For years I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the NCAA Tournament. Right now, I love it. Richland Source is beginning our first NCAA Bracket Contest and the best news of all is it will be automatically graded by a computer — not me! You can enter the tournament here. As for hate, like nearly everyone […]
Larry Phillips
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Say hello to our little friend … Freebird, again
MANSFIELD — Freebird is back in town. Well, Jerry Thompson thinks so anyway. The Mansfield attorney who works at the firm Spaulding and Kitzler, created a wave of attention in 2016 with his photo of a Peregrine Falcon that seemingly found a home right outside his 8th floor office in the Richland Bank Building. The community […]
Posted inEducation
Seeking young writers for student spotlight feature
Are you a writer? Do you know a writer? Are you the parent or teacher of a budding writer? If so, we would like to hear from you. Consider this a call to local high school keyboards from Richland Source. We would like to incorporate some of the younger voices in our community to our […]
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2018 included a serial killer case, a federal fugitive manhunt & Mr. Football
MANSFIELD — Every year seems a busy year in a newsroom, but 2018 was especially frantic when reviewing the headlines at Richland Source. Rarely is there a federal manhunt focused exclusively on Richland County, but that happened in 2018. Even more unique is the presence of a serial killer in the community, but with the […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Richland Source reporter wins national honor from Hearken
MANSFIELD — Richland Source reporter Tracy Geibel was honored Tuesday with with one of Hearken’s national Champion of Curiosity awards for answering a reader-submitted question about the former Westinghouse property. Geibel’s two-part series on the former appliance factory, published Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, was chosen among more than 1,700 public-powered stories published between November […]
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Water break closes Mansfield library, section of N. Walnut St.
MANSFIELD — A water main break in the Walnut Street area caused the closure of the Mansfield Richland County Public Library on Wednesday as well as a section of North Walnut Street. “We were notified this morning of the break,” said Jean Ruark, communications coordinator for the library. “The city could not give an estimated […]
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Meyer did it his way, but what about the Buckeyes?
Congratulations to Urban Meyer. He did it his way, and he did it very, very well. Meyer’s surprise retirement, announced Tuesday due to health issues, leaves Ohio State in a unique and even fragile spot. The Ashtabula native departs with a strong foundation in place. In seven years he never won less than 11 games, […]
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Urban Meyer to retire from Ohio State after Rose Bowl
COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer plans to formally announce his retirement from coaching following Ohio State’s appearance in the Rose Bowl Game, according to a press release issued Tuesday morning by the school. Athletics director Gene Smith will name offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day as the 25th head coach in the history of the program, […]
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Buckeyes stun Michigan in epic effort to reach Big Ten title game
COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer looks nothing like a Heffalump, but he has taken up that frightening pink elephant’s real estate in the minds of Michigan football, and particularly the subconscious of coach Jim Harbaugh. The Ohio State coach unleashed a performance never before seen by a Wolverine defense in the 115-year history of this ancient […]
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PODCAST: State semifinal football action has Arlin Field date, Shelby tie
MANSFIELD — The Ohio High School football playoffs have reached state semifinal weekend. Our friends at the Ohio High School Athletics Association have sent along a podcast this week we’re going to sub in for our traditional West Fourth & Goal feature. Click here to listen to the OSHAA Podcast: https://ohsaa.org/Portals/0/News/radio/2018Football/OHSAAPlayoffShow4.mp3 There are a couple of […]