Virginia Lee Luther Paxton, 70, of Mansfield, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 while in the care of Mansfield Memorial Homes. Virginia was born August 3, 1943 in Illinois to Kirk C. and Betty Jean (Williams) Luther. She attended Lexington Schools and had worked as a sales representative. She is survived by three daughters, Jackie […]
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United Way of Richland County Announces New Executive Director
Today the United Way of Richland County announced Daniel Varn as its new executive director. Varn has extensive background in the non-profit world working for The Boy Scouts of America for over 11 years. “I speak for the both the United Way Board of Trustees and the United Way staff by saying we are all […]
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Severe weather warnings issued for Ashland and Richland County
Update: The Tornado Warning for southern Richland County has been cancelled. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Tornado Warning for southern Richland County until 3 p.m. A tornado watch is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight. A severe thunderstorm warning has also been issued for Ashland County in North Central Ohio and […]
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2014 Rotary McGowan Courage Award Recipients
The 47th annual Mansfield Rotary McGowan Courage Awards honored nine area high school students for their courage and tenacity in the face of adversity. Ma’tia Porter- Mansfield Senior High School Ma’tia’s hearing loss was discovered around age four. She developed her own learning style in school with the help of hearing aids. In middle school […]
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Bryant’s plans for Richland County: Attract, train, and keep.
Richland County has thrived as a result of its ability to manage services and manufacture goods and sell them to global markets. But, in the past decade we’ve witnessed a rapid change to our regional economy, leaving many people here in Richland County hurting. Getting through this tough economy will not be easy. However, by […]
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Friends of the Big Four Depot hosts National Train Day event
The Friends of the Big Four Depot has announced an event in celebration of National Train Day on Sunday, May 18, at 1 p.m. for tours of this historic landmark, followed by a speech by featured speaker Mark J. Camp at 2 p.m. Mark J. Camp is an associate professor of geology at the University […]
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Brown joins effort to prevent drastic increase in natural gas prices
With American consumers and businesses depending on affordable and reliable natural gas to power their companies and heat their homes, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a group of 22 senators calling on President Obama to take steps to ensure the price of domestic natural gas is not impacted by increased exports. With nearly 70 […]
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Vandal “Van” Mahon
Vandal “Van” Mahon, age 57, of Denver, Colorado and formerly of Shelby, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 17, 2014 at home. Van was born December 19, 1956 in Shelby the son of the late Van Buren and Mavis (Pack) Mahon. He is survived by his daughter: Cassie DeLee Sipes of Aurora, CO; sister: Sandra E. Artz […]
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Ruth Powell Roach
Ruth Powell Roach, 95, of Loudonville, passed from this life on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Hospice of Med Central in Mansfield after a short illness. She was born in Loudonville on October 27, 1918 to Clifford L. and Mina (Schneider) Powell and lived there all her life. On November 25, 1937, she married Lester […]