At Monday night’s council meeting, John Makley of the Park Board presented a new park to be constructed in Shelby. Councilman Steven Schag also provided an update with the Utilities and Street Committee that noted special awards received and Mayor Marilyn John made note of a “A Night of Christmas Magic” that will take place in […]
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Avita Health System hosts open house at former Lazarus
Avita Health System’s board and administration hosted a celebration on Monday morning for Avita’s newest expansion to the Richland Mall in Ontario. State Representative Mark Romanchuk was a guest at the celebration that was held in front of the recent purchase of the Lazarus building. “I think it is wonderful that this beautiful building is […]
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Running is a way of life for Nancy Smith
Nancy Smith, 61 resident of Ashland, competed in her ninth New York City Marathon on Nov. 3. Smith resides in Ashland and is a registered nurse of basic education and she is the Director of Quality at Samaritan Hospital. Smith began her running career about 30 years ago as a way to become healthy and […]
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OSU-M undergrads use projects to impact community
The quintessential college class might keep students in lectures halls and classrooms, but that is hardly the case for education majors at the Ohio State University at Mansfield. Local undergraduate students are designing their own service learning projects then taking them out of the classroom and impacting the community. “The students choose their own service […]
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‘Richland Moves!’ discusses bicycle routes at Shelby
Richland Moves met at Marvin Memorial Library in Shelby on Tuesday evening to discuss a review of the draft bicycle route map for Shelby. Discussion developed with updates regarding the B&O Bike Trail and there was mention of the 2014 Shelby Bicycle Days. Richland Moves member Paul Bender praised Shelby’s efforts in creating a bicycle […]
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Avita Health System and Richland Mall spokespersons describe purchase as a ‘win-win’
Avita Health System purchased the former 185,000 square foot Lazarus building at the Richland Mall in Ontario and there were a number reasons behind wanting to purchase the building. “The building that we chose has a lot of appeal: ease of location for our patients, plenty of parking, a solid foundation on which to remodel, […]
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State Rep Romanchuk tells OGA the state closed budget gap without raising taxes
State Representative Mark Romanchuk was the guest speaker at Ontario Growth Association’s monthly meeting on Thursday morning. He described how resolving state budget issues has allowed the state to cut taxes and increase school funding. Also during the meeting, President of the OGA David Yaney provided updates on upcoming events and Mark Weidemyre with the […]
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Shelby Council hears plans for holiday event
Ashland Railway In their latest session, the city council in Shelby heard a change to the city’s annual Bicycle Days 2014, recovery efforts from a November 1 storm and “Polar Express” event through Shelby. “Bicycle Days will be going through a change because we are trying to bring bicycles back to Bicycle Days. In the […]
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FFA programs develop future leaders at local schools
FFA programs surrounding Richland County will be active during the upcoming months. Clear Fork, Plymouth, and Shelby schools have active chapters, demonstrated by their current activities including FFA Convention and annual fruit sales. Plymouth’s FFA had a busy October planned. They offered rides on October 29 and on October 31, they trick-or-treated for cans to […]
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Ashley Furniture honors local veterans
“This celebration is about the veterans, it is not about us today. We want to recoginize them and thank them for everything they have done for us,” said Marketing Director with Ashley Furniture HomeStore Cindy Titus. On Saturday afternoon, Ashley Furniture hosted its fourth annual Veterans Celebration. Local veterans were invited to come and enjoy […]