MADISON TOWNSHIP — Friday night’s football game at Madison High School took three hours and 36 minutes to play. There were six lead changes, 19 penalties, 118 passes thrown and a combined 48 points scored in the second half alone. Madison quarterback Cameron Kuhn fired 31 of his 74 passes in the fourth quarter, both […]
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Beyond Black & White Episode 3: How has COVID impacted our students
Editor’s Note This is the third part in this series, featuring St. Peter’s history teacher Roy Shoulders and Richland Source editor Larry Phillips discussing a variety of topics. Episode I, detailing Shoulders history as St. Peter’s first Black teacher was published on July 22. Episode II, detailing guns and school safety, was published on Aug. 2. Episode IV, […]
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Richland County placed under Hazardous Weather Outlook for the weekend
MANSFIELD — Well, at least Mother Nature let us get through the first football Friday night in relative peace. That and a pleasant Saturday morning will probably turn, and perhaps dramatically, later this afternoon through tomorrow night. According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, Richland County has been placed under a Hazardous Weather Outlook […]
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Lexington’s Stover selected an Ohio State team captain
COLUMBUS – Cade Stover has worked his way from farmland in rural Richland County to knighthood at one of the most storied football programs in the country. The Lexington graduate and 2018 Mr. Football winner was tabbed as an Ohio State football team captain on Saturday. Captains were selected after a vote by the team’s players, […]
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Richland County Grand Jury rules law enforcement used justifiable force in March shooting incident with Mount Gilead man
MANSFIELD — Law enforcement used justifiable force while exchanging gunshots with a Mount Gilead man in a March incident, according to the ruling of a Richland County Grand Jury. Prosecutor Gary Bishop issued a press release Tuesday morning explaining the case and the grand jury decision. Jeremy Reynolds, 31, of Mount Gilead, was charged with […]
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Mansfield’s Flenoury earns All-American track honors at Junior Olympics
MANSFIELD — Six athletes from Mansfield competed over the past week at the Junior Olympic Games in Greensboro, North Carolina, and one of them earned All-American honors. Trindon Flenoury received All-American honors in the boys 12-year-old division in two events, the high jump (where he placed third by going over the bar at 4-feet, 9.09 […]
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Unveiling Motley’s statue is a long-overdue tribute to Ohio’s football & civil rights legend
CANTON — Ignorance of Marion Motley’s contributions to football and civil rights will no longer be tolerated in Canton — and shouldn’t be anywhere else. The Cleveland Browns fullback, and product of Canton McKinley, was bronzed into perpetuity on Wednesday when a statue of him was commemorated on a patch of ground near the entrance […]
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Episode 2 Beyond Black & White: guns & school safety, where do we go from here?
Editor’s Note This is the second part in this series, featuring St. Peter’s history teacher Roy Shoulders and Richland Source editor Larry Phillips discussing a variety of topics. Episode I, detailing Shoulders history as St. Peter’s first Black teacher was published on July 22. Episode III, detailing the impact of COVID in schools, was published on Aug. 22. […]
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Ohio leaders applaud Senate’s passage of CHIPS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Both of Ohio’s U.S. Senators, and a number of leaders from a variety of state sectors, praised the Senate’s passage of the CHIPS Act of 2022 on Wednesday afternoon. Published reports state the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to clear the legislation before leaving town Friday for the August recess, sending […]
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Episode 1 Beyond Black & White: Roy Shoulders as the first Black teacher at Mansfield St. Peter’s
Editor’s Note This is the first part in this series, featuring St. Peter’s history teacher Roy Shoulders and Richland Source editor Larry Phillips discussing a variety of topics. Episode I, detailing Shoulders history as St. Peter’s first Black teacher was published on July 22. Episode II, detailing guns and school safety, was published on Aug. 2. Episode III, […]