WILLOW, Alaska — Training races are complete. Drop bags with food are filled for checkpoints. In other words, the hay is largely in the barn for Mansfield native Matthew Failor and his Alaskan Husky Adventures 17th-Dog teams for the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, the 53rd annual race across Alaska. Two members of his team, […]
Carl Hunnell
City editor. 30-year plus journalist. Husband. Father of 3 grown sons and also a proud grandpa. Prior military journalist in U.S. Navy, Ohio Air National Guard. -- Favorite quote: "Where were you when the page was blank?"
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Richland, Ashland and Knox counties all under Level 2 snow emergencies
The weatherman got it right this time. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland on Saturday predicted two to five inches of snow on Sunday as temperatures fell and precipitation changed from sleet and rain to the white variety more often associated with winter. A winter that officially continues until March 20, by the way. […]
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Column: Oh, Canada, the fists were flying — USA enjoys biggest hockey win since Lake Placid
The puck dropped Saturday night in Montreal. Matt Tkachuk dropped his gloves. His brother, Brady Tkachuk, fought a Canadian challenger seconds later. When play resumed, USA’s J.T. Miller challenged the biggest Canuck on the ice to a brawl. Three fights. Nine seconds. Team USA set the tone on foreign ice. More than 21,000 fight fans packed […]
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Old Man Winter ain’t done: 2 to 5 inches of snow expected on Sunday
The sleet and ice that came through north central Ohio Saturday is about to change on Sunday. But not for the better. A winter weather advisory has been issued for Sunday by the National Weather Service office in Cleveland for most of northern Ohio, an area that includes Richland and Ashland counties. The advisory is […]
Posted inCommunity Development
Open Source: What’s going on at the old Appleseed School lot on Cline Avenue?
Question: “What is going on at the old Appleseed school lot on Cline Avenue?” MANSFIELD — Work has begun on a planned $24-to-$25 million assisted living apartment complex for senior citizens at 300 Cline Ave. Earth movers have been on site for more than a week and now additional work has begun, with a fence […]
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Weather update: Snow. Sleet. Ice. All now expected Wednesday afternoon
Your drive home may be a bit slippery Wednesday. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. across a section of Ohio that includes Richland and Ashland counties. Earlier in the day, it appeared the frozen precipitation may remain north of the area. […]
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News Man Weekly: Ontario mayor, sled dogs in Alaska and drones in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – The 33nd episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell and reporter Grace McCormick chat with Ontario Mayor Kris Knapp, who recently marked his sixth month in office. Knapp provides an update on the expected arrival of Raising Cane’s restaurant, the city’s comprehensive […]
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DUI suspected as passenger dies in single-vehicle Wayne County crash
WAYNE COUNTY — A 25-year-old Holmes County woman died early Sunday morning in a one-car crash in Wayne County’s East Union Township in which the driver is suspected of being impaired. Hannah Eve Baird of Big Prairie, a rear-seat passenger in a 2020 Ford F-250 Super Dutypick-up, was pronounced dead at Wooster Community Hospital, according […]
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Theo stays up late to greet daddy Matthew Failor at Kusko 300 finish
BETHEL, Alaska – Theo Failor stayed up late Saturday night to welcome daddy home. The 19-month-old was waiting at the Kuskokwim 300 finish line with his mom, Liz, when Mansfield native Matthew Failor crossed the finish line on Sunday morning, just after 4 a.m. AKST. The 42-year-old St. Peter’s High School graduate finished in eighth […]
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Do you need supplies for that Super Bowl party? Better go now … ice is coming
MANSFIELD — Those in need of groceries for their big Super Bowl party should go Saturday morning. The iceman may be coming back. And he could be bringing slippery roads with him. A winter weather advisory remains in effect from Saturday at 1 p.m. until Sunday at 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service […]