MANSFIELD — The local group pushing for a broadband internet expansion along U.S. 30 across Ohio plans to seek $20 million for the project in the next state budget. “The Route 30 project is still moving forward with the hope that it will be in the governor and lieutenant governor’s budget,” Richland County Commissioner Tony […]
Carl Hunnell
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Mansfield City Council to handle appointments, pay range hikes Tuesday
MANSFIELD — It appears Mansfield City Council plans to ease into 2025. There are just five pieces of legislation on the agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting, none of which seem likely to be cause for debate. No committee meetings are scheduled. Council caucus is set to begin at 7 p.m. with the legislative session following […]
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Dodging a bullet: Winter storm is forecast to largely miss north central Ohio
The ease of Monday morning commutes may depend upon which side of the winter storm dividing line you live on in north central Ohio. The question remains … where exactly will that line be established by the first storm of 2025, a wintry mix that’s been dubbed Winter storm Blair. As of Sunday afternoon, it […]
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Brayden Fogle’s return from injury looms as Lexington continues to post victories
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated with Saturday night’s game at Sandusky included in a box score at the bottom. The Blue Streaks dumped the Minutemen 82-60. LEXINGTON — Brayden Fogle may still be the centerpiece of a Lexington basketball team filled with great expectations. But the 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward — a first-team All-Ohio selection […]
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Bucyrus Green Beret: ‘This was not a terrorist act, it was a wake-up call’
BUCYRUS — Matthew Livelsberger — who defended his country as a U.S. Army Green Beret for two decades — suffered from pain and exhaustion at the end, and was also critical of his nation’s government. The 37-year-old Bucyrus High School graduate left behind notes describing those feelings when he shot himself in the head and […]
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Timeout: Lexington uses huddle to reset its effort in 71-54 win over Ashland
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton doesn’t call a lot of timeouts during a basketball game. So when the Lexington coach stopped the game three minutes into the fourth quarter on Friday night against Ashland, suffice to say he got his team’s attention. Watching a 19-point lead begin to evaporate in just over three minutes will trigger […]
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Gallery: Lexington knocks off Ashland, 71-54, in Ohio Cardinal Conference
Photos from Lexington’s 71-54 win at home on Friday night against Ashland in an Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketball game. The win improved the Minutemen to 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the OCC. The Arrows dipped to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the league with the loss. Lexington plays at Sandusky on Saturday night in […]
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Richland County commissioners hike rainy day, carryover & capital funds
MANSFIELD — Richland County experienced another good year financially in 2024 and enters 2025 with about $34 million worth of general fund money in various reserve funds, according to the Board of Commissioners. The county finished 2024 with a $7.9 million general fund budget surplus for the year — $2.2 million of which will go […]
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What led Bucyrus Green Beret to kill himself, blow up Tesla outside Las Vegas hotel?
BUCYRUS — U.S. Army MSgt. Matthew Livelsberger was a highly-decorated Green Beret, heroically serving in combat in the defense of his country for nearly two decades. Federal authorities are still trying to piece together what led the 2005 Bucyrus High School graduate, who was an active-duty soldier, to take his own life with a handgun […]
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Richland County sheriff declares Level One snow emergency Friday morning
RICHLAND COUNTY — Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon declared a level one snow emergency Friday morning due to overnight snow that was continuing as the sun rose. And it may just be the start of winter days ahead, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. The NWS issued a hazardous weather outlook for […]