MANSFIELD, Ohio — An elderly man who was found facedown in his pond on Sunday morning is believed to have died of natural causes, according to Richland County Coroner’s Office Investigator Tom Stortz. Paul Sweeney, 71, was found by his wife facedown in the pond behind their 774 Garver Road residence on Sunday morning. The […]
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NCSC sends graduates to multinational company E-Crane
SHELBY, Ohio — E-Crane, a multinational company that specializes in manufacturing equilibrium cranes, is growing. Company representatives from E-Crane’s Galion location visited Shelby’s Kehoe Center Monday to recruit recent engineer graduates and interns from North Central State College (NCSC). E-Crane has three locations in the United States and two in Europe. Their cranes use equilibrium […]
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Ralph Brown retires after 50 years in music education
MANSFIELD, Ohio —When music education veteran Ralph Brown entered the fourth grade in the 1930s, his school’s music teacher introduced him to the clarinet. And the clarinet would become his passion. As passions sometimes do, his took him on a adventure through several states, across an ocean to Japan, and finally landed him in Richland County […]
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Motorcyclists give back to community in Story Book Run
MANSFIELD, Ohio —Ashland, Mansfield, Medina and Wooster chapter members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association toted puzzles, story books, coloring books and crayons to OhioHealth MedCentral’s main doors on Sunday — all with smiles and an evident spirit of giving. About 60 Honda Gold Wing riders shared the same mission: to give story books, […]
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Mars-bound spacecraft to pass through Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport won national attention after the city of Mansfield and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reached an agreement Wednesday to bring a piece of future space travel through north central Ohio. A Texas-based Aero Spacelines Super Guppy plane will land on Mansfield Lahm Airport’s airway on Nov. 2 […]
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Mary Poppins opens at the Renaissance this weekend
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Brianna Barnes said that playing Julie Andrews’ role as Mary Poppins is a dream come true. The American classic film and Broadway musical Mary Poppins will be performed at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield with the first performance on Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m. “I think every kid grows up on […]
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Downtown Parlor Market offers fresh produce
MANSFIELD, Ohio — After a late start, Mansfield’s latest addition to the food industry, the Downtown Parlor Market, now offers fresh produce from Ohio farms in Bucyrus, Bellville and Butler. Owner Michelle Holzmiller said the delay was due to a broken scale, which was repaired earlier this week. As of Wednesday, customers can purchase tomatoes, […]
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NC State College offers ESL summer camp, youth prepare for future
MANSFIELD, Ohio —Jonathan Delgado, a thirteen-year-old from Willard Middle School, is participating in North Central State College’s (NCSC) English as a Second Language (ESL) Bridge Camp this week. He wants to be an anesthesiologist. On Monday, young Delgado wondered what he could do now to prepare for the field of study. “What can I do […]
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Could California’s recent controversial vaccine law put pressure on Ohio to follow suit?
MANSFIELD, Ohio — According to Ohio Representative Mark Romanchuk (Rep.), Ohio does not feel pressure to pass a school vaccination law similar to the one passed two weeks ago in Sacramento, California. On Tuesday, June 30,California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that mandates parents to have their children vaccinated — regardless of personal beliefs. […]
