James Basil “Jim” Knapp, 78, of Mansfield, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 31, 2014in OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. He was born September 15, 1936, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Emma Jeanette (Kinsel) and Basil Knapp. Jim graduated from St. Peter’s Catholic High School and earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Ashland College. He retired […]
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Shelby Police Department surprises drivers over Christmas
When college freshman Haley Goff was pulled over by a Shelby police officer on Christmas Day, it was the first time she’d ever been pulled over in her driving career. And she was not very happy about it – until the officer came to her window. “I was in my pajamas, I had my hair […]
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Margaret “Peggy” Ann Chambers Henry
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Chambers Henry, 74, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Ohio Health MedCentral Mansfield Hospital Peggy was born February 19, 1940 in Vinton Co., Ohio and was the daughter of the late Earl Elsworth and Audrey Syvilla (Potts) Chambers. She attended Clearfork Alliance Church. Peggy enjoyed taking care of her […]
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Richard C. “Rick” Van Sickle
Richard C. “Rick” Van Sickle, 60, of Loudonville, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2014 in Wooster Community Hospital following a four month illness. Rick was born Nov. 24, 1954 in Wooster and is the son of Richard E. and Mary J. (Bechtel) Van Sickle. He lived in Loudonville most of his life and was a […]
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John H. “Jack” Pollock
John H. “Jack” Pollock, age 78, of Mansfield passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in Ashland Samaritan Hospital following a short illness. He was born March 6, 1936 in Mansfield the son of Howard and Lanora (Houston) Pollock and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1954. Following high school, Jack attended Ohio University from […]
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Bessie Fern (Harris) Shenberger
Bessie Fern (Harris) Shenberger, 88, of Mansfield, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Bessie was born January 7, 1926 in Springfield and was the daughter of the late Joshua Philander and Anna May (Strome) Harris. She worked as a secretary and enjoyed going fishing and boating. Bessie is survived by four siblings, Mary Jane Stecher […]
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Annabelle (Dunn) Royer
Annabelle (Dunn) Royer, 85, went home to be with her Lord on December 31, 2014, at her residence after a short illness of pancreatic cancer. Ann was born in Newark, to Lloyd Dunn and Ida Opal McGinnis-Brinkman on January 12, 1929. She grew up in the Butler area but lived most of her adult life […]
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John Karl Hering
John Karl Hering, 89, of Mansfield, died Sunday, December 28, 2014. Born April 13, 1925 in Golden, Colorado, he was the son of George and Georgia Hering. He attended grade school in Golden until 1939, when he moved to Mansfield. He attended Mansfield Senior High School, where he was a member of the undefeated Tyger […]
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Top Sports Stories of 2014: 2014 was a sports fan’s dream
MANSFIELD — State championships were won, milestones were reached and a couple of former high school stars got to live out their dreams. It was a good sports year for north central Ohio. The Richland Source sports staff couldn’t decide on just 10 top stories from 2014, so we came up with the top 14 […]
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2014 in the News: A look back at our top stories
It is so very traditional for news organizations to do a “Year in Review” at the end of every year. That’s good—because often, the schools are shut down for the holidays and government offices take more days off—and well, life slows down a bit. So there aren’t as many news stories to report and there […]