COLUMBUS — Richland Source managing editor Larry Phillips, sports reporter Curt Conrad and Knox Pages reporter Grant Pepper were all recognized for their work when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the results of its annual writing and photography contest Monday. Phillips won first place in the investigative/enterprise category, while Conrad was third in the […]
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GALLERY: June 29 Most Wanted
Aaron Blystone.jpg Avery Brown, 25, is 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted for a probation violation on a an original charge of having weapons under disability. Authorities say he has ties to the Mansfield area. Tyrese Patrick, 19, is 6-foot-2, 270 pounds. He is sought for for Obstructing Police. […]
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Most Wanted: Alleged rapist has ties to Mansfield area
MANSFIELD — Authorities are seeking four fugitives as part of the Most Wanted list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County division for the week of June 29. Jeffery Siron, 31, is six-foot-three, 170 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is wanted for failure to register as […]
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Eric “Rick” Irwin Sayers
Eric “Rick” Irwin Sayers, 73, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 26, 2020. Rick was a big man with a big heart – who loved his wife of over 40 years, was over the moon proud of his son and worked to make his community better. Rick was a lifelong resident of […]
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Column: Brown encourages responses to the 2020 Census
The 2020 census is underway and our efforts to count every single Ohioan will not stop because of the pandemic. Ohioans can respond to the census safely online, by mail or by phone. The census determines how billions of dollars in federal funds will be distributed. Federal, state, and local programs all use census data […]
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Lexington delays start of the school year to Sept. 8
LEXINGTON — Students in the Lexington Local Schools district will have two more weeks of summer vacation this year. At its June meeting, the school board voted unanimously to delay the first day of school from Aug. 25 to Sept. 8. No other dates in the school calendar will be affected by the change and […]
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Beatrice (Burke) Hall
Beatrice (Burke) Hall, 79, of Mansfield, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Beatrice was born on October 30, 1940 in Weeksbury, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Grant and Aggie (Hall) Burke. Beatrice married her husband, James Hall, on June 18, 1960. Her […]
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Deborah J. Meister (Meeker)
Deborah J. Meister (Meeker) born November 5th, 1954 passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 after a long fight with Alzheimer’s Disease. Debbie as most called her, was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Debbie was a talented writer, and had many articles of hers posted in the local newspaper. In her younger years, […]
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Dick Walters
MANSFIELD: There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you don’t do them. Dick Walters did them. There are great people left unmet, unless you meet them. Dick Walters introduced himself. He possessed an ornery sense of humor which he applied equally to all walks of his life. Dick passed into the […]
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Education officials: Ohio schools need consistency during COVID-19 reopen
COLUMBUS — Officials and superintendents said local control is a good thing for Ohio school districts, but consistency and guidance from the state is necessary in a global pandemic. Opponents and interested parties testified in a recent meeting of the Senate Education Committee regarding Senate Bill 320, which seeks to give full authority for school […]