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Golf tournament to benefit Mansfield Lahm Military Families
On Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, the Mansfield Lahm Military Families will host a golf tournament at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Lexington. Proceeds will go to the MLMF Scholarship Fund and 179th Family Programs. Mansfield Lahm Military Families is inviting everyone to participate in the tournament and to be a sponsor. The tournament will be […]
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Crawford Park District events scheduled at Lowe-Volk Park and Nature Center
The Crawford Park District’s programming at Lowe-Volk Park and Nature Center near Crestline is in full swing. Here is what’s on tap there between now and the end of July: Youth Fishing Derby — Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Join volunteer Rob Farson for a great morning of family fishing. Kids who are […]
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Senate accelerates tax cut reduction, approves legislation for automatic corrections of tax overpayments
COLUMBUS– State Senator Larry Obhof (R–Medina) announced the Senate’s recent passage of bills to accelerate the implementation of the state’s 10 percent income tax reduction passed by the legislature last year. House Bill 483 updates Ohio’s two-year operating budget and speeds up the phase-in period for the state’s planned 10 percent income tax cut. The […]
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Connie Hanshaw promoted to administrative manager at Richland Bank
Connie Hanshaw had been promoted to administrative manager, according to Jeff Parton, assistant vice president of Richland Bank Branch Administration. Hanshaw is the branch manager of the West Park Banking Center. Hanshaw joined the bank more than eight years ago as a branch support specialist. She was promoted to teller supervisor at West Park in […]
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Honoring fathers – a longtime YMCA tradition
More than a century ago, Sonora Louis Smart Dodd aspired to create a holiday to honor fathers. Dodd, the daughter of a single father and Civil War veteran, was inspired by a Mother’s Day sermon and wondered why there was no holiday for fathers. After securing support from ministers in Spokane, Wash., her idea came […]
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Newhope Charities 16th Annual Golf Outing scheduled in July
The 16th Annual Newhope Charities Golf Outing is scheduled Friday, July 18 at the Pebble Creek Golf Club in Lexington. The cost is $340 per team or $85 per golfer. The deadline to register is July 7. Those who register and pay by June 27 will receive the Early Bird Special Discount of $5 per […]
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METRICH targets 31 suspects in Thursday’s drug sweep
The METRICH Enforcement Unit conducted a drug sweep Thursday with the assistance of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, Mansfield Police, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Richland County Court Services. Sgt. Joseph Petrycki stated METRICH Detectives targeted 31 suspects during this sweep, and conducted four searches of residences. Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz […]
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Larry Lee Swinning
Larry Lee Swinning, age 76, of Shelby, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at The Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville after a brief illness. Larry was born June 25, 1937 in Dayton, the son of the late Bertha M. (Jackson) and Wesley E. Swinning, Sr. Larry retired in 1992 from General Motors in Ontario after […]