For the third year in a row, the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center is hosting a day to recognize the value of administrative assistants in education, business or industry. Administrative Assistant Appreciation Day is open to anyone in an administrative assistant position (also known as secretaries in some places of business) and will be held from […]
Brittany Schock, Staff Reporter
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BP station on Park Avenue West out of service
Pumps at the BP gas station and Duchess Shoppe located at 3675 Park Avenue West in Ontario were temporarily out of service Tuesday morning due to a possible water infiltration in the main gas tank. Ben Englefield, President of Englefield Oil based in Heath, OH, stated an investigation is underway to try and determine how […]
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Young Leaders Institute recognizes participants
Twenty-two sophomore students from all corners of Richland County gathered at the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center last week to “graduate” from the Young Leaders Institute program. For the past seven months from September to April, two high school sophomores from every public high school in Richland County, as well as the two largest parochial schools […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office promotes three officers
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office promoted three officers in a short ceremony Thursday afternoon, joined by fellow officers and a myriad of friends and family. Deputy Jeffery Alfrey was promoted to Sergeant, Lieutenant James Myers was promoted to Staff Lieutenant, Assistant Jail Administrator, and Staff Lieutenant Christopher Blunk was promoted to Captain, Jail Administrator. “It’s […]
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Trinity Preschool helps shape future kindergartners
Stepping into Trinity Shining Lights Preschool in Shelby means stepping into an alternate world for a while: a world where playing dress-up with your teacher and drawing pictures of your friends are highly important parts of the day. It’s a world of which preschool director Sue Stanford is happy to be a part. “The dual […]
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Madison High School presents Bye Bye Birdie
Audience members at Eastview Elementary School were transported back to the 1950s this weekend with the production of “Bye Bye Birdie” brought to life by the Madison High School Music Department. “Bye Bye Birdie” tells the story of agent and songwriter Albert Peterson, played by junior Anthony Frizell, and his troubles when hip-thrusting rock-and-roll superstar […]
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Richland County residents finally enjoy warmer temperatures
After a particularly brutal winter, Richland County residents took full advantage of one of the first warm weekends of the season on April 12 and 13. Temperatures in the 60s and 70s on Sunday, April 13 meant Gene Stallkamp and Denise Roth could finally enjoy riding through the country on their motorcycle. “We like going […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol apprehends two suspects
The Ohio State Highway Patrol apprehended two men who ran from the scene of a traffic stop on Friday morning, according to Lt. Chad Enderby with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Mansfield post. Suspects William Titus and Zachary Garris were both arrested and taken to the Richland County Jail on Friday on charges of providing […]
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Smoke coming from unknown source at Applebee’s
Both Madison and Springfield Township fire departments responded to a possible structure fire at Applebee’s on Lexington-Springmill Road in Ontario on Friday morning, but a fire was not to be found. Lieutenant Anthony Shelton with Springfield Township Fire Department said the call came when workers at Applebee’s smelled smoke and visually saw smoke coming from […]
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Mansfield ambulance up in flames
No one was injured when a vehicle from the Mansfield Ambulance Service went up in flames at OhioHealth MedCentral in Mansfield at approximately 9:58 a.m. Friday. According to Assistant Chief Jim Bishop with the Mansfield Fire Department, the vehicle was parked in front of OhioHealth MedCentral at the Wound Care area, on the east side […]