On September 1, 2022, Heaven gained another beautiful and loving angel, Bonnie Copeland Rain, 82, of Ontario. During her passing, she was surrounded by loving staff at Mansfield Place Assisted Living Community. She was born on January 14, 1940, to Russell and Ruth (Weaver) Copeland. She married Larry Rain in May 1958, in Ganges, […]
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Beverly A. Garverick
Beverly “Bev” Ann Garverick, 87 of Galion, passed away after an extended illness on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Mill Creek Nursing Home. Bev was born on April 13, 1935, in Galion, Ohio to the late Walter and Emma (West) Bedson. She married Arden “Ardie” Garverick on April 18, 1958, and they were blessed with […]
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Crestview, Ontario highlight Ohio prep football notebook
COLUMBUS — A number of unbeaten teams dot the landscape of north central Ohio football. Week Three provided its share of highlights from a couple of them. Ashland Crestview’s Owen Barker had four tackles for loss and a sack to go with a nine-yard touchdown catch during the Cougars’ 37-17 win over Sparta Highland in […]
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Beverly “Bev” Ann Parker
Beverly “Bev” Ann Parker of Mansfield, passed away early Saturday morning, September 3, 2022, at Winchester Terrace Nursing Home at the age of 74. She was born August 25, 1948, in Mansfield, Ohio, and was a graduate of Madison High School. Bev began her working career at Mutual of Omaha Insurance and then retired […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 4 fatal crashes during Labor Day Holiday weekend
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting four fatal traffic crashes which claimed four lives over the Labor Day holiday weekend according to provisional data. The data collected points to the 2022 Labor Day holiday weekend as being the safest since 2010. Labor Day fatalities in Ohio traffic Troopers arrested 405 drivers for […]
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Marion woman killed after Tuesday morning crash
MARION – A Marion woman was killed Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Marion Williamsport Road in Marion County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Trudy A. Blevins, 53, of Marion, was transported from the scene to by Marion City Fire and EMS to Marion General Hospital where she was pronounced deceased, the […]
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Helmut Erdmann Wiehm
Helmut Erdmann Wiehm, 94, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his sleep at home on August 25, 2022. He had enjoyed a full, fun-filled summer. Helmut was born February 6, 1928, to German immigrant parents, Kurt and Lydia (Sietel) Wiehm. He spent the first 4 years of his life in the Tiffin/Fostoria area. The […]
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Westinghouse: Richland County Land Bank responds to Michigan company’s complaints
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank on Tuesday issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the Michigan company that complained after it didn’t receive the bid to demolish and clean up former local Westinghouse properties. Arthur Dore, one of the owners of Dore & Associates from Bay City, Mich., said in a letter to the Land […]
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GALLERY: Galls
This is a honeycomb leaf gall wasp. This is a horned oak gall wasp Gall These ants are crawling on a oak tough bullet gall wasp.
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What are those balls? They’re galls!
BUCYRUS — Perhaps you have noticed weird, ball-like plant growths while hiking through a park or even in your own backyard. These abnormalities growing on trees or other plants, called galls, are commonly formed by insects but are also caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or mites. Insect galls are typically species-specific as well as tissue-specific, […]