SHELBY — Mansfield Christian ended the regular season playing its best basketball of the season, winning three of its last five games. That’s what made Tuesday’s 59-29 defeat in a Division IV boys’ sectional basketball tournament game against Sandusky St. Mary hard to take. Making it even tougher, the Flames (5-18) trailed just 23-20 at […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Seniors’ technology has come a long way since ‘I’ve fallen and can’t get up’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of a 2-part series in this installment of our Gray Matters Solutions Journalism project. Part 1 was published on Monday. MANSFIELD — The elderly woman, living alone, got out of bed six times in one night to go to the bathroom. Sensors in her bed noted the unusual nocturnal activity […]
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UPDATE: Richland County terminates dog warden, will interview for interim replacement
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask the Richland Source newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD — Richland County has terminated Dog Warden Dave Jordan, according to Commissioner Tony Vero, and will begin this week the process of interviewing for an […]
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Today’s senior citizens face growing challenges living at home
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 1 of a 2-part series in this installment of our Gray Matters Solutions Journalism project. Part 2 will be published on Tuesday. No one grows older longing for the day they will leave their home and move into some sort of assisted living center. In fact, 90 percent of senior […]
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Roar restored: Tygers earn share of OCC title
MANSFIELD — When Mansfield Senior coach Marquis Sykes took over the basketball program at his alma mater last year, his initial goal was for his team to play hard in every game — and then to win the conference championship. Mission accomplished. The roar has been restored. The Tygers earned a share of the Ohio […]
