ONTARIO — Ontario coach Tracy Baxter admitted she didn’t see it coming. Neither did Lexington coach Gabby Stover. Baxter’s Warriors connected on nine of 16 three-point tries Thursday night in a 44-40 non-league, girls’ basketball win at home against Lexington. Ontario has not been a long-range threat this season, coming into the O-Rena with a […]
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GALLERY: Ontario stops Lexington in girls’ basketball, 44-40
Photos from Ontario’s 44-40 win at home on Thursday evening against Lexington in a non-league girls’ basketball game. Junior guard Eden Howard led the Warriors with 18 points, shooting six of nine from behind the three-point line.
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New Mansfield Municipal Court judge takes oath administered by wife
MANSFIELD — David Badnell explained to those in the courtroom on Thursday afternoon why his swearing-in ceremony started a few minutes late. “There’s no way that I could start or do anything without my beloved sister here,” the new Mansfield Municipal Court judge said as he walked toward Chris Wagner, who drove up from Columbus […]
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Richland County commissioners decide how to allocate $8.4 million surplus
MANSFIELD — An $8.4 million budget surplus is the kind of problem any elected official would like to have. That’s the issue Richland County commissioners worked to resolve on Thursday in their final meeting of 2023, ultimately opting to put more than half of it into the county’s capital expense funds. “We’re always mindful of […]
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New Year’s Eve celebration ringing in new year, new mayor in Mansfield
“It’s just another New Year’s Eve, another night like all the rest.” — Barry Manilow MANSFIELD — With all due respect to the aforementioned pop star (who also wrote a great jingle for McDonald’s in 1971), Sunday night will not be just another New Year’s Eve in downtown Mansfield. The annual “Ringin’ The Square 2024 […]
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‘I want to do my family proud,’ says new Mansfield Judge Michael Kemerer
MANSFIELD — The best legal justice is blind and dispassionate, an edict that goes back to the days of early Greeks. But that doesn’t mean newly sworn-in Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Michael Kemerer couldn’t get emotional Wednesday afternoon after slipping into a black robe for the first time. Seeing an overflowing courtroom filled with family […]
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Open Source: Why were there so many Mansfield fire vehicles at local medical facility?
Question: Why were there four fire engines, two fire chief’s cars and two emergency vehicles at Akron Children’s Health Center in Mansfield on Dec. 12? MANSFIELD — The type of response generated from the Mansfield Fire Department depends on the type of situation and call for assistance, according to Chief Dan Crow. “The number and […]
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Mansfield City Council to honor outgoing elected officials on Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council will conclude 2023 on Tuesday by honoring several people who won’t be in attendance when the new year begins. It will also set the stage for what’s to come by officially selecting new standing committees and chairs, a new clerk of council, as well as adopt a temporary spending plan […]
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Lexington’s lone senior leads Minutemen past Madison
LEXINGTON — Elijah Hudson showed the youngsters Friday night the old man can still play a little basketball. The 6-foot-8 forward — the only senior on an unbeaten Lexington basketball team that starts three sophomores — scored 18 points, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked five shots in a 60-49 win at home against Madison. […]
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Gallery: Lexington remains unbeaten with 60-49 win over Madison
Photos from Lexington’s 60-49 win on Friday night at home against Madison in an Ohio Cardinal Conference boys’ basketball game. The Minutemen remained unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league. The Rams slipped to 1-5, 1-2.