Randall “Randy” C. Kennedy, 64, of Gambier, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on March 1, 2015. Born October 31, 1950 in Mansfield, he was the son of Howard R. and Mary (Dodson) Kennedy. Randy graduated from Lexington High School in 1969. He was drafted in the Army in March 1970 and was sent to […]
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Malabar Farm heralds in Spring with the annual Maple Syrup Festival
LUCAS, Ohio – All are invited to shake off cabin fever and visit Malabar Farm State Park for their annual Maple Festival. The Maple Festival runs two consecutive weekends – March 7 and 8 and March 14 and 15 from noon to 4 p.m. each day. Demonstrations of sugar making by early Native Americans, pioneers […]
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Galion offering presale tickets for boys hoops sectional final
GALION, Ohio – The Galion High School will offer presale tickets to the boys basketball sectional final tournament game against Sandusky. The game starts at 6:15 p.m. March 6 at Willard High School. Tickets will be available at the GHS athletic office 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5. Tickets will […]
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Richland County Resource Fair aims to empower consumers
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Catholic Charities and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office will partner to host the Fifth Annual Consumer Resource Fair on Saturday, March 7, at Richland Mall. The resource fair will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to conclude National Consumer Protection Week, which is March 1 to 7. Catholic Charities and participating organizations […]
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Brenda Pratt indicted for murder after infant girl dies
The Mansfield Police Major Crimes Unit has arrested Brenda J. Pratt on an indictment by the Richland County Grand Jury for Murder. On Jan. 21, the Mansfield Police were called by Akron Children’s Hospital and advised they were treating a 10-week-old baby girl for significant injuries. An investigation was started by the Major Crimes Unit […]
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Natalie Wolf
Born in Coshocton, Ohio, on February 10, 1922, Natalie L. (Powell) Wolf passed away on March 4, 2015. She was 93 years old. She was the widow of John Clifford Wolf who passed away on November 5, 1994. Her parents, Thomas H. Powell and Blay Alice Powell along with her siblings, Vernelle, Emma Jean and Dalton, […]
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Twila Ewing
Twila D. Ewing, 79, of Galion, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital, Mansfield, after an extended illness. Twila was born in Furnace Run, PA on July 13, 1935 to the late Lewis and Bertha (Bish) Anthony. She married John F. Ewing on December 17, 1960 and he survives her. Twila was a homemaker. […]
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Jeffrey Mecurio
MANSFIELD: Jeffrey Lee Mecurio, age 53, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Ohio Health MedCentral Mansfield Hospital following a brief illness. Jeff was born February 5, 1962 in Mansfield and was graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1981. He is survived by family all of Mansfield: his father and step-mother Roger […]
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Marilyn John to speak at RCDG’s second Annual Economic Excellence Awards
The Richland Community Development Group’s Second Annual Economic Excellence Awards will highlight the Strategic Plan developed to move the county forward. County Commissioner Marilyn John will be the featured speaker at the event which will be held at the Holiday Inn, 116 Park Avenue West, Mansfield on March 24 at 5:30 p.m. Reservations for this […]
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Betty Love
Betty M. Love, age 97, resident of Shelby died Monday March 2, 2015 in Hospice House in Ashland. Born June 30, 1917 to Henry and Edith Patterson Weber, Sr. she had been a Shelby/Mansfield area resident all of her life. A 1935 graduate of Shelby High School, she had attended Mansfield Business College and had […]