COLUMBUS – In honor of Veterans Day, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites veterans to visit and shoot for free at one of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Saturday, Nov. 15. The shooting range permit requirement is waived for veterans on all Division of Wildlife Class A, B, and C shooting […]
Larry Phillips
I've lived in Richland County since 1990, married here, our children were born here. This is home. I have two books published on a passion topic, Ohio high school football. Others: Buckeyes, Cavs, Bengals, Reds, History, Disney.
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A Stroll Through the Garden: Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms can have a toxic nature
ASHLAND — A few weeks ago I got an email from one of my readers about a mushroom in his yard. They were beautiful little gold mushrooms growing right out of the ground. I am not a mushroom expert, but do seek expertise when available. A reader and a member of the Ohio Mushroom Society […]
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Loudonville FFA alumni raffle offers chance to win a quarter of beef
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville FFA alumni and supporters are giving local residents a chance to fill their freezers and help support agricultural education at the same time. The organization has launched a Quarter of Beef Raffle, featuring locally raised beef donated by Ayers Farms, Inc. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20, with proceeds […]
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Israeli-Palestinian grassroots peace initiative comes to Ashland Nov. 5
ASHLAND — The Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) at Ashland University is welcoming the “Roots Tour: Two Truths in One Heart, Two Peoples in One Land,” a grassroots movement that fosters understanding, nonviolence and transformation among Israelis and Palestinians, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the […]
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2nd-half barrage fuels Hillsdale’s pounding of Rittman
JEROMESVILLE — A week ago Hillsdale erupted for 49 points in the first half to subdue Northwestern. This week Rittman absorbed the Falcons’ charge in the second half. Hillsdale posted 28 points after intermission to pull away from a one-score game and earn a 49-13 victory over the Indians. Senior running back Owen Sloan ripped […]
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No. 24 Eagles overpower Thomas More for Homecoming victory
ASHLAND — The Ashland University football team gave its Homecoming crowd a treat on Saturday afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium. The 24th-ranked Eagles blew out to a big lead early and coasted through the second half of a 38-14 sun-spanked beating of Thomas More in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference encounter. Cameron Blair threw for […]
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A bevy of football computer points available to Shelby-Clear Fork winner
COLUMBUS – Sure, the Clear Fork at Shelby football game on Friday night will go a long way toward crowning the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference champion. But the spoils will also include a huge haul of playoff points, better positioning the victor for the postseason. At the moment, Division IV, Region 14 is dominated by MOAC squads, […]
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Ashland University starts GMAC play with win in home opener
ASHLAND — Cameron Blair ran for one touchdown and threw for another as Ashland University thumped Hillsdale 26-9 on a sun-spanked Saturday afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium. The home opener also served as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference lidlifter, and coach Doug Geiser’s squad was ready for it. Blair’s 23-yard run put Ashland in front […]
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Mapleton’s clutch drive, key interception denies Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — Mapleton quarterback Keith Donley fired two touchdown passes, the second one to tie the game late in the fourth quarter and added a two-point conversion pass J.J. Guilliams to rally the Mounties past Plymouth 30-28 in Friday night’s Firelands Conference encounter. The Big Red Vikings tried to respond, but an interception in the […]
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Hillsdale blasts Black River with offensive show
SULLIVAN — Hillsdale’s quest to return to the state championship game got off to a flying, and running, start on Friday night in Sullivan. The Falcons dominated Black River to the tune of a 42-14 score in a non-conference season opener. Two of Hillsdale’s biggest guns came out firing from the start. Running back Owen […]