“Owning our own distribution line is huge,” said Christina Thompson, Community and Economic Development Coordinator of Shelby. Shelby has its own electric, water, and sewer utility lines. Thompson said, ‘The advantage to this is if there is a problem, it is addressed immediately.” The electric plant used to generate power daily. Now, however, it is […]
Mindy McKenzie, Staff Reporter
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Ontario council announces a retirement
Charlotte Hellinger’s retirement was announced at Ontario City Council’s regular meeting Thursday night. In other council activity, council member Larry Arnold thanked police and city officials for their help in the Fourth of July Festival and Mayor Larry Collins gave an update on the bandshell project. Also, Service-Safety Director Roger Heston made note of hydrant flushing […]
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Local youth pitch in, clean up after flood
“There are about 30 of us all together from the different churches going around the city helping out with different projects,” said Josh Harpold, youth pastor at Core Community Church. Core Community Church, First Church of God, and Shelby Alliance Church youth groups are lending a hand to the community in Shelby this week. Harpold and […]
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Shelby City council talks parks, flood, and finance
Parks, flooding and finances were the dominant topics during Shelby’s city council meeting Monday night. The vice president of the Shelby park board, Dave Keinath, addressed council on progress in Seltzer Park. Mayor Marilyn John gave an update regarding last week’s flooding. And Director of Finance, Robert Lafferty, made note of serious concerns in the […]
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“Job Sense” offered at Shelby library
A course will be available to the public that will prepare participants on how to search and retain employment. The course will assist individuals on writing a detailed, professional resume along with completing online applications. This will help perfect job searching techniques as well as interviews. The course will take place at Marvin Memorial Library […]
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Key4Women reaches out to entrepreneurial women
Hailey Kinnamon and Dara Shade are looking to spread the word about Key4Women. “We are trying to get the word out about the program. We have anywhere from 20-65 ladies that are attending,” said Kinnamon. Kinnamon is the Branch Manager at KeyBank in Lexington and Dara Shade is the KeyCenter manager at the Mansfield branch. […]
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Castamba Theatre is “found” after 40 years
Shelby Thrift Store owners Kerry and Judy Nutter have been in business for the past six years, but have only been owners of the current building on West Main Street for six months and recently they made a historic discovery. “We spoke with the previous owner, Barry Britt, and talked about removing the wood siding […]
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New cosmetology school opens
Apex Academy site Apex Academy recently opened its doors and founder Kathleen Hartings hopes to see it as a valuable resource in Richland County. “My motivation behind opening was the need for a private cosmetology school in the area,” said Hartings. Hartings is no stranger to the world of cosmetology. She is the owner of […]
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Community Swim Night in Shelby
On Thursday night, Seltzer Pool located in Shelby, hosted a Community Swim Night. The event provided games and door prizes, as well as access to the slide and pool from 7-10 p.m. “This event was put on by Seltzer Pool and it is the first year we are doing something like this,” said Jordan Nelson, […]
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Golf Tournament to benefit military families
Mansfield Lahm Military Families (MLMF) is hosting a Scholarship Golf Tournament in September. The tournament will be held at the Shelby Country Club, located at 3885 Laser Road in Shelby, on Friday, September 6. The entrance fee for participation in the tournament is $70 per person and proceeds will go towards the MLMF Scholarship Fund […]