(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 3 of a 3-part series that looks at the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Part 1 published Thursday and Part 2 published Friday.) It was one of the most exciting — and grueling decades — in American history. A relatively brief span of time […]
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Source readers share moon landing memories
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, the first time humans walked on the lunar service. As part of a three-day series on the landing, we asked Source readers to share their memories of that day — July 20, 1969. Here are those thoughts: Lori Feeney of Mansfield said […]
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Bond set at $50,000 for suspect in Walker Lake Road robbery/shooting
MANSFIELD — Bond was set at $50,000 cash Friday for an 18-year-old Mansfield man charged with aggravated robbery in a shooting/robbery incident earlier this week on Walker Lake Road. Armon S. Huguely of 374 Wood St. was arraigned in Mansfield Municipal Court. Huguely had been detained after being apprehended by Mansfield police shortly after the […]
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Tragedy strikes, but Apollo pushes America to the moon
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of a 3-part series that looks at the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Part 1 published Thursday and Part 3 will publish Saturday.) John F. Kennedy vowed in 1962 that America would go the moon by the end of the decade. The dashing 46-year-old president was assassinated […]
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ATV accident victims who fell onto U.S. 30 were both from Columbus
MANSFIELD — The two men killed Monday when their all-terrain vehicle dropped off a 39-foot cliff onto the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 were both from Columbus, according to Tom Stortz, an investigator the Richland County Coroner’s Office. One of the men was identified Thursday afternoon as Jeffery L. Thomas, 63. His next-of-kin was located […]
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Mansfield man, 18, charged with felonious assault for June shootings near South Park
MANSFIELD — An 18-year-old Mansfield man has been charged with felonious assault for allegedly shooting two other Mansfield men near South Park on June 24, according to Mansfield police. Khiren J. Willis of 210 E. Second St. turned himself in Tuesday at the Richland County Jail, police said, where he was served with warrants for […]
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President John F. Kennedy: ‘We choose to go to the moon!’
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 1 of a 3-part series looking at the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Parts 2 and Part 3 will publish Friday and Saturday, respectively). On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronaut and Ohio native Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the surface of the moon […]
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Patrol says Mansfield man under influence of methamphetamine when he ran head-on into trooper
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man was under the influence of methamphetamine when he allegedly drove the wrong way on Interstate 71 and ran head-on into an Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser June 27, authorities said Monday. “Michael Marchak had presumptive levels of both methamphetamine and another amphetamine in his blood test,” Ohio State Highway Patrol […]
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Lexington native runs with the bulls in Pamplona
LEXINGTON — As he ran through the twisting streets and watched two bulls race past him, no one could blame Andy Freiheit if he reconsidered his decision to come to Pamplona. Then again, they wouldn’t know Freiheit, the former multi-sport Lexington High School athlete who celebrated his 30th birthday earlier this month by participating in […]
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Richland County commissioners approve 2020 tax budget
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners Thursday approved a 2020 tax budget that includes $32 million in estimated revenue with $36.4 million in spending requests. The tax budget is just a framework and the work toward balancing the final budget will not be complete until this fall. The $4.4 million gap is smaller than the past […]