MANSFIELD, Ohio – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing is a tool utilized to measure whether students are learning what they are supposed to be learning at their grade level, explained Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center Director of Education Cheryl Cronbaugh. Cronbaugh noted that PARCC testing and Common Core standards are not the […]
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Rodney L. Herndon
Rodney L. Herndon, 52, of Mansfield, passed away suddenly Thursday, February 19, 2015. He was born February 7, 1963, in Crestline, Ohio, to Ronald Herndon and Linda Morris Herndon. He was a loyal son and brother, as well as a kind, loving husband and father. Rodney cherished his family and each of them knew how […]
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Robert “Bob” Osborn Sr.
Robert “Bob” Osborn Sr., 58, of Ashland, died February 20, 2015. Born May 5, 1956 in Newark, OH, he was the son of Robert A. and Florence (Walpole) Osborn. Bob enjoyed Golf, NASCAR, and watching all kinds of sports. He was a member of the Amvets and the VFW. Surviving are his wife, Helen Kay […]
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Zane Martin
Zane Martin, 83, of Ontario, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 21, 2015, at OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. He was born July 24, 1931, in Harold, Kentucky, to the late Charlie and Osa (Robinette) Martin. Zane graduated in 1950 from Betsy Lane High School in Harold, Kentucky, where his love of basketball and baseball began as […]
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Esta Faye Crowe
Esta Faye Crowe, 93, of Bellville passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 in Country Meadow Care Center. The daughter of John and Elizabeth Crowe, Esta was born October 1, 1921 in Big Prairie, OH. In the 1930’s Esta and her family moved to a small farm outside of Loudonville. She was a fire lookout at […]
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Richard L. “Dick” Winbigler
Richard L. “Dick” Winbigler, 74, of Mansfield, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Mill Creek Nursing Home in Galion. Born November 27, 1940 in Mansfield, he was the son of Lloyd and Helen (Leonard) Winbigler. A graduate of St. Peter’s High School, Dick was also a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and retired from […]
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Marilyn M. Kleer
Marilyn M. Kleer, age 86, of Shelby, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at OhioHealth MedCentral Shelby Hospital. Marilyn was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1929, in Mansfield, the daughter of the late Chester and Wilhelmina (Damlos) Grandon. She was a 1947 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School and began her working career with a […]
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Dog sought in bite incident
Richland Public Health has requested the public’s assistance in locating a dog that has been implicated in the bite of a person. The dog was described as a white and brown pit bull, wearing a collar. The animal was last seen in the area of 150 Carpenter Road, Mansfield, on Feb. 22. If the whereabouts […]
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Gloria Kay Grauer
Gloria Kay Grauer, age 73, of Galion died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Mill Creek Nursing Center after a short illness. Born June 19, 1941 in Galion, she was the daughter of George Frederick and Bertha Marcella (Phillips) Danner. She is survived by husband John Frederick Grauer whom she married on June 20, 1959. She […]
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Clyde W. “Bill” Christine
Clyde W. “Bill” Christine, 79, of Fredericktown, passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2015 in the Emergency Room of Knox Community Hospital. Bill was born Dec. 26, 1935 in Shreve and was the son of the late Lee Frederick and Mary (Sigler) Christine. He was a Knox County/Fredericktown resident most of his adult life […]