Cathy McCumiskey was a strong and sassy woman who looked chaos in the eye – and winked! Her inviting personality as the matriarch, the peacemaker, the very rock of her family exuded kindness and love. Cathy passed into the Lord’s presence Friday morning Aug. 5, 2016 in her Lexington home, surrounded by family. She was […]
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David Lee Swanger
David Lee Swanger, 61, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at his home in Mansfield. He was born April 30, 1955, in Mansfield, Ohio to Robert and Patricia (Goff) Swanger. David worked for Mansfield Screw Machine for over 40 years as a machinist. He was a very hard worker. David was a […]
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Mary Jane Beard Stamper
Mary Jane Beard Stamper, 96, of Mansfield, passed away Friday afternoon, August 5, 2016, at Crystal Care Nursing Home. She was born July 3, 1920, in Jellico, Tennessee, one of eight children of the late Joe and Maggie (Hammons) Meadows. Mary Jane was a hard worker and had previously worked at Mansfield Tire and Rubber […]
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31 kids graduate from Galion Safety Town
GALION — “Stop, look and listen, before I cross the street. Use my eyes. Use my ears. Before I use my feet!” Parents, as well as city and school officials, got to hear that chant on Aug. 4 at the Galion Primary School. Thirty-one local kids graduated from Galion Safety Town after completing a week-long […]
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Donna Van Horn
Donna Van Horn passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 in Knox Community Hospital following an extended illness. She was 82. She was born June 3, 1934 to parents John and Alberta Oyster in Bellville and graduated from Bellville High School. At a square dance in Johnsville, she met a handsome young man named John Richard […]
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Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Carpenter
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Carpenter, 67, of Mansfield, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital after an extended illness. Betty was born Aug. 14, 1948 in Pineville, Kentucky, to Henry and Geraldine (Lowe) Neal. She graduated from Bell County High School in Pineville and attended Morehead State University where she received a degree in […]
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Volunteers sought to install bench on bike trail
MANSFIELD – Mankind Murals Inc in collaboration with Richland Public Health and local residents will assemble and install a six-foot park bench next to the new mural, “6:07 AM” which was recently completed at the Fourth Street bridge on the B&O bike trail. Materials and equipment will be on site by 10 a.m. and volunteers […]
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Portion of Pleasant Hill Road closed
WORTHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Pleasant Hill Road, between Barron Road and McCurdy Road in Worthington Township, will be closed starting Monday, Aug. 8. The road will remain closed for four days, weather permitting. The closure will allow for a culvert replacement.
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Ontario Youth Sports to host KOHLS AMERICA CUP
ONTARIO – Ontario Youth Sports has been chosen to host the 2016 KOHLS AMERICA CUP Aug. 13 and 14. Ontario Youth Sports Director, Kenn Spencer, has been working with the OYS board and the city of Ontario to get soccer fields ready for this two-day event. “We want the recreation athlete to feel excited and […]