MANSFIELD — Despite high temperatures and a bright sun reaching as far back as February in Mansfield, Monday marks the first official day of summer in the northern hemisphere. But the news of the long-awaited summer is not in the headlines — a Full Strawberry Moon coincides with the coveted calendar announcement. According to The […]
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Child porn case returns from Crawford Co. grand jury
BUCYRUS — Crawford County’s grand jury was busy for the month of June — it indicted 32 people. One of them was Galion resident Marcus Williams. He was arrested in September 2015 at the culmination of a six-month long child porn investigation. Since then, the county has filed three different indictments. There was another indictment […]
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Mayor: Linden Pool to stay closed, additional pool on horizon
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker reiterated Tuesday that Linden Pool, off Milsboro Road, would remain closed this summer due to extensive repair. Theaker originally planned for the pool, which has been in operation since 1955, to reopen sometime in June or July, but after inspecting the pool’s foundation last week with Astro Pool Company, […]
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Critfest rolls into Galion’s uptown streets
GALION — Criterium races are coming to Galion. Cycling Sports Center LLC will host the city’s first annual Critfest Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The day of races, co-owner Troy Chipka explained, is based on criterium (crit) events. “Criterium are road races where you do fast races for short periods of […]
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Galion hit with city-wide power outage
GALION — (UPDATED 3:25 p.m.) A press release issued by Galion’s Communications Director said the city’s power outage should be fixed by 3:30 p.m. in most Galion neighborhoods. Echelberry said the power outage was due to a downed transmission line on the east end of town. Officials are still seeking details surrounding the downed power […]
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Prosecutor: Legalized marijuana push leads to crack down on voter fraud
BUCYRUS — The Crawford County Prosecutor’s Office arraigned Bucyrus resident Zachary McIntyre on May 23 in connection with an alleged false voter registration case. The 25-year-old was initially indicted for false voter registration, a fifth-degree felony, in July 2015. Local and state authorities believe such cases are part of a bigger problem. According to Prosecutor […]
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Downtown farmer’s market starts Friday in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Downtown Mansfield Incorporated will kick off the Fourth Street Farmer’s Market Friday, May 27 with 20 vendors. The farmer’s market will remain open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday until Sept. 30. DMI Community Ambassador Bryan Gladden said he expects additional vendors to show up, indicating a growing market from year […]
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Mumvies Boy: a band driven by uncertainty, risk
MANSFIELD — Francis Mallmann, a famous chef from Argentina recently said, “in order to grow and to improve you have to be there a bit at the edge of uncertainty.” If the local band Mumvies Boy had a caption directly beneath it’s name, the words uncertainty, even risk, would inevitably appear. The name comes from […]
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Mansfield BOE approves 10-year tax abatement
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School’s board of education approved a resolution Tuesday night awarding Honda of Mansfield a 10-year tax abatement for the company’s $1.3-million expansion. By approving the abatement, the district will receive $15,766 from Schluter Realty Inc. each year. According to district records, the expansion is expected to make available $355,000 in […]
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When the River Rises: an investigative report on flooding in Richland County, Ohio
More than 103 years ago, Richland County — and countless communities across 20 states — experienced a flood of historic proportions. When the rain fell, it didn’t stop until our streets were inundated and our minds were stumped. How could we protect our businesses, homes, bridges and land from inevitable catastrophic deluges? The Great Flood […]