ONTARIO – Seniors stole the spotlight at the Area Agency on Aging on Thursday as the agency honored 10 outstanding seniors for their community service. The annual awards highlight service of seniors in the nine counties that Ohio District 5 serves. Each senior was nominated by their community for their contributions. Duanna Patton, chief executive […]
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Lexington grad becomes 1st music director at Richland Academy of the Arts
MANSFIELD – For the first time in its 26-year history, Richland Academy of the Arts has a director of music. Lexington native Greg Carter has officially joined the staff as the director of music, the first ever, full-time director of music at Richland Academy. The position was funded through a grant from the Richland County […]
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93-year-old twins reunited at Primrose after lives well lived
MANSFIELD – In the middle of a blizzard on Jan. 18, 1924, a tiny baby named Harriet was born. She was her mother’s second child, delivered by a midwife in the Mansfield neighborhood of Roseland. The doctor prepared Harriet’s mother to have plenty of baby clothes on hand – she had no idea she’d need […]
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St. Peter’s student will receive gift of sight through Visual Bucket List Foundation
MANSFIELD – What is the cost of giving a little girl the gift of sight? As it turns out, around $10,000. That’s how much a pair of eSight glasses would cost for 7-year-old Remington Hedrick, an upcoming second-grader at St. Peter’s School in Mansfield, glasses that would allow her to recognize her parents’ faces, or […]
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Mid Ohio Opera presents “La Boheme” in traveling show
MANSFIELD – The singers of Mid Ohio Opera will be living the Bohemian life for the next few weeks. The local opera company will perform the opera “La Boheme” in a mini-traveling show starting tonight at St. John’s United Church of Christ in downtown Mansfield. It’s all part of founder Joel Vega’s vision to open […]
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Richland County WIC searches for more families to serve
MANSFIELD – Richland County’s WIC program serves more than 2,000 families across the county – and the program is searching for many more. The special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children has been around since 1972. It serves 2,423 cases in Richland County. According to WIC Director Tina Picman, the program is looking […]
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Shelby starts school year with new middle school leadership
SHELBY – There’s a new dynamic duo roaming the halls of Shelby Middle School. When school officially starts on Aug. 21, so do the duties of newly-minted Shelby Middle School Principal Barb Green and Assistant Principal Andrew McFarland. Green was named the new principal after Jeff Eichorn’s departure at the June 26 Board of Education […]
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Ribbit the Exhibit delights at Kingwood Center Gardens
MANSFIELD – A whole new type of greenery is gracing the grounds of Kingwood Center Gardens. Camouflaged among the flowers, visitors can find an army of frogs on display in various poses. One can be found walking a dog, while another tends to the trees. A three-piece band entertains visitors along the long terrace. Four […]
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Richland County Fair ends with fight
MANSFIELD – The final night of the Richland County Fair ended with a fight in the middle of the fairgrounds. Maj. Joe Masi with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office stated that at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, he received a call about a disturbance. “A group of about 75 to 100 adults and juveniles were involved […]
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Buttery semi rollover forces road closures at US 30 ramps
MANSFIELD – A semi rollover containing a butter product has caused a slippery situation on Interstate 71. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), I-71, at the US 30 westbound off-ramp and US 30 northbound on-ramp, are closed due to a semi rollover as of approximately 10:30 a.m. Mike Bailey, director of Richland County Emergency Management […]