MANSFIELD, Ohio —City Mills Technology LLC entered into a one-year contract with Mansfield City Schools in May 2014. Since then, the company has saved and recovered at least $338,000 for the district’s technology department. “And there’s probably more than that,” said CMT President David Rose. This feat far exceeded Superintendent Brian Garverick’s expectations, which initially […]
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Confederate parade rolls through Bucyrus
BUCYRUS, Ohio — Protestors and supporters alike filled the streets of Bucyrus on Saturday for a Confederate Flag parade through the downtown area. Chad Stander and Raelynn Marie Skelton organized an event on Facebook called, “Drive Thru Bucyrus For Confederate Flag Pride Day.” The parade consisted of trucks, cars, SUVs and motorcycles — all fashioned with […]
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Madison awards veteran a diploma, bus drivers needed
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Congratulations were in order during Madison’s Local Schools regular monthly board of education meeting on Wednesday evening. First to receive his ‘congratulations’ was Virgil Steward, 72, a Vietnam War veteran from Madison. He received his high school diploma during Wednesday evening’s meeting, 54 years after enlisting into the Marine Corps. Steward served […]
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Trevor Gummere to serve as Mansfield schools’ interim treasurer
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The treasurer at Mount Gilead schools, Trevor Gummere, will serve as Mansfield City School’s interim treasurer. He will serve as treasurer from Sept. 1 until Dec. 31. Mansfield’s Board of Education entered into executive session Monday evening during a special meeting to appoint the interim treasurer. Gummere will replace Rosetta Stephens, who […]
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Green Rush Bus stops in Mansfield to educate public on legal marijuana bill
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Supporters for legal marijuana in Ohio gathered around ResponsibleOhio’s “Green Rush Bus” Monday in downtown Mansfield. ResponsibleOhio, the group behind the proposal to legalize marijuana in Ohio, recently launched the Green Rush Bus Tour to educate Ohioans on the marijuana reform bill, said Spokesperson Haley Phillippi. The issue, if passed in November, […]
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Cooper Enterprises Inc. celebrates 50 years in Shelby
SHELBY, Ohio — Cooper Enterprises Inc. celebrated fifty years of business Friday night at the Kehoe Center in Shelby. Their secret for lasting this long? Figuring out how to survive, said President Monty Friebel. Friebel’s grandfather, Walter Friebel Sr. and his friend, Ray Hartman, founded Friebel & Hartman Construction in 1936. Both men were unemployed […]
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Bob Stimpert Memorial Golf Tournament raises funds for engineering students
GALION, Ohio — Bob Stimpert’s death in 2012 was so poignant that his organization, Regional Manufacturing Coalition, began a scholarship fund in his name shortly after. Now, more than 20 manufacturing companies in and around Richland County sign up for the annual Bob Stimpert Memorial Golf Tournament, with its proceeds going directly to funding educational […]
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Lexington High School to offer online credit recovery program
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Lexington High School will offer an online credit recovery program, announced Superintendent Mike Ziegelhofer during Wednesday’s regular board of education meeting. The program launches in September. After visiting Olentangy High School last month, Ziegelhofer and Lexington Board of Education member Jeff Heck were impressed by the school’s integration of the online program. […]
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MedFlight crew takes off from Galion
GALION, Ohio — “I love helping people,” said a MedFlight paramedic. Taking to the skies recently with flight paramedics provided insight into how MedFlight paramedics do just that. Bill Huffman and Dale Muetzel are in the business of saving lives all around Ohio. Huffman is a longtime paramedic, Muetzal a nurse and paramedic. They work […]
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STARTEK provides school supplies, haircuts for families in need
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Community members filled STARTEK’s parking lot, waiting for their chance to receive a free lunch and free school supplies for their children. Families gathered as early as noon to form a line outside STARTEK’s back doors. By 2 p.m., the parking lot overflowed and a line formed that extended to West Fourth […]