MANSFIELD — What will be the outcome of the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority board meeting Monday? It depends on whose agenda prevails. The board is set to discuss numerous and sometimes conflicting agenda items during a special meeting Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. Board chair Kathy Shambre said she generated some items on Monday’s agenda. Others were submitted by […]
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Madison South students raise funds for classmate with cancer
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Rierra Arrington and Lyra Howell giggled as they grabbed handfuls of individually-wrapped, homemade cookies and arranged them on the table. The morning rush was over. Most of the students at Madison South Elementary had settled into their classrooms. Four members of student council remained in the cafeteria, prepping for the new wave […]
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One Book, One School program returns to Eastview Elementary
MADISON TOWNSHIP — It was hot inside the cardboard box. Katrina Jordan wore a dog costume as she crouched onstage, concealed inside a large blue cardboard box. Nearly 250 excitable elementary school students sat on the gym floor, waiting for the big reveal. As soon as another teacher lifted the box, Jordan sprang to her […]
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Here’s what House Bill 507 means for Ohio’s state parks
OPEN SOURCE This story was inspired by a reader question. To submit a question through our Open Source portal, follow this link. This story is Part III of a 3-part series. Part I published on Feb. 5 and Part III will publish on Feb. 6. House Bill 507 was approved by the Ohio Legislature in December and […]
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Open Source: HB 507 amendments are ‘ornaments’ on a ‘Christmas tree bill’
OPEN SOURCE This story was inspired by a reader question. To submit a question through our Open Source portal, follow this link. This story is Part II of a 3-part series. Part I was published on Feb. 4 and Part III will be published on Feb. 6. House Bill 507 was approved by the Ohio Legislature in […]
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Romanchuk authors bill designating natural gas as green energy
OPEN SOURCE This story was inspired by a reader question. To submit a question through our Open Source portal, follow this link. This story is Part I of a 3-part series. Part II will publish on Feb. 5 and Part III on Feb. 6. House Bill 507 was approved by the Ohio Legislature in December […]
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Bernard Hollar had ‘a heart as big as Bellville’
BELLVILLE — Bernard “Bernie” Hollar wasn’t the type of person to seek the limelight. But he was more than happy to help out behind the scenes. A community man, Hollar made his mark on the village he loved in more ways than one. He was the manager and later the owner of a local grocery […]