A new bandshell will soon be available in Ontario’s Marshall Park. With this structure’s completion, the city of Ontario plans on hosting free “Concerts in the Park” to local residents and community members and the first one will be held Friday, July 19. The bandshell’s construction was collaborative, with a variety of people from the […]
Dillon Carr, Staff Reporter
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Students are aware of dangers of drugs in Richland County
Richland County school districts have drug programs in place at schools to help prevent student drug abuse. Three schools in Richland County shared the statuses on their programs. Overall, drug activity is being suppressed in our county. Here is how. Ontario Schools released an annual report on the Ontario Substance Abuse Program’s (OSAP) progress for […]
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Smokin’ Joes Hog Wild BBQ Ribs wins the people’s hearts
Saturday night, the last night of the Rock-n-Ribs festival, was an important night for Kevin Pierce. Pierce, of Mansfield, loves competing in ribs festivals and has been competing for 21 years. He and the Smokin’ Joes team have won first place in the People’s Choice award over five times since 2002. They compete as much […]
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New Store outfits local children in need
Their mission is simple: clothing children in Richland County. Following the footsteps of The Store, which used to serve low-income children on Diamond Street for 36 years, the New Store hopes to offer children of Richland County new clothes and a unique experience. The New Store is located on 890 W. 4th Street in the […]
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Bellville navigates alternate routes to return to normalcy
For the last few days, Bellville was hit hard with excessive amounts of rain. The Clearfork River, as seen in many pictures, overflowed its banks so much that the bridge shut down. The junction of State Routes 13 and 97 remained closed for a day and a half. Parking lots were torn apart, baseball fields […]
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Local fisherman shares some flavorful information
“There is something about getting the fish at the end of a pole,” said Mike Clark who is originally from Ashland County. Clark taught himself how to fish at a young age. He fishes for recreation and for food, in and around Richland County, because he is usually working within the county. His favorite spots […]
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Local man crashes into tree on Marion Avenue
Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Mansfield resident Robert Leroy Scarborough, 21, crashed into a tree on 930 Marion Avenue heading Northeast. Scarborough is in the emergency room in Mansfield’s MedCentral. The car, a silver 2000 Buick, was totaled when Scarborough crashed into the tree. He was reportedly checking his backseat for a noise when […]
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Richland Bank on Trimble robbed; suspect sought
11:48 a.m. At approximately 10:06 a.m. the Richland Bank on Trimble Road was robbed. The “bandit” reportedly threatened bank tellers with a gun and stole a small amount of money. John Brown, President of Richland Bank, said the staff was safe after the incident. “They did a good job at following procedures and had the […]
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Grant Reed celebrates beating his tumor nicknamed ‘Michigan’
Being diagnosed with cancer is unfortunately an all too common occurrence, and when the news hits, the date is remembered. For the Reed family, the date engrained in their memories remains May 7, 2012. That was the day when 12-year-old Grant Reed, Bellville, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, more commonly known as a brain tumor near […]
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Richland County demolition projects numerous, necessary
A fire damaged house on 90 S. Foster Street in Mansfield is scheduled to be torn down in the next couple of weeks. The house is among the 20 ongoing demolition projects in Mansfield that are all scheduled to be torn down before the end of July. Why is tearing down these houses a priority […]