WORTHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Pleasant Hill Road, between Cole Road and McCurdy Road in Worthington Township, will be closed, starting Tuesday morning, July 7 and will remain closed until Wednesday afternoon, July 8. A detour route will be posted. The closure will allow for a culvert replacement, according to the Richland County Engineer’s Office.
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Long-time St. Peter’s teacher, chaplain and coach dies at 69
MANSFIELD — Long-time St. Peter’s teacher, chaplain and coach Charlie Henrich, 69, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. “It is with much sadness that I inform you of the death of Charlie Henrich, longtime teacher, mentor, coach and husband of Natalie and father of Luke, Sophia, and Russ,” said Rev. Gregory Hite, church […]
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Mansfield couple celebrates 65th anniversary
MANSFIELD — Marvin and Rosella (Russell) Gower are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, July 3. The couple were married on July 3, 1955 at Foursquare Gospel Church in Mansfield by the Rev. Holmes. The Russells have four children, including a daughter (Linda Cooper) and three sons Steve (and Jennifer Gower), David, (Julie Gower) […]
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Ohio jobless benefit claims decline for ninth straight week
COLUMBUS — Continued applications for unemployment benefits have declined for the ninth straight week, according to the Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services. Those who remain jobless filed 332,681 fewer continued claims last week compared to the peak in April duing COVID-19. In addition, for the week ending June 27, ODJFS reported 35,623 initial […]
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Renaissance Theatre shares safety measures for re-opening
MANSFIELD — Renaissance Performing Arts has announced details concerning its health and safety plan for reopening the theatre beginning with Cinderella: The Broadway Musical, scheduled July 31-Aug. 9. “The health and safety of the Renaissance patrons, volunteers, staff, and artists is a priority for the organization. The plan for reopening is aggressive, both behind the […]
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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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Obhof: New trade agreement goes into effect, will benefit Mansfield
COLUMBUS — Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) applauded the official start of the historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which became effective July 1. “USMCA will be particularly important to states like Ohio,” said Obhof, whose district includes Richland and Ashland counties. “For years we have seen auto manufacturing jobs cut in working-class cities like […]
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Two people killed, three injured in U.S. 30 crash on Tuesday
ONTARIO — Two people were killed and three seriously injured during a crash on Tuesday afternoon that closed U.S. 30 for about three hours, according to the Mansfield Post of the State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at 3:55 p.m., just east of Ohio 61, according to the patrol. Troopers said a 2008 silver Pontiac […]