Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit Ghana on the west coast of Africa, a country whose history is forever linked to the United States through, among other reasons, the Cape Coast Castle. Originally built by slave traders in the mid-1600s, the Castle held captured Africans until their forced relocation to the Americas. […]
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Outdoors: Take some time and paddle the rivers this summer
“A sailboat in the moonlight and you. Wouldn’t that be heaven? A heaven just for two.” From the first time I heard Billie Holiday’s raspy voice sing these words, I have always wanted to do a moonlit water outing. But back then in college, we could only rent a canoe to take down the bayou […]
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Birthday girl turned Miss Ohio: Elizabetta Nies takes the 2022 crown
MANSFIELD — Talk about a birthday present: The newly turned 19-year-old Elizabetta Nies was crowned Miss Ohio 2022 on Saturday night. Nies’ win makes her the fourth woman in her family to win a state title through the Miss America organization. Her mom represented Illinois in 1992, and her two aunts reigned as Miss New […]
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GALLERY: Miss Ohio Finals 2022
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Danville Chicken Days honors farming roots
DANVILLE — It was a cool Saturday afternoon in Danville. Folks from all creeds and ages gathered at Danville Memorial Park for its first Danville Chicken Days. Amish men, women and children served homemade desserts, breakfast and lunch to Danville residents. Children gathered onto horse-drawn wagons to take a ride across Danville. The celebration, in […]
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Mansfield community celebrates first-ever Juneteenth parade
MANSFIELD — Community members of all ages headed downtown on Saturday to watch the city’s first-ever “Juneteenth Parade.” As part of “Juneteenth Downtown,” the parade celebrated the newest federally-recognized holiday, Juneteenth, with dancing, music, food and more. “This is probably, right now, one of the biggest moments of my life,” said Rhonda Sylvester, the owner […]
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GALLERY: Juneteenth in Mansfield
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GALLERY: Danville Chicken Days 2022
Danville Chicken Days brought Danville residents from all ages and creeds to celebrate the Amish community on Saturday. Some brought live animals for folks to pet. Danville Chicken Days brought Danville residents from all ages and creeds to celebrate the Amish community on Saturday. Some brought live animals for folks to pet. Danville Chicken Days […]
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Doc Mahaffey arrested in Mount Vernon for booze prescription
MOUNT VERNON — It’s important to find a doctor to diagnose what ails you and who will provide a prescription to help. But if that’s what happened in 1912, it got Dr. C. M. Mahaffey into a lot of trouble. In fact, it got him arrested by the Mount Vernon police. Charles Mahaffey had certainly […]
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7,266 FirstEnergy and AEP customers in Richland County enter weekend without power
MANSFIELD — Thousands of Richland County residents entered the weekend without electricity, despite published power company estimates that it would be restored by late Friday night. Both FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio had posted on their websites during the week that the vast majority of residents left in the dark and heat from Monday night’s storms would […]