ONTARIO — Colton Turnbaugh, an Ontario High School freshman, is recovering from second- and third-degree burns on the right side of his body, said his aunt, Jen Perry. “They go all the way up the right side of his body, some are on his face,” she said Friday. Doctors at Akron Children’s Hospital in the […]
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Authorities seek public’s help in locating bank robbery suspect
MANSFIELD — Mansfield detectives and the US Marshals office are working in tandem to locate the prime suspect for last week’s bank robbery. The law enforcement agencies say they are seeking James O. Ward in connection with this case. Richland Bank on Marion Avenue was robbed Tuesday, Dec. 6 around 4:20 p.m. After the suspect […]
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Crawford County drug trafficker sent to prison for 20 years
BUCYRUS — A Crawford County man, dubbed a drug lord by local authorities, was sent to prison for 20 years Monday after admitting his guilt in front of Judge Sean Leuthold and taking a plea deal. Khabeer J. Brown, 40, of Galion, was sentenced to serve 10 years for two counts of Engaging in Corrupt […]
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Chairlift snafu part of opening day at Snow Trails
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Even one of the most established businesses in Mansfield isn’t immune to opening day kinks. Sunday at Snow Trails ended on an unfortunate note for some skiers and snowboarders when they were trapped on a chair lift for nearly an hour before they touched ground. The slopes’ Mt. Mansfield chairlifts started having […]
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Snow Trails welcomes snow carvers for 2016 season
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Snow Trails welcomed stir-crazy skiers and snowboarders Sunday, the slope’s first official day of the winter season. Snow Trails reported earlier in the week that slopes would likely open during the weekend. The website announced Friday they would open the gates starting Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Snow Trails Marketing Manager Nate Wolleson […]
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Phoenix Brewing Company experiments with high gravity beers
MANSFIELD — The Phoenix Brewing Company is preparing to release its second high gravity beer since the state removed the cap on the 12-percent ABV limit. Prior to House Bill 37, beer made and sold in Ohio could not exceed an ABV of 12 percent. Since the end of August, craft breweries like the Phoenix […]
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Raising Christmas trees a life choice for Bellville farmers
BELLVILLE — For Kevin and Debbie Kleer, growing Christmas trees is not an environmental duty, it’s life. Kleerview Farms, owned and operated by a husband and wife team in Bellville’s outskirts, is home to thousands of conifers, 65 head of cattle and seven reindeers. Debbie said the 230-acre farm, 18 of which are cultivated for Christmas […]
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Christmas at Malabar Farm: 90-year-old celebrates 75 years on the Big House piano
LUCAS — Betty Berry, 90, played Malabar Farm’s Big House piano, a Steinway & Sons, while guests roamed the house for a gathering Wednesday night. It wasn’t her first time. In fact, she first played Louise Bromfield’s piano in 1941, when she was a 15-year-old. “He (Mr. Bromfield) was a nice neighbor,” Berry remembered between […]
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Mandated elections audit remains the same in Richland County
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Elections reported no changes after a state-mandated audit of the election results for the presidential, judicial and the county prosecutor races. “The totals in the randomly selected vote centers in the audit showed 100-percent accuracy rate in the official totals,” director Paulette Hankins wrote in an email. According […]
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Kingwood Center Gardens deck the halls in estate’s mansion for Christmas season
MANSFIELD — The chilly, winter months take the focus off vegetation for visitors to Kingwood Center Gardens. But that doesn’t stop the staff workers from embracing the season through December. Starting in November, gardeners and volunteers helped deck the halls throughout the historical mansion. “Wintertime in gardens … although a garden still is beautiful, but […]