Many hours of hard work and focus begin to pay off as Richland County’s junior fair members began to compete in equine events. Young competitors were showing their horses as part of the “skill” events in the north arena and riders galloped through barrels and poles during the morning “speed” events. Skill events are based […]
David Yoder, Editor
Posted inLife and Culture
Officials mark bicentennial at Richland County Fair
On August 5, Commissioners Ed Olsen, Gary Utt, Tim Wert, along with State Representative Mark Romanchuk – District 2 and State Senator Larry Obhof – District 22 marked the Richland County’s bicentennial at the Richland County Fair. The mid-day ceremony in Fairhaven Hall featured proclamations from Romanchuk and Obhof, honoring the county for reaching the […]
Posted inSports
Mansfield Independents to replay historic match
The year was 1869. The day was June 1. The Cincinnati Red Stockings had rolled into town for an anticipated baseball match against the Mansfield Independents. Crowds gathered as the nation’s first fully professional team strode onto the field to face the Mansfield Independents. The match was historic. Not because it turned out to be […]
Posted inEducation
Local internship program a win for businesses, students, campus
Local companies joined students, staff, and faculty of the Ohio State University at Mansfield and North Central State College today in a luncheon celebrating the new Mansfield Campus Business & Industry Internship program. OSU-M and NCSC Internship Coordinator Tracy Bond reported that the program had placed 34 interns into 24 local for-profit and non-profit locations over […]
Posted inNews
Korean War ceremony marks veteran’s heroism, service
Gray clouds might have rained out the parade, but the spirit inside Mansfield Amvets Post 26 was anything but dampened. Saturday morning rain brought on a cancelation of a 10:30 a.m. parade celebrating and marking the 60th year of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The 11 a.m. ceremony scheduled to follow was moved from the downtown […]