On the first night of the Bratwurst Festival, the stage lights shined like glitter, the smell of festival food wafted through the cool summer air, and anticipation flooded my brain. I sat with the rest of the contestants, eagerly waiting to hear the results, while desperately trying to control my excitement. Each second seemed to […]
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Village Council approves Veteran’s Park mural
NEW WASHINGTON — New Washington Village Council has unanimously approved a rendering of a mural highlighting veterans to be located on the north side of the New Washington Library. The mural, slated to start September 12, is phase one of a project created to honor local veterans and highlight each branch of the United States […]
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Studio Linden brings abstract art to downtown Mansfield
MANSFIELD — When Sarah Joyce was a little girl, her parents let her paint pictures on their basement walls. Now, she’s turning that creativity into a career. It all began two years ago. Joyce wasn’t trying to become a professional artist. She simply wanted to create some one-of-a-kind pieces for her own home. When COVID-19 […]
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Richland County commissioners OK returning globe lights outside courthouse
MANSFIELD — The past will soon be present in lighting up the Richland County Courthouse. County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to bring back the globe lights that hang in the front of the building, providing a similar look to the days when the building opened in 1968. The board voted to spend $7,440.03 of capital […]
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Alice Robison Fishburn
Alice Robison Fishburn, 78, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2022. She attended Hope Summit Christian Church of Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on November 29, 1944 to Ruth and Lewis Robison of Bellville, Ohio. She graduated with the class of 1962 from Bellville High School and worked at Tappan Company, […]
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Anita G. Miller
Anita Gail Miller, age 66, peacefully passed from this earth into the Lord’s care on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at The Good Shepherd Home in Ashland following a lengthy and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. Anita was a 3rd grade teacher for the Ontario Local School District for over 20 years and previously worked for […]
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Eugene Bowman
Eugene R. Bowman, age 88, died Friday, August 12, 2022 at his home with his children at his side. He had been a Shiloh resident since 1960 and employed with Wilkins Air Depot., Shelby Gum Co. and the Ohio Seamless Tube Co. for 40 years, retiring in 1992.Eugene attended the Church of God on London […]
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Whippets dominated the NOL in the 1960s
SHELBY — The Whippets owned the Northern Ohio League in the 1960s. Shelby may have won more NOL titles in the ’50s (six) than it did the following decade (five), but the Whippets’ sheer dominance in the ’60s made them the talk of Richland County. Shelby opened the decade with its ninth NOL crown and […]
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Westinghouse: Michigan contractor sends letter to Land Bank defending its bid
MANSFIELD — The Michigan company that submitted the lowest bid for the demolition and cleanup of former local Westinghouse properties submitted a letter Monday defending its offer for the project. Arthur Dore, one of the owners of Dore & Associates from Bay City, Mich., said his firm offered to do the work for $2,786,000. The […]
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Open Source: Is there significance to the pink sandstone in the new local roundabout?
Open SourceThis story was written in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Reader question: I just drove on the new roundabout at Cook/Illinois/Mansfield-Lucas roads today! Do you know if the sandstone in the middle has special significance? Mansfield […]