PLYMOUTH — Everyone is talking about the Total Solar Eclipse that will happen on Monday, April 8. Residents of the area are well-acquainted with the precautions being taken to accommodate the thousands of tourists who are expected to flood Huron County which sits in the midst of the Zone of Totality. Not everyone is acquainted […]
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Plymouth Historical Society’s annual Spaghetti Dinner set for March 23
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Historical Society’s annual Spaghetti Dinner is set for later this month. For the third year in a row, Little Italy will come to the Plymouth American Legion on Saturday, March 23 as the Plymouth Area Historical Society hosts its annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. The public is […]
Letter to the Editor: Retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice weighs in on state judge’s race
The Democrats have been the minority party at the Supreme Court of Ohio for the better part of two decades. Now the Democratic leadership of the Ohio Democratic Party wants to extend that dry spell by engineering an unnecessary primary. They have orchestrated a divisive primary between Columbus and Cleveland and once again demonstrated they […]
Scholarships for Success raises over $27K in student aid
BUCYRUS — The stars came out and were shining bright at the 2024 Scholarships for Success event. The celebration, held at the Crawford Success Center, spotlighted Crawford County students’ working to achieve their life-changing goals with education. This 2024 event generated over $27,000 in funds for scholarships. The Second Lady of Ohio, Tina Husted served […]
Nearly 600 Mount Vernon Nazarene University students make Dean’s List
MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon Nazarene University recognizes 587 students with the achievement of being named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students receive this designation by earning a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Of the 587 students named this year, 197 students earned a 4.0 GPA, with 390 students earning […]
PUCO approves rail crossing upgrades in Richland & Huron counties
COLUMBUS — – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today approved safety upgrades at rail crossings in Huron, Richland and Summit counties. Ashland Railway will install flashing lights and gates in addition to a new surface at the S.R. 99/Conwell Street grade crossing in Huron County and the C.R. 184/Kuhn Road grade crossing in Richland County by March […]
Ohio State Mansfield to host free dance performance March 21
MANSFIELD — Ohio State University’s Inaugural Artist Laureate, Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown of The Ohio State University’s Department of Dance, will bring her new production, Dancing Stories: Comings, Goings, and Finding Home, to the Mansfield campus in collaboration with Richland Academy of the Arts on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Founder’s Auditorium in Ovalwood Hall. This event is […]
Aaron Christopher Eckstein
Aaron Christopher Eckstein, a wonderful man to all who knew him, tragically and unexpectedly passed away on February 29, 2024. Aaron was born on December 27, 1976, to George and Malorie Eckstein. After Aaron graduated from Colonel Crawford High School in 1995, he went to college at The Ohio State University, graduating in 1999 with […]
Thomas Stimens
Thomas C. Stimens , 78, of Mansfield, Ohio , passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in Fredericktown, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Thomas was born on November 15, 1945, in Mansfield, Ohio. and was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Stimens also of Mansfield, Ohio. He truly was one of […]
H2Ohio Rollout, Cover Crops to be focus of April 11 meeting in Perrysville
PERRYSVILLE — Unseasonably warm temperatures have many Ashland County residents itching to get their hands in the dirt and get to work on their gardens and flower beds. But the key to a successful growing season lies just as much in the prep work done before planting than getting the plants in the ground and […]
