SHELBY – Two fresh faces are at the helm of Shelby’s annual Bicycle Days festival this year. Patricia Del Greco and Tina Eldridge, associates at OhioHealth and involved community members, are preparing for their first Shelby Bicycle Days as co-directors when the festival kicks off on Thursday, July 13. While they may be new to […]
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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Clear Fork teen composes, conducts, performs for Richland Academy concert
MANSFIELD – Students in the honors band at Richland Academy of the Arts will have the unique opportunity to perform a concert written entirely by one of their peers. The band’s July 13 show will be the public premiere of five original compositions written by 18-year-old Wyatt Boggs, an upcoming senior at Clear Fork High […]
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Contemporary Artspace comes home to Galion
GALION – Artistic types have a new space to create in Galion thanks to an alumnus who returned to her hometown. Meg Frazier, a 2000 graduate from Galion High School, opened her new gallery Contemporary Artspace earlier this year. The 2,400 square foot space, housed in the Lincoln Professional Building, is a windowless vault filled to the […]
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Shelby Middle School welcomes McFarland as Assistant Principal
SHELBY – More administrative changes are coming to Shelby Middle School this fall with the hiring of a new assistant principal. The Shelby Board of Education unanimously approved Andrew McFarland as the new assistant principal at Shelby Middle School in a special Board of Education meeting on Thursday. McFarland joins the staff on a three-year […]
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Prisoner escapes warrant new legislation in Shelby
SHELBY – The Shelby Police Department may have more leverage over prisoners in the city jail, according to legislation introduced at council on Monday. Two ordinances addressing prisoner escape and the illegal conveyance of weapons, drugs or other prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility passed their first reading at Shelby City Council […]
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Where can you see fireworks? Here’s the area schedule:
MANSFIELD – The Fourth of July is a holiday marked by red, white and blue, backyard cookouts, and celebrating our nation’s freedom. It’s also a holiday for fireworks. We’ve collected a list of fireworks displays in the month of July for those looking for some “oohs” and “aahs” this Independence Day. Know of anything we […]
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Shelby BOE, police department ponder school resource officer
SHELBY — Students at Shelby City Schools may have a police officer in their midst this school year – but not in the style of “21 Jump Street.” Pending approval from the board of education, the Shelby Police Department plans to implement a school resource officer (SRO) focusing mainly on the middle school and high […]
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Drugs dominate Crawford County arraignments
BUCYRUS – Five of seven cases arraigned by Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall involved drug charges, according to arraignments released by a Crawford County Grand Jury on June 26. Two people were arraigned for trafficking in drugs, and three people for possession of drugs. The remaining two cases involved vandalism and theft. There were a […]
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Eichorn leaves Shelby Middle School post for Lexington High School
SHELBY — Students at Shelby Middle School will start the new school year with a new principal this fall. Principal Jeff Eichorn announced at Shelby’s Board of Education meeting on Monday that he is leaving Shelby City Schools to accept a job within Lexington Local Schools in the fall. Eichorn will serve alongside Principal Kevin […]
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Renaissance Theatre celebrating 90th anniversary with optimism
MANSFIELD — The 90th season of the Renaissance Theatre is a hard-earned anniversary. Officially announcing their 2017-2018 season earlier this month, the historic theatre took the time to honor how far it has come before looking ahead. “In 1928, when we were built, we were the seventh theatre in Mansfield,” said Rand Smith, president of […]