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Al Thompson
MANSFIELD: No one roared as quietly as Al Thompson. His soft and gentle spirit, coupled with his wealth of knowledge in finance, woven with personal honesty and laced with a Christian pursuit to develop relationships with others in order to exemplify Christ, resulted in a personality that thundered integrity. With humility, he sought to please […]
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James Earl Crank Sr.
James Earl Crank Sr., age 72, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at his home. He was born October 21, 1946, in Beckley, West Virginia, to the late James Froud Crank and Maxine Webb Crank. James retired after 25 years of service from MANCI. He was a member of the Army National Guard. He attended […]
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Columbus native dominates NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON — Author Thomas Wolfe penned a novel titled, “You Can’t Go Home Again,” a book published in 1940 after his death. Austin Cindric hasn’t read it, obviously. He is far too busy winning NASCAR races. The 20-year-old Columbus native, who grew up spending summer vacations at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course then owned by […]
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GALLERY: Austin Cindric wins 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio
Celebration! DSC_0996.jpg Austin Cindric leads a group of cars during the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington. DSC_0510.jpg DSC_0515.jpg DSC_0524.jpg DSC_0535.jpg DSC_0538.jpg DSC_0563.jpg DSC_0569.jpg DSC_0580.jpg DSC_0582.jpg DSC_0589.jpg DSC_0595.jpg DSC_0599.jpg DSC_0614.jpg DSC_0625.jpg DSC_0639.jpg DSC_0644.jpg DSC_0650.jpg DSC_0655.jpg DSC_0665.jpg DSC_0667.jpg DSC_0684.jpg DSC_0694.jpg DSC_0704.jpg DSC_0708.jpg DSC_0719.jpg DSC_0730.jpg DSC_0735.jpg DSC_0751.jpg DSC_0759.jpg DSC_0768.jpg DSC_0769.jpg DSC_0771.jpg […]
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GALLERY: 1932 Fatal OSR escape attempt
The State of Ohio’s electric chair, where killer Merrill Elza Chandler was executed in 1933, now sits in the Reformatory’s Ohio Corrections Museum. Frank B. Hanger is buried in Mound View Cemetery in Mount Vernon, with his wife Fidelia, who outlived him by over 50 years. The house at 722 N. Main St. in Mount […]
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Green Room Art Gallery to host Shawshank-inspired public display in Central Park
MANSFIELD — Central Park visitors will soon see a fresh art exhibit, with a tie-in to The Shawshank Redemption 25th anniversary celebration. Ivan Pellot, owner of The Green Room Art Gallery on the square, will soon replace the daffodil art pieces with art inspired by the famous motion picture filmed in Mansfield. “To celebrate the […]
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Shelby area Democrats celebrate founding at Aug. 15 potluck
SHELBY – On a summer day in 1968, 30 people gathered in Shelby’s Seltzer Park. After a covered dish dinner, they “enjoyed a discussion on the possibility of forming a Democratic club in the Shelby area.” Now in 2019, the Shelby Area Democratic Club is celebrating the 51st anniversary of its founding. Club officers, members, […]
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Brain freeze or bust: Inaugural ice cream eating contest draws competitors of all ages
MOUNT VERNON – The contestants came to the table neat, orderly, usually smiling. They left defeated; some with brain-freeze, others with stomach aches, all with vanilla ice cream splattered somewhere on their hands or face. This was the first ever “Ice Cream Eating Championship of Mount Vernon,” hosted by The Joint and Velvet Ice Cream […]
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GALLERY: 2019 Ice Cream Eating Championship of Mount Vernon
DSC_0253.JPG DSC_0255.JPG DSC_0258.JPG DSC_0268.JPG Jase Shirley, 8, of Mount Vernon, digs into a pint of vanilla Velvet ice cream at the inaugural Ice Cream Eating Championship of Mount Vernon on Friday, August 9, 2019. DSC_0275.JPG DSC_0279.JPG DSC_0281.JPG DSC_0282.JPG DSC_0286.JPG DSC_0289.JPG DSC_0298.JPG DSC_0301.JPG DSC_0303.JPG DSC_0306.JPG DSC_0310.JPG Camden Pletcher talks with emcee Bob Curtis after winning his […]