MANSFIELD — Richland County’s 2018 Baby New Year will have plenty of company when she gets home. Serenity Elizabeth-Louise Arthur is the fourth child born to Sheena Arthur, of Mansfield. But she was the first infant born this year in Richland County. “I’m always checking every year, is it Shelby or Mansfield, this year it […]
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Lexington man survives plane crash in Bucyrus
BUCYRUS — Rarely does a plane crash have a happy ending. But it appears David Cress is living that exception. Cress, of Lexington, is back home after walking away from a plane crash that took place Friday night in Crawford County, according to the Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The 59-year-old was […]
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What’s next for Downtown Mansfield? Here’s our readers’ ideas
MANSFIELD — One of the many benefits to Richland Source members is the ability to sound off on the issues of the day. Periodically we send out a question seeking feedback on a question. Our aim is to raise the level of conversation in the community, and we need our readers’ help to do exactly […]
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Ashland University AD reflects on big sports year
ASHLAND — This was a memorable sports year for the Ashland University athletic department, and it began on a worldwide stage. In August, Ashland University grad Carlin Isles helped U.S. finish ninth in the rugby competition at the Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. Isles finished the tournament with a total of six tries for 30 […]
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Clear Fork stops Shelby to reach district title game
MILAN — Clear Fork’s trip to the district championship game had more curves than the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. Yet the Colts steered their way around the final obstacle by edging a tenacious Shelby bunch in a 6-4 Division II district semifinal Thursday afternoon at Edison High School. That verdict sends coach Jeff Gottfried’s […]
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Richland Source members sound off on Kasich’s jail plan
MANSFIELD — One of the many benefits to Richland Source members is the ability to sound off on the issues of the day. Periodically we send out a question seeking feedback on a question. Our aim is to raise the level of conversation in the community, and we need our readers’ help to do exactly that. […]
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Ontario community memorializes Cameron Friend
ONTARIO — Dribble, dribble, bounce, bounce, swish. That was the sound Cameron Friend loved to create with his basketball. It was his dream to display that skillset at Ontario High School. Unfortunately, the 14-year-old died on March 25 due to complications from a bone marrow transplant, before he could realize that dream. On Sunday afternoon, […]
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Spartans fall to Delphos St. John’s in regional final
TOLEDO — A dream season ended in a stunning nightmare Friday night for the Mansfield St. Peter’s boys basketball team. The Spartans’ normally potent offense dried up to an unrecognizable form while dropping a 44-43 heartbreaker to Delphos St. John’s during the Division IV regional final at Savage Arena in Toledo. The culprit was a […]
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Sandusky tops Lexington in district final
MANSFIELD — Sandusky senior Jayrese Williams was voted the Northwest District Player of the Year earlier this week. On Saturday afternoon in Pete Henry Gym, he showed exactly why that decision was justified. Williams scored 16 of Sandusky’s 18 points in a key second-half stretch and the Blue Streaks ended Lexington’s season 42-33 in the […]
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St. Peter’s rolls over South Central to reach district final
WILLARD — A physical ailment kept St. Peter’s junior Mason Campbell sidelined for the 2016-17 postseason until Tuesday night. But his return was fatal to South Central’s season. The 6-foot-3 forward collected 14 points and five rebounds, all in the first half, as the second-ranked Spartans rolled over the Trojans 79-41 at the Division IV […]