s spiritual rock, throughout life, Jim learned to lean on Christ for strength and guidance. Serving in two wars and living an honorable life as husband, father and grandfather, Jim […]
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Dorothy Miller
Dorothy Miller, 87, of Bellville, died January 5, 2015. Born December 16, 1927 in Weller Township, OH, she was the daughter of Frend and Anna (Bloom) Clingan. Dorothy graduated from Union High School in Weller Township and lived all her life in Richland County. An independent, outgoing, patriotic woman, Dorothy was a devoted wife to […]
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Williamson offers update on Crawford 20/20 Vision
GALION, Ohio – Dave Williamson of Crawford 20/20 Vision recently offered the Betterment Commission a fresh view and update on the positive innitiatives that are transpiring in Crawford County. In 2010 a group of Crawford County citizens got together to brainstorm how the county’s problems could be fixed. “First, someone has to sound the alarm,” […]
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Swank on Sports: Let’s have a shot clock
I have sort of been on the fence on this issue for a long time, but more and more I am thinking we should have a shot clock in high school basketball in the State of Ohio. There are eight states in he country that have an unlimited shot clock of between 30-35 seconds. They […]