Richland Public Health and the Richland County Safe Communities Coalition are joining state and local law enforcement officials to remind all of those who plan on using alcohol at the Division I Football Championship parties on Jan. 12 to act responsibly by designating a sober driver before the big game begins. “We want everyone to remember that wherever […]
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Larry “Buzz” Sapp Jr.
Larry O. “Buzz” Sapp, Jr., 54, of Mansfield, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at his home. He was born October 25, 1960 in Mansfield. Buzz was the “Jack-of-all trades” who was creative and always coming up with things like MacGyver. He took his job in constructions seriously, but that was the only thing he took […]
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James, Tygers top Lex with buzzer beater
LEXINGTON — Naradain James is playing at a historic level. It was only fitting he hit a historic shot. Mansfield Senior’s rangy 6-foot-5 shooting guard, James drained a contested 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to lift the Tygers to a thrilling 54-52 Ohio Cardinal Conference win at Lexington on Friday. Senior High (5-3, 2-2) […]
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Tygers versus Minutemen image gallery
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Shelby Council debates city salaries
The first reading of an ordinance designed to determine the salaries for members of council passed in Shelby on Monday evening. General discussions centered on a freeze in salaries for members of council, while granting raises for the Mayor, the Director of Law and the Director of Finance and Public Record. Council moved to a […]
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Mansfield Police Department adds new officer Justin Cikity
The Mansfield Police Department added another officer to its force on Thursday afternoon with the swearing-in ceremony of 25-year-old Justin Cikity. Cikity hails from Uniontown, Ohio – approximately 70 miles east of Mansfield – and comes from a firefighting background. After working as a firefighter and paramedic for six years in Uniontown, he was ready […]
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Clear Fork board to bid farewell to Lifer
The Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education held their regular meeting Thursday evening in which the officers for 2015 were elected. It was also announced that Treasurer Larry Lifer would be leaving the district, and an official public complaint was filed regarding the athletic code. Jim DeSanto and Jim Klenk were unanimously reelected […]
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Megan Smith
Megan Elizabeth Smith, age 17, of Shelby, died unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep at her home on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Megan was born on November 14, 1997 in Galion, Ohio to John Patrick and Tamara Lynn (Gilbert) Smith. Megan attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Grade School in Bethlehem where she met lifelong […]
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Hadean Keene
Hadean Atticus-Kay Keene, infant daughter of Terra Kay Britt and Michael T. Keene of Loudonville was stillborn Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, 2015 at Wooster Community Hospital. Surviving in addition to her parents are her brother, Cambrian Keene, at home; maternal grandparents: Tracie and Rob Britt of Loudonville; paternal step-grandfather, Jeff Sargent of Perrysville; maternal great-grandmothers: Sandra Ward […]
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Area high schools encouraged to compete in Envirothon Competition
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is encouraging students from area high schools to take part in the Envirothon Competition. The Envirothon Competition is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. It tests students’ knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and […]