MANSFIELD — The West End Neighborhood Plan, the result of a public-private improvement partnership, officially got underway Monday morning along Glessner Avenue. The $1 million Phase One of the project calls for Glessner Avenue streetscape beautification improvements, an effort scheduled for completion by the end of summer. Adrian Ackerman, the city’s community development & housing […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter to the Editor: intensive phonics does not help performance on tests of reading comprehension
To the editor, Melissa Martin thinks that “the winner is phonics” (March 21). The research tells us, however, that intensive phonics instruction only results in short-term gains on tests in which students have to pronounce words presented out of context; intensive phonics does not help performance on tests of reading comprehension. The real winner is […]
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Section of Plymouth-Springmill Road to close for 60 days
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Plymouth-Springmill Road, between Holtz Road and Taylortown Road in Jackson Township, will be closed beginning Monday, March 28. The road will remain closed for 60 days, according to Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. Both the closure start date and closure duration is weather dependent. The closure will allow for a bridge replacement […]
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U.S. Navy Band, Clue on Stage & Tony Danza among live shows in April at Marion’s Palace Theatre
MARION – The Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA) is pleased to announce three live events will take place during April at the Marion Palace Theatre. The Palace is located at 276 West Center Street in downtown Marion, Ohio. “Clue on Stage” directed by Emily Yaksic and featuring a cast of local talent takes the main […]
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Part I: Ashland trucker makes journey to Washington D.C. with the People’s Convoy
Author’s NoteSometimes it’s easy, when confronted with conflict, to turn to a narrative that most aligns with our belief system. This human tendency often puts us on one side or the other. I traveled with the People’s Convoy for four days in March to complicate the narrative around COVID-19. Mandates. Public health restrictions. Vaccines. And […]
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Buckeye Central’s Siesel is Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
NEW WASHINGTON — She was the engine that powered Buckeye Central all the way to the Division IV state tournament and Emily Siesel was rewarded for her efforts in a big way. A senior, Siesel was selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year when the All-Ohio Division III and Division IV teams were announced […]
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Kenny Thoman
Kenny Thoman, 86, of Galion passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Galion Pointe. He had been in declining health for the past year. He was born June 30, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio and was the son of William E. and Beulah Mae (Perry) Thoman. Kenny worked for many years in the area as a […]
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Force-Multiplier: Denbow does it all for Arrows
ASHLAND — It’s a phrase that has increasingly found its way into the sports lexicon and it couldn’t describe Ashland’s Luke Denbow any better. The newly-crowned Richland Source Player of the Year, Denbow is a force multiplier. A 6-foot-1 senior guard, Denbow makes everyone around him better. He will graduate as the program’s career leader […]
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GALLERY: Looking back at the start of the West End Neighborhood Improvement Plan
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Sherrod Brown: Protecting striking workers health insurance
In our country, workers have rights. Corporations shouldn’t be able to take away the health care that workers earned just because workers stand up for themselves and exercise those rights. It’s why I introduced the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act, to require employers to continue providing health insurance to workers on strike for fair pay […]