SHELBY — After nearly a century of service, Shelby Home & Public Health has officially closed its doors. The non-profit home health agency officially closed for business on March 2 – just shy of its 99th anniversary after incorporating on May 21, 1919. The decision to close was made on Jan. 1. Closing has been […]
Brittany Schock
Brittany Schock is the Regional Editor of Delaware Source. She has more than a decade of experience in local journalism and has reported on everything from breaking news to long-form solutions journalism. Her work has earned national recognition for its audience-centered approach. She recently relocated to Delaware to build the newsroom from the ground up and can often be found exploring local businesses, attending community meetings or drinking iced coffee.
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Iron Vault Distillery officially opens in Galion
GALION – A new business opening in the heart of Galion hopes to make the city a new destination location. The Iron Vault Distillery held its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday afternoon, opening its doors for customers to tour the distillery, sample the products and buy merchandise. The new micro-distillery owned by John Bassett, Lori […]
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Safety a key factor in new Shelby building design
SHELBY – School shootings were at the forefront of conversation at the Shelby Board of Education meeting on Monday evening. With the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida less than two weeks in the past, members of the community were concerned about student safety in Shelby. It was on the […]
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Pivot Creative opens Main Street office in Shelby
SHELBY – Downtown Shelby welcomed a new business full of familiar faces on Thursday morning. Digital marketing and branding firm Pivot Creative officially opened its doors at 49 E. Main Street in downtown Shelby. Pivot provides design, branding and web services to hundreds of small to large companies in a variety of industries. “We have […]
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Deadly drug trends baffle Mansfield forensics team
MANSFIELD – The landscape of substance abuse in Mansfield is quickly becoming an “entertaining nightmare,” according to Tony Tambasco. As director of the Mansfield Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Tambasco would know. He spends his days analyzing drug samples picked up by the Mansfield Police Department, trying to identify trends and tracking the evolution of opioids. […]
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Shelby Fire presents first Distinguished Citizen Award
SHELBY – The Shelby Fire Department recognized one of its honorary members with a new award on Tuesday. Shelby firefighters awarded Brother Dan Gates with the department’s first-ever Distinguished Citizen Award. The award was first thought of around 18 months ago, and Gates was unanimously selected as the first recipient. According to firefighter Sam Sauder, […]
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Remembering “one nation” amidst two parties
I brace myself every time I open social media these days. Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, I know that every time I absentmindedly click the app on my phone screen, I’m about to be bombarded with a flood of political commentary from each of my social networks. It’s become so saturated that usually I’m […]
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St. Mary’s School, Mansfield PD honor maintenance man for heroism
MANSFIELD – John Lapeer just wanted to help. That was the thought running through his mind when he came upon the scene of an accident across from his home at Brickman and Park Avenue. A Jeep had overturned, and a man was trapped underneath the vehicle. “I was just thinking about getting that guy out […]
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Shelby mayor talks flooding, economy, fire station
SHELBY – Mayor Steve Schag credits three elements for the city of Shelby’s past year of productivity: communication, collaboration and cooperation. “Those elements have paved the way for celebration,” Schag said during his annual State of the City address during Shelby City Council on Monday. Schag’s remarks highlighted a year of economic development in Shelby […]
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Muskingum ditches dry dams in new Shelby flooding solution scenario
SHELBY – After a large amount of feedback, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has introduced a flooding mitigation model for Shelby that takes dry dams off the table. The exclusion of dry dams, officially known as regional detention basins, is only one of four scenarios being considered by Muskingum. Elected officials across Richland County will […]