ONTARIO — Nicholas Wray, age 18, attended the March 5 Ontario council meeting to propose a “community revitalization and affordable housing act.”
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Bridging Communities: Ohio Social Sports brings volleyball teams to RICI
MANSFIELD — Tuesday night’s volleyball game was what you would hear in any other gym. The only difference was the game featured Ohio Social Sports’ “Chewblockas” team playing people incarcerated at Richland Correctional Institution.
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Mini warehouses no longer allowed in Ontario business districts
ONTARIO — Council unanimously voted Wednesday to delete storage units from allowed uses in business districts entirely.
Going forward, storage unit warehouses will only be allowed in industrial zones.
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Rosi C. Ranch providing equine therapy for veterans, children & families
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Horses are some of the best secret-keepers. At least according to John Ritzo.
Ritzo, a volunteer and board member for Rosi C. Ranch in Madison Township, spoke Monday at the non-profit’s ribbon cutting for new equine therapy programs.
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IBEW manager to Madison trustees: don’t rule out solar
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Brian McPeek, business manager for the IBEW 688 in Mansfield, spoke to Madison Township trustees Monday about solar projects.
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Riches in Sight: Richland Young Professionals casino night to benefit Visual Bucket List Foundation
BELLVILLE — Richland Young Professionals’ fourth annual casino night will offer more than luck, as all funds raised will help children losing their vision see once-in-a-lifetime sights.
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Nickel & Bean, Cade Stover partner for St. Jude Hospital donation
LEXINGTON — The “Every Nickel Counts” campaign raised nearly $12,000 from fall 2023 through February 2025 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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February property transfers: 100-acre farm in Shiloh sells for nearly $1 million
SHILOH — Floyd L. and Emma M. Zimmerman sold 100.1 acres to Matthew B. and Amy M. Zimmerman at 617 Noble Road for $975,000.
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Ontario police officer, Mansfield Sr. alum Jon Sigler promoted to sergeant
ONTARIO — Some of Jon Sigler’s favorite memories as a police officer involve his family. The new sergeant joined the Ontario Police Department in 2006, serving as a patrol officer, detective and hostage negotiator.
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DeHart is Ontario’s first female police sergeant
DeHart, a 2014 Ontario High School graduate, joined the Ontario police force in 2018 after graduating from the North Central State College Police Academy. She was promoted to sergeant in January.