ONTARIO — When Hans Reich first joined the OhioHealth Ontario Health and Fitness Center, he had one intention: get healthier. “I started walking, hitting the machines,” the 88-year-old said. “Somewhere along the lines, I met this lady.” That “lady” was Gisela Shoemaker — lively, sharp-witted. She, too, hadn’t joined with love in mind. Nearly two […]
Lily Braumberger
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Mansfield brothers illuminate a forgotten African hero
MANSFIELD — The story of Ezike Ihemegwe is a family tale born in Nigeria with a Mansfield angle. Doctor Chinedu (Peter) Ezike, a healthcare practitioner at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, and his brother, Doctor Uchenna Ezike, founder of the MidOhio Infectious Disease Clinic, are authors of a book that tells of the life of their great-grandfather, […]
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Photographer unearths a little-known Frank Lloyd Wright story in Knox County
GAMBIER — In the early 1990’s, photographer and Kenyon College professor Gregory Spaid walked into an exhibition in Columbus and unknowingly stepped into a passion project that would continue for decades. Spaid is an American artist whose photographs seek to illuminate the beauty and meaning found in everyday life. His work has been featured in […]
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New business owner launches Legends Flooring and Surplus in Ontario
ONTARIO —Dustin Pigman worked with contractors across Richland County for nearly a decade, helping them source materials for flooring projects. After the closure of LL Flooring on West Fourth Street, Pigman is now stepping into ownership fueled by intention: affordability, quality and connecting with the community. “I actually was part of the team that ran […]
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Mansfield native, MVNU grad, brings World Miss Tourism mission back home
MANSFIELD — For many pageant winners, the crown is a symbol of status and recognition. For World Miss Tourism of 2025, DeAnna Hardeman, it’s a tool for giving back to her community. Born and raised in Mansfield, in a single-parent household, Hardeman credits her mother and grandparents for the values instilled in her that continue […]
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Lemonade stand helps Mansfield family reach 7.8 million views on Facebook
MANSFIELD — Five young girls, daughters of Achantee King, were met with a big surprise when their lemonade stand brought in a crowd. Late last month, King’s five little ones, ages 10 to 2, asked to sell some cold drinks during a July heat wave. She remembered an old cart that had been sitting in a […]
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Mansfield Art Festival, ManAfest, to take over downtown on Sept. 21
MANSFIELD — Mansfield residents with an artistic bent are already looking forward to the community-wide annual art festival on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ManAfest’s vocation is to keep local-adjacent artists in Mansfield, where they can create their art for a living. “People often go to Columbus or Cleveland in the arts, […]
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Lexington alum travels across America to pursue broadcast journalism
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lexington graduate Lily Braumberger, an intern at Richland Source, was the author of this story. LEXINGTON — Gabi Morando, a 2020 Lexington alum, has found herself breaking into the field of broadcast journalism — and loving it. Morando was chosen for the Carnegie Knight News21 program with ArizonaState University in her final semester […]
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Madison grad authors adventure tale ‘Tall Tales of Vallenfar’
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison graduate Gaven Remy has dipped his toe into the waters of authorship, and found it to his liking. Remy recently completed a fictional novel titled “Tall Tales of Vallenfar.” It’s a collection of smaller stories that meshed to represent one thing — “how good overcomes evil.” “I knew I had to […]