GALION — Charles Street (Ohio 61) will be closed to through traffic overnight Wednesday, reopening Thursday and remaining open through the weekend. On Monday, Charles Street will again close to throuh traffic and remain closed while the contractor completes the project. Traffic must use either Gelsanliter Road or Edward Street. Residents will still be able […]
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Local Class of 2020 baseball players looking forward to ‘Farewell Game’
GALION — Mansfield Senior’s Aiden Crider just wants closure. Like every other participant in Saturday’s planned Farewell Game at Heise Park, Crider missed his senior baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the opportunity to suit up one final time presented itself, the pitcher and infielder jumped at the chance. “I was super bummed […]
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Galion City Schools expanding technology program for 2020-2021
GALION– Galion City Schools is planning to expand its One-to- One device program beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The plan includes all Galion students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade receiving a personal device. The goal of expanding the district’s already successful One-To-One program is to provide an extra level of safety for students […]
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Stephen Keese Raitch
Stephen Keese Raitch, 80, of Mansfield, OH died of natural causes on June 12, 2020 surrounded by his family in his vacation home in Dunedin, FL. He was born November 17, 1939 in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Alexander John and Anna L. (Williams) Raitch. On December 31, 2000 he married Susan (Woolum) Raitch, who […]
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Mansfield deputy law director selected state bar association Fellow
COLUMBUS — Mansfield Deputy Law Director Christopher Brown is one of a new group of Ohio attorneys who joined the Ohio State Bar Foundation through its honorary 2020 Fellows Program. In his role with the City of Mansfield, Brown enacts and enforces policies and decisions of the city’s law director in both a legal and […]
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Lexington Senior Civic Center to begin serving ‘to go’ meals
LEXINGTON — The Lexington Senior Civic Center will begin serving “to go” meals, starting July 14. The center will serve meals Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., serving people in their vehicles. Seniors should pull off of Main Street and exit straight out the back [two exits to keep traffic flowing]. […]
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State patrol warns against drinking and driving this 4th of July
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be visible and cracking down on impaired drivers during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period, which begins at midnight Thursday, July 2 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 5. The Patrol’s zero-tolerance policy is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement […]
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Kenneth Edward Kisor
Kenneth Edward Kisor, 65, of Mansfield, passed away at his home in early morning on Monday, June 29, 2020. Kenneth was born on April 14, 1955 in Marion, Ohio. He was the son of Robert and Lois (Carr) Kisor. Kenneth was a music enthusiast who loved the Beatles, rock, and Native American music. He was […]
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Richland County Fair will be — and look — different in August during COVID-19
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Fair is going to be — and look — a lot different in 2020. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the things traditionally associated with the popular late summer event on Mansfield’s north side simply will not be possible, fair board President Gary Blum said Wednesday. There will be […]
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AREA 51 & Boundary Peak Gallery
The stare down between ADF and the “Men In Black” in the white truck on the hill at the AREA 51 gate. C. Emmons C. Emmons C. Emmons IMG_7895.jpeg IMG_7896.jpeg It’s real, dude. The endless unmarked desert road that leads to AREA 51, Nevada. A cow in the middle of the desert? More like a […]