MANSFIELD — The lead flip-flopped like a jumping bean on the Arlin Field scoreboard Friday night — five times in total. When it blinked for the final time, Mansfield Senior had the better of it in a dramatic, 32-27 Ohio Cardinal Conference victory over Lexington. Braylon Fletcher scored three touchdowns for Senior High, while Jayden […]
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Shepherd guides unbeaten Shelby to powerful performance vs. River Valley
SHELBY — Shelby’s awesome football season remained on course with yet another overpowering performance on Friday night. The Whippets sprinted out early and never looked back to earn a 54-0 victory against River Valley in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action. Quarterback Michael Shepherd accounted for six touchdowns, after racking up seven last week. This time he […]
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Prairie Peddler returns to Butler over the next 2 weekends
BUTLER — Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Leaves begin to change, the temperature dip is welcome, football season dominates every weekend, and Prairie Peddler signals the turn toward the holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. When I first came to Mansfield, 36 years ago, and looking for events to attend, my parents […]
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Stop with the wet weather already; I gotta mow my yard!
MANSFIELD — Need to mow your yard? Me too, but it’s probably going to be a few more days. Sarah Potes, director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency passed along the forecast Tuesday afternoon from the National Weather Service. Here are the expected weather impacts for the coming week: Temperatures are anticipated to trend […]
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Willard man dies after last week’s crash with truck driven by Mansfield man
NEW HAVEN – A Willard man died Sunday after a two-vehicle crash on Sept. 16 in Huron County, according to the Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Edwin Lynch, 74, of Willard, suffered serious injuries at the scene. He was later flown to Cleveland Metro Hospital where he was pronounced deceased on Sept. […]
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Madison salutes fall sports seniors & their parents in ceremony
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison High School honored its seniors and their parents on Friday night at Madison High School. The following photos were provided by Madison High School teacher Jennifer Branstetter.
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Richland County releases list of marriage applications Aug. 17 through Sept. 11
MANSFIELD — Listed here is a report of marriage applications applied for at the Richland County Probate Court from Aug. 17 through Sept. 11. These are enclosed in four consecutive PDFs at the bottom of this story. The reports are courtesy of Ema Pritchard, deputy clerk of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Probate […]
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Shepherd’s 7 touchdowns power Shelby over Highland
SPARTA — Shelby standout Michael Shepherd added to the highlights of his superb senior season with a performance for the ages on Friday night. The Whippets’ quarterback threw four touchdown passes and added three scoring runs to pace his squad to a 47-6 pounding of Highland in a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference clash. Shepherd completed 16-of-23 […]
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New Philadelphia overpowers Mansfield Senior
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Kolston Fox and Caleb Crowthers ran for two touchdowns apiece and New Philadelphia controlled Mansfield Senior for a 35-0 high school football victory on Friday night. Fox finished with 103 yards rushing to push New Philadelphia to a 2-3 overall record, 2-0 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. Parker Rieger was 6-of-13 passing […]
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Mansfield man killed in I-270 crash early Thursday morning in Columbus
COLUMBUS — A Mansfield man was killed after a two-vehicle crash on I-270 early Thursday morning, according to a Columbus police report. Mario Tufts-Davison, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash around 12:49 a.m., the report stated. The driver of the other vehicle was not named, but was also seriously injured. According […]