SHELBY — The Women’s Fund of The Shelby Foundation recently awarded grants to help local nonprofits facing additional burdens caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “These organizations work with limited budgets to provide direct support to underserved populations,” Director Carrie Kemerer. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of our local organizations to expand services or to […]
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ODOT cautions Richland County drivers on these roads
MANSFIELD — The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Richland County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S Route 30 major rehabilitation U.S. 30, from state Route 309 to just east of the 5th Avenue ramps, will have single lane closures for a major rehabilitation project. Traffic will always be […]
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Loudonville’s Kettering Hospital was completed in 1957
LOUDONVILLE — As early as the 1920s, inventor and philanthropist Charles Kettering had advocated for a hospital to be built in Loudonville. At the time, the area was only serviced by general physicians that doubled as surgeons in emergencies, but otherwise patients required long, arduous journeys to surrounding cities for hospitalization. In the 1950s, Kettering […]
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Ontario Boom Festival lights up Independence Day
ONTARIO — Saturday’s Fourth of July festivities felt more like a tailgate, with rows of cars lining the fields of Marshall Park. The Ontario Boom Festival, presented by Ontario Youth Sports, Mix 106.1 and the City of Ontario, consisted of food trucks, fireworks and a performance by Ashland-based country band County Line. Attendees showed up as […]
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Shelby’s Caudill leads East seniors to win in Farewell Game
GALION — Shelby’s Blaise Caudill provided the fireworks before the fireworks Saturday at Heise Park. The hard-throwing right-hander worked four scoreless innings and went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs batted in as the East seniors knocked off their West counterparts 9-5 in the Farewell Game. The game was staged by Galion […]
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GALLERY: Ontario Fireworks
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GALLERY: Ontario Boom Festival
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GALLERY: Senior Farewell Game
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New-look ‘Checkbook’ site shows taxpayers their state, local budgets
COLUMBUS — A website dedicated to giving Ohioans a transparent look at the state’s finances was reintroduced this week. The revamp involved an effort to merge two similar websites together: OhioCheckbook.com, managed by the state treasurer’s office, and a separate interactive budget more closely associated with the governor. The new OhioCheckbook.gov offers a slate of […]
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LaRose: Celebrate America by recommitting to active citizenship
On July 4, 1776, America declared its independence from the British monarchy. On Nov. 3, 2020, voters across Ohio and across the country will head to the polls to participate in the very self-governing that our founders envisioned in Philadelphia 244 years ago. That day a bold and courageous idea about justice, equality and human […]