IMG_9323.JPG IMG_9332.JPG IMG_9336.JPG IMG_9340.JPG IMG_9342.JPG Brandon Sallee of Toledo, Chad Schrack of Kent, Shelia Schrack of Kent, Brian Gearheart of Wadsworth and Leo Prince of Columbus pose for a photo after the men ran into Charles Mill Lake Friday.
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Four friends continue traditional Polar Bear Dip to raise cancer awareness
MANSFIELD — Four longtime friends ran into Charles Mill Lake Friday, hoping to raise awareness and funds for Fight Colorectal Cancer. The organizer of the traditional Polar Bear Dip Cold for a Cure, Chad Schrack and three friends recognized what would have been the 15th annual event by running into the freezing cold water on New Year’s Day. […]
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Open Source: What is going on with the Daisy Thomas house project?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to reader-submitted questions through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD ─ The renovations at the historic Daisy Thomas house have been put on hold due to lack of funds. Located on the corner of Wood and First […]
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Marilyn John ready for state lawmaker role on Jan. 4
SHELBY — It will take Marilyn John about 80 minutes to drive to her new office in Columbus next week. It’s a route that’s seemingly been mapped out for the last decade. The 52-year-old Shelby resident will be sworn in Jan. 4 as the new state representative for the Ohio House 2nd District, representing Richland […]
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Avita paid $2.75 million to purchase former Sears property at Richland Mall
Avita Health System paid $2,750,000 to purchase the former Sears property at the Richland Mall in Ontario, according to recent property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. Avita announced the purchase at 600 Richland Mall in late October, though a price was not announced. The transfer was finalized Dec. 18, according to the […]
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GALLERY: 2020 actors
Ray Gerrell (with Haley Bedocs) from the Ohio State University-Mansfield production of “Our Town.” A photo of Char Hutchison and the authoR, Mark Sebastian Jordan, before a performance of “Ceely.” Char Hutchison as Rebecca and Candy Boyd as Ceely in the 2003 production of “Ceely” at Malabar Farm State Park. Char Hutchison created the role […]
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Ohio EPA completes testing of drinking water under PFAS Action Plan
COLUMBUS — Ohio EPA announced Wednesday that it has received the final testing results for the presence of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water from Ohio’s public water systems, bringing to a close the Agency’s statewide sampling initiative of almost 1,550 public water systems under Ohio’s PFAS Action Plan. Although there are […]
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Stiffler earns shareholder status in The Heck Law Offices
MANSFIELD — Jefferey R. Stiffler has been named a shareholder in the Mansfield law firm, The Heck Law Offices, Ltd. Stiffler, a Crestline native, is a 2005 honors graduate of Heidelberg University where he was also an All-OAC linebacker for the Heidelberg football team. He graduated from the Ohio Northern College of Law in 2008. […]
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More Than a Scorer: Ontario’s Shaver takes place among program’s greats
ONTARIO — The celebration was short-lived, lasting only as long as it took Griffin Shaver to acknowledge the appreciative — albeit sparse — O-Rena crowd and hand the basketball to his mother in the bleachers. Then the newest member of Ontario’s exclusive 1,000-point club went back to work. For Shaver, reaching the milestone wasn’t nearly […]
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Gee, thanks. 2021 expected to start us off with snow and ice
OK, 2021, this is not the way to start a new year and make new friends. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all of north central Ohio, including Richland, Ashland, Crawford and Knox counties. With temperatures hovering around freezing […]