For nearly 40 years, the Galion City School District and its cross country program have been the driving force behind one of the premiere cross country meets in the country. The annual Galion Cross Country Festival is being held at the Amann’s Reservoir outside Galion Saturday, Sept. 17, and is shaping up to be a […]
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Andrew Louis Stoy
Andrew Louis Stoy, 95, husband of the late Eileen Stoy, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 in Ashland, Ohio. He was born Oct. 25, 1920 in Chester, West Virginia, to Pauline and Stanley Stoy. After graduating from Chester High School, Andrew attended Ohio Business College, where he met his future wife, Eileen Varian. They […]
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Ruth A. Amick
Ruth A. Amick, 80, of Mansfield, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Ruth was born on Feb. 29, 1936, in Camden, New Jersey, to Harry K. Jamison and Anna M. (Murphy) Jamison Snyder. She retired from General Motors after 14 years. Ruth loved her family, and she loved her animals. […]
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Gerald E. “Jerry” Wells
Gerald E. “Jerry” Wells, 75, of Shelby, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, Sept. 15, 2016 at his home. Jerry was born Aug. 21, 1941 in Marion, the son of the late Ernest E. and Goldie (Gilbert) Wells. He was a 1960 graduate of Shelby Senior High School and then attended Mansfield Business College for two years […]
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The Holden Agency welcomes Doug Potts
MANSFIELD — Doug Potts has been added to The Holden Agency’s growing team of agents. Doug Potts was born and raised in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Morehead State University and a Master of Education Degree from Ashland University. For the past 30 years, […]
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Richard Arlin “Bobo” Thomas
Richard Arlin “Bobo” Thomas, 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at Heartland of Bucyrus. Born on March 14, 1929 at his Siegfried grandparents’ home in Springfield Township, Richland County, Richard was the eldest of nine children of the late Emerson Walter Thomas and Bertha Alice (Siegfried) Thomas. The Thomas family farmed near State Route 97 […]
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Clear Fork announces 2016 Homecoming Court
BELLVILLE — The 2016 Clear Fork High School Homecoming Court has been announced. The court includes freshman Sadie Woodward-Page, sophomore Meghan Hadley, junior Zara Thomas and seniors Michaela Barnett, Shannon Longshore, Macie Titus and Alyssa Watts. The queen will be announced prior to Colts’ home game against Mansfield Senior on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 at […]
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Bud Barr
Bud Barr liked fireworks. Each summer, whether for a church picnic or family reunion, he organized and invested in a pyrotechnics display that brought joy to many faces. His annual fun was a fitting metaphor for a life of service to others: good people, like candles, burn themselves up to shed light, and every day […]
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Haring to open state-of-the-art downtown office
MANSFIELD — One of the area’s top realty companies will join the movement of revitalizing downtown. Peter Haring, broker and president of Haring Realty, announced Wednesday the company will begin construction and ultimately open a state-of-the-art meeting and work space later this fall, to be known as “Haring Realty’s Brickyard Welcome Center”. “Really, this is […]