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Plymouth product enjoys horror genre as an artistic outlet
PLYMOUTH — Shelby Wyant grew up with horror on her mind. Not because Plymouth was a dramatic place to be reared, or because she has a closet filled with bad memories. Quite the opposite, it seems more a guilty pleasure. Interestingly, horror remains on her mind, as a coping mechanism from the real-world issues that […]
Kurtzman joins local team filming feature in Richland County based on Stephen King story
MANSFIELD — Two local individuals, with a bent toward entertainment, are playing key roles in the filming of a 40-minute movie titled “October Roses.” The story, based on Stephen King’s 1978 short story “Nona” is being written and produced by 2014 Plymouth graduate Shelby Wyant, with Crestline native Robert Kurtzman serving as executive producer and […]
Infant found in Amber Alert case, mother arrested & baby placed with Richland County Children Services
MANSFIELD — A two-week-old infant has been found and her Mansfield mother is in custody after triggering an Amber Alert Wednesday night that encompassed at least 25 Ohio counties. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Baby Partin and Mandy Jaynes were located in the area of Interstate 71 and U.S. 30, according to a Mansfield Police press […]
Ohio politicians react to U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s elected leaders were quick to sound off Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case from Mississippi. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled abortions are not protected under the U.S. Constitution. Instead, it’s up to elected leaders in individual states to […]
Machu Picchu highlights Peru trip for Madison’s Spanish students
MADISON TOWNSHIP — There’s really only one thing that intrigued me about South America, Machu Picchu. The 15th-century city carved into a cliff at about 8,000 feet in the Andes Mountains is an Incan treasure located about 50 miles northwest of Cuzco in Peru. I’m sure you’ve seen the intriguing, spectacular photos, they were my […]
Mansfield celebrates Memorial Day with parade, speakers, heroes
MANSFIELD — Harold Richard Gahm and Jack Cowell know from first-person experience the sacrifice that embodies the spirit of Memorial Day. The duo, representing Mansfield’s World War II veterans, were honored during Monday’s parade and program that sprawled down Park Avenue West and spilled into the Gazebo on a sun-splashed morning. “(Memorial Day) means everything to […]
Mansfield Police seek public’s help while investigating teen’s murder
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police are asking for the public’s help after a teenager was apparently shot to death and his body found near 375 Jennings Ave. on Friday morning. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Joseph A. Andrews Jr., was reported as a “missing person” earlier that morning by his family, Mansfield Police Chief Keith Porch […]
