DALLAS — The queens of Division II women’s basketball reside in Ashland, Ohio, but their coronation took place on Saturday afternoon in Dallas, Texas. The No. 1-ranked Eagles were fitted for a crown after holding off a late rally by sixth-ranked Minnesota Duluth to earn a 78-67 national championship victory at the American Airlines Arena. […]
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2nd UPDATE: Winds leave a path of destruction through north central Ohio
Editor’s Note This story has been updated twice. The first update included further information from the Richland County Emergency Management Agency at 12:22 p.m. The second update arrived at 6:30 p.m. Please scroll down to the bottom of this story for the latest details as they become available. MANSFIELD — The storm we were told […]
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Hey Ashland Eagles… we’re with you all the way! Like, in person! 🦅
Coverage brought to you in partnership with Spherion Mid-Ohio Our comprehensive coverage of the Ashland University women’s basketball team’s tournament run is made possible through a partnership with Spherion Mid-Ohio. Spherion Mid-Ohio is a longtime supporter of independent local journalism at the Source and is deeply involved in Ashland and other communities they serve. ASHLAND […]
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Ashland earns thrilling Division II regional championship win over GVSU
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 10:53 p.m. ASHLAND — The two best Division II women’s basketball teams in the nation may have very well met on Monday night at Kates Gymnasium. Alas, the pivotal matchup took place in the Midwest Regional championship game. No matter for Ashland University, which repelled its toughest challenge […]
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Mansfield Christian grad’s baseball podcast garners national attention
MANSFIELD — Mike Koser said his future sister-in-law pointed him toward his career path long ago in a Mansfield Christian school hallway. “She said, ‘You like to talk, you should be on the radio station’,” said Koser, the founder of Lost Ballparks, the No. 1 baseball podcast in the United States, according to Apple. “So, […]
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Westbrook champ, Galion grad braves alligator, Caddyshack weather to win senior PGA National Club crown
MANSFIELD — Chad Scott braved wretched weather, a Caddyshack flashback, and even a surly alligator to pull off one of the biggest golf victories in local history last weekend. The Westbrook County Club champion captured the senior men’s division PGA National Club Championship at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. The event is an invitational […]
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Native Son: Harry & Walter go to OSR: 1975
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — It was the first movie filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory. At the time one of the Hollywood producers called it “the first major motion picture ever filmed in Ohio.” He added, rather wistfully, “it may not be the last.” This was […]
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Frank Lahm in 1906: American sports superstar
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — When you wonder about how the Mansfield airport got its name, it is not too difficult to find a resumé of General Lahm, and understand why the world of aviation would want to honor him by naming an Air National Guard […]
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Trolley barn of the Mansfield Railway Light & Power Co.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — At one time in Mansfield’s history all the streetcar rails in town led to this site on East Fourth Street at Scott Street. The building in the old photo burned down some years ago but it was replaced by a structure that […]