MANSFIELD — True to the form of 2020, the first night of high school football season was splintered by thunderstorms ripping through north central Ohio. While a handful of contests fought their way through it, a number of games across were wiped out on Friday night by lightning — delayed until Saturday. The first to […]
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Richland Source teams with OH.Report to livestream high school sports
MANSFIELD — Richland Source and the OH.Report are going to boldly go where neither has gone before. The two local media outlets will join forces this fall to deliver live high school sports coverage to fans who cannot be at the game. OH.Report will livestream high school sports events to the Source Media Properties Facebook pages […]
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Ohio State-Michigan game moved to Oct. 24
COLUMBUS — COVID-19 has recorded another Ohio casualty — the tradition of Ohio State and Michigan ending the regular season football schedule against each other. When the Big Ten announced its new schedule on Wednesdsay morning, it had the Wolverines playing in Ohio Stadium on Oct. 24. The Big Ten has limited conference members to […]
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Survey: North central Ohioans strongly favor masks amid COVID-19 pandemic
Earlier this month, Source Media Properties asked its readers in Richland, Ashland, Knox and Crawford counties to respond to an anonymous survey seeking their opinions about masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a little over a week, there were 6,029 responses from the four counties, with 1,690 comments. The key results are available in an […]
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No injuries reported in blaze that guts vacant Lexington Ave. home
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an Open Source story that came via a tip from reader Tommy Squires. MANSFIELD — There were no injuries reported Monday afternoon as the full compliment of Mansfield firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed the rear and attic of a vacant home at 30 Lexington Avenue. Mansfield Fire Chief Steve Strickling […]
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Community Bulletin: COVID-19 Local Updates
This story will be updated around the clock with the latest news and information pertaining to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Richland County. It will serve as a one-stop-shop for updates on schedule changes, announcements from local officials and more. Friday, May 22 9:39 a.m. — Crestline Public Library presents Imagine Your Story starting […]
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COVID-19 claims North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby as latest victim
MANSFIELD — The North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby has been canceled, according to race organizers. The decision was reached on Monday night. “We made the difficult decision last night to cancel the NCO Soap Box Derby scheduled for June 20, 2020,” said derby secretary Ruth Kinsey. “Over the last several weeks we have been […]
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Former Madison exchange student reflects on life in Sweden amid COVID-19
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Sweden has made international news recently by declining to join numerous nations who have gone to a lockdown of citizens and businesses, limiting in-person contact to battle the spread of COVID-19. The country does have some restrictions. Since March 24, people can no longer be served at the counter in cafés and restaurants […]
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Shelby rallies to stun Ontario on Hiatt’s buzzer-beater
SHELBY — Junior Grant Hiatt was an unlikely hero and the Shelby basketball team an unlikely winner on Satuday night. Alas, both parties fit those respective adjectives after the 5-foot-8 Hiatt grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a game-winning reverse layup at the buzzer to push the Whippets to a stunning, 63-61 victory over Ontario before a raucious […]