MANSFIELD, Ohio – Tax Commissioner Joe Testa and Development Services Agency Director David Goodman will be featured speakers at the small business seminar entitled “Ohio’s Commitment to Small Business: Cut Taxes, Cut Red Tape and Attract Talent.” The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday April 7 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Renaissance Theater […]
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Caroline “Geri” Vuckovich
Caroline G. “Geri” Vuckovich 89, of Crestline died Thursday April 2, 2015 at Magnolia Terrace, Galion. She was born March 7, 1926 in Bucyrus to the late Nicholas and Catherine (Vincentini) Caporini. The happiest years of her life were when she was married to the love of her life, Joe Vuckovich whom she married on […]
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Don Kocher
Don Kocher, 77 of Galion passed away Thursday morning, April 2, 2015 at his home. He was born January 27, 1938 in Crestline and was the son of Herbert and Hazel (Johnson) Kocher. Don is survived by his wife of 57 years, Landa L. (Kalb) Kocher who he married on March 23, 1958. Don was […]
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Final two officers in VOA incident reinstated
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The final two officers involved in the March 10 incident at the Volunteers of America halfway house have been cleared to return to duty. According to a press release, citing “pertinent information from BCI&I” and a Mansfield Division of Police administrative review of the incident, Mansfield officers Shane Gearhart and Paul Webb will […]
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News Journal All-Star Basketball Classic
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Plymouth’s Beebe, Edmiston shine brightest in all-star game
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Teammates, classmates and All-Ohioans, it was only fitting Tyson Beebe and Tyrell Edmiston would shine together one final time. Beebe scored 19 points en route to MVP honors and Edmiston added 14 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the North held on for a 94-89 win over the South in the […]
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Area churches unite for Good Friday service
ONTARIO, Ohio–A community-wide Good Friday service will be held at Ontario Christian Fellowship (OCF), located at 636 S. Lexington-Springmill Road, this Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The service will feature worship in song led by an Awakening band, a community choir made up of approximately 40 members from various churches in the area, a […]
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Clear Fork board discusses use of online literacy tool
BELLVILLE, Ohio–The use of an online literacy tool for fourth through twelfth graders called “WriteToLearn” was one of the main topics of discussion at the Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education’s special meeting Wednesday evening. Stacey Swank, curriculum director, opened the discussion by noting, “There is a huge writing component in the PARCC […]
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Woman killed, juvenile injured in car accident
OLIVESBURG, Ohio–A female driver was killed Thursday afternoon after failing to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Olivesburg-Fitchville Road and state Route 96 Thursday afternoon. Yolanda Zaragoza, 33 years old, of Mansfield, and a 10-year-old female passenger were headed south in a 2009 Nissan Versa on Olivesburg-Fitchville Road. When approaching the intersection of […]
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Spring into town for First Friday Shop Hop on April 3
Downtown Mansfield is welcoming April’s warmer weather with live entertainment, special offers and spring-themed events at the First Friday Shop Hop on Friday, April 3. More than 50 independent businesses now populate the downtown area, and most will be open from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. welcoming longtime patrons as well as new guests for […]