Well, that rerprieve didn’t last long. Barely a day after Friday’s high winds blew through north central Ohio, a second blast is on tap. At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a high wind watch and advisories for northern Ohio stretching from Sunday at 2 p.m. to Monday at 8 a.m. Another […]
Larry Phillips
Posted inArea History
Frank Black’s Ohio Brass Co. influenced Mansfield for decades
MANSFIELD — The story of Franklin Blymyer Black is a Mansfield tale from start to finish. Frank was born on June 10, 1865 (just after the end of the Civil War) to Moses and Elizabeth Blymyer Black in a brick home at the corner of Blymyer and Marion Avenues. He was one of three children, […]
Posted inGirls Basketball
Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley selected Ohio’s Ms. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Sunbury Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley was announced as 2026 Ohio Ms. Basketball Thursday by a statewide media panel. She will lead her team into the Division II state tournament this weekend, taking on Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame in the semifinals Friday night. Now in its 39th year, the prestigious award was first given […]
Posted inOutdoor
ODNR to stock rainbow trout in 4 north central Ohio lakes starting March 13
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will stock rainbow trout in four north central Ohio lakes starting March 13. One of them will include special angler events at the time of the release. According to the ODNR, the schedule of locations and directions include: March 13 at Foundation Park in Knox County In […]
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Cleveland fugitive captured in Puerto Rico after 10 years on the run
CLEVELAND – Members of the U.S. Marshals Service in Puerto Rico arrested Robert ‘Bobby Champagne’ Serina, 45, late Tuesday night. Serina was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI in the Northern District of Ohio for two open federal cases. “This fugitive thought he would run and hide forever, that he could outsmart […]
Posted inWeather
National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch until 5 p.m.
The last time it started blowing like this, Dorothy found herself in Oz. The National Weather Service noticed too. Those strong overnight winds have triggered a tornado watch for all of north central Ohio, including Ashland, Richland, Knox, Crawford and Morrow counties. In total, 24 Ohio counties are included in the watch: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, […]
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Willard woman, 81, killed in 4-vehicle pileup in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — A Willard woman was killed and three others hurt on Monday afternoon as a result of a four-vehicle crash in Plymouth, according to the Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Ruth Pridemore suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, the Patrol stated. […]
Posted inBoys Basketball
Tygers upset Lima Shawnee for first district championship in 12 years
ONTARIO — The magic of March Madness has eluded the Mansfield Senior boys basketball program for a dozen years. That drought ended on Saturday night as the Tygers spun a web of enchantment with their scrappy resolve in a highly-charged, 64-61 Division III Northwest District Championship upset of top-seeded Lima Shawnee. “This is it. This […]
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Mansfield native served as a pioneer in women’s professional baseball league
MANSFIELD — Mary Holda (Elrod) boldly traveled where few before her had ever gone before, and few have ever since. Holda was born on Sept. 30, 1915, one of nine children (four of them daughters) to George and Mary (Gladdish) Holda. At the time, Mansfield was an industrial center and her family was part of a […]
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Gooding’s dynamite performance detonates Lexington’s season in OT thriller
TIFFIN — Logan Gooding was a one-man wrecking crew on Friday night, and his outstanding effort ended the Lexington boys basketball season. The Tiffin Columbian standout poured in 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Tornadoes to a 65-57 overtime win over the Minutemen. Gooding’s performance gave the fifth-seeded Tornadoes a Division III […]