John W. Hall, 68, of Mansfield, died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2015, at his home. Born July 22, 1946, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, he was the son of James R. and Odalene (Wilson) Hall. He graduated from Madison High School and worked for Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company for a brief time. John was a […]
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Orma W. Huebner
Orma W. Huebner, age 100, former Shelby resident died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Mt. Carmel, St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Born December 4, 1914 in Cleveland to Harvey J. and Effie (Loëwe) Webster she received her bachelors degree from Hiram College and her library science degree from Western Reserve. On July 10, 1939, […]
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Sheriff’s Office seeks suspects in Bellville home invasion
BELLVILLE, Ohio – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Wednesday, April 29, at 8:16 a.m. that a subject in the 1400 block of Rinehart Road had been robbed after having been assaulted in his home. Sheriff Steve Sheldon, deputies, Major Crimes Bureau detectives, a crime lab technician and the chief of Bellville Police responded to […]
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Shirley C. Zents
Shirley C. Zents, 78, of Crestline, died April 29, 2015. Born April 8, 1937 in Sandusky, she was the daughter of Edward Henry and Bernice (Zeller) Gurtz. Shirley loved children, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and was a lifelong babysitter. She was blessed to nurture 42 children over the years. Visiting and collecting lighthouses was […]
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Murriel E. “Gene” Riddlebaugh
Murriel E. “Gene” Riddlebaugh, age 79, of Galion passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Signature HealthCARE of Galion. He was born April 30, 1935 in Galion and was the son of Ralph Malcom and Iola May (Hill) Riddlebaugh. Gene married April (Holloway) Gardner in September 2005 and she survives. In addition to his wife, […]
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Clear Fork warms up, knocks off rival in OCC baseball
LEXINGTON, Ohio – Rusty Staab has been waiting for a warm day like Wednesday. His Clear Fork Colts baseball team took advantage of it with a 9-3 win at Lexington in an Ohio Cardinal Conference game. The veteran coach sent ace Lee Snyder to the mound 24 hours after the Minutemen came to Bellville and […]
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Clear Fork knocks off Lex
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3 Lexington High School juniors look at journalism careers
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The next generation of potential journalists visited the Richland Source office in downtown Mansfield on Wednesday. Not only did they learn about the industry, they also provided Richland Source insights from their perspectives. Lexington High School juniors Maggie Kaple, Sammi Basinger and Patrick Gilbert spent the morning listening and participating in industry […]
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Students get real life message at annual Mock Crash Docudrama
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Alyssa Lyon, 17, played dead Tuesday morning during the Mock Crash Docudrama, in a purposeful and extreme effort to get her peers to make good choices on prom night and in life. The Clear Fork High school senior “died” as a result of her boyfriend driving impaired on prom night. “It was […]
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Downtown Mansfield to add stage to Brickyard
MANSFIELD, Ohio–Downtown Mansfield Inc. (DMI) is preparing for the upcoming season at The Brickyard and there will be some new features. A new permanent stage will be a significant addition. “Back in 2005 we released our redevelopment plan for downtown and as part of that, one of our key five elements was to re-establish downtown […]