Ozzie, built like a bear, literally came roaring out of the Washington Hall freshmen dorm at Ohio University. “We beat the Russians! We beat the (expletive) Russians!” he screamed with a guttural roar, arms above his head as he sprinted toward us across the East Green. That’s how I learned of the Miracle on Ice […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Downtown Improvement Advisory Board recommends $50,000 for Diamond Street conversion
MANSFIELD — The Downtown Improvement Advisory Board on Thursday afternoon unanimously endorsed spending $50,000 to help with the two-way conversion of Diamond Street through the city. The plan was unveiled to Mansfield City Council on Jan. 21 and was the subject of a public meeting on Feb. 11. It would make Diamond Street two-way from […]
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Requests for federal funds include north end housing, seniors’ apartments in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Funds for affordable rental housing on the north end and the same for senior citizens near OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital were among requests Tuesday during a Community Development Block Grant/HOME Investment Partnerships Program meeting with Mansfield City Council. In addition to home rehab awards in each city ward, nine different organizations made requests for […]
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Free Narcan distributed Saturday in Mansfield’s Central Park
MANSFIELD — Anne Joudrey and Allison Loeber spent a cold, brisk Saturday afternoon offering to save lives. The two women, part of Harm Reduction Ohio, spent three hours in Central Park distributing free doses of Narcan — both the nasal spray and intramuscular injection. Narcan counteracts opioid overdose, especially when the drug is mixed with […]
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Shelby man hopes 27-count criminal indictment leads to answers from horrific 2019 crash
SHELBY — Any sense of closure will continue to have to wait for Shelby resident Josh Boggs. A recent 27-count criminal indictment against the allegedly impaired driver who slammed into his van nine months ago, killing two of his daughters and his unborn child, is just another step in the process. “This is just the […]
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NECIC’s many successes, bright future based on relationships, says West-Torrence
MANSFIELD — As far as Deanna West-Torrence is concerned, the success of the North End Community Improvement Collaborative is based upon relationships. West-Torrence, who founded the NECIC in 2007 and remains its executive director more than a decade later, talked about the organization’s track record of success at its annual board meeting Wednesday afternoon. She […]
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Lucas woman sees daily impact of coronavirus in faces of Chinese children
LUCAS — Candace Lybarger sees the faces of fear every morning when she turns on her home computer. The Lucas resident, wife and mother of two teaches English as a second language to youngsters across China, a nation under siege from the coronavirus that has now claimed more than 1,100 lives around the world. Since […]
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2 to 4 inches of snow predicted tonight, along with an ice glaze
It’s beginning to seem a lot more like winter in north central Ohio. Already expecting inclement weather, the National Weather Service office in Cleveland has “upgraded” its forecast for today/tonight into a winter weather advisory from 4 p.m until Thursday at 10 a.m. Mixed precipitation is still expected, but now the weather experts predict 2 […]
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‘Wintry soup’ expected across north central Ohio on Wednesday night into Thursday
MANSFIELD — We hope you enjoyed the relatively sunny skies on Tuesday. We are likely headed back into the wintry soup on Wednesday night and into Thursday. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a hazardous weather outlook for all of north central Ohio for the period, an area that includes Richland, Ashland, […]
