Congratulations go to the Madison School System and its community they have an outstanding new stadium. Okay, it’s not a new stadium, but the new field turf playing field and running track make the whole place look new. The grand opening party is September 5 as the Rams host the Galion Tigers in their first […]
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Clear Fork enshrines Hamilton, Wilson and teams
The 2014 class of the Clear Fork Valley Athletic Hall of Fame was enshrined during a ceremony held at the high school auditorium on Saturday night. The 1961 Bellville High School football team, Mike Hamilton, a player on that team, Steve Miller, the 2009 Clear Fork girls’ softball team, and a player on that team, […]
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The 2014 Crawford/Richland County AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade image gallery
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United Way of Crawford County plans kick-off week events
United Way of Crawford County (UWCC) invites the community to be a part of positive change. You can give. You can advocate. You can volunteer. The 2014 United Way Campaign Kick-Off theme is “It’s Time to Live United,” and they’re inviting to take part in one or all of the following events Sept. 2 through Sept. […]
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Ontario councilman chosen for statewide Sportsmen Federation
Last year Ontario Councilman-At-Large Eddie Gallo was asked by the Ohio Republican Party if he would be interested in joining a grassroots coalition put into effect by Governor John Kasich. “The governor set up several coalition groups in different areas of interest at the local level,” said Gallo, who became involved with the Ohio Sportsmen […]
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Jack Leffler Sr.
Jack Forest Leffler Sr., 89, of Mansfield, died early Saturday morning, Aug. 30, 2014 at Winchester Terrace Nursing Home. He was born March 9, 1925 in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Grace Miller Leffler and Phillip Leffler. Jack was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II. After the war, he worked at […]
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Alice Mills
Alice A. Mills, 83, of Crestline, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 at Galion Community Hospital, Galion. She had been in declining health for the past year and a half. Alice was born in Crestline on Nov. 14, 1930 to the late Lloyd and Josephine (Dahler) Page. She eloped to marry Donald E. Mills on Oct. […]
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Peter Kovinchick Jr.
Peter Kovinchick, Jr., 77, of Mansfield, died Saturday morning, August 30, 2014 at OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. He was born Dec. 25, 1936 in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Mary Kudika Kovinchick and Peter Kovinchick, Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War. Peter retired as Supervisor at Therm-O-Disc. Always generous […]
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Roberta Becker Madden
Roberta A. Becker Madden, 88, of Mansfield, passed away Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2014. She was born Dec. 5, 1925 in Mansfield to the late Marguerite Ruby Lemley and Robert S. Lemley, a former mayor of Mansfield. Roberta worked at the family business, Lemley Cleaners for many years, then she went on to work for Reed’s Department […]
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Author finds feminine influences in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
Although “The Shawshank Redemption” is a movie dominated by male characters, females play key roles in the film, according to Dr. Tony Magistrale from the University of Vermont. The author and professor spoke Friday morning at Ashland University as the first official event of the 20th anniversary celebration for “The Shawshank Redemption.” Only four women […]