WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced Tuesday the expansion of the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), a partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), into Ohio. The program will equip family landowners with financial and technical support to improve the health, value, and resilience of their forests. Approximately 84% of Ohio’s forests are privately owned, […]
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Bucyrus 6th grader inducted into National Junior Honor Society
BUCYRUS – James Price, a sixth grader from Bucyrus, was among the 14 Great River Connections Academy (GRCA) students recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement and service to the community. To qualify for National Junior Honor Society, students in grades 6-9 must have been enrolled with GRCA for at least […]
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Austin R Burkhart
Austin Burkhart was born March 21, 1993 in Mansfield Ohio to Mark and Laurie Burkhart. He was a beautiful soul taken too early. As a kid, he would jump off anything and always knew the exact height that was safe. As an adult, he was much more cautious, especially as a driver. His family teased […]
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Section of Bartley Ave. closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansield has announced that due to water main repairs, it is necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed. Bartley Avenue from Davey Avenue to Parkview Street. The road has been closed. Construction signs will be posted at the work site. Traffic is advised to […]
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Ashland student takes top prize in national VFW essay competition
ASHLAND – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced Bryant Day, an eighth grade student from Ashland, has been selected the national first-place winner and recipient of a $5,000 award in its 2023-2024 Patriot’s Pen essay contest. Day, who was sponsored by VFW Post 9943 and its Auxiliary located in Mansfield, wrote his winning essay based on this […]
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Annual tree seedling sale to benefit Clear Fork FFA
MANSFIELD — Did you know trees help improve water quality in streams, rivers, and lakes by reducing flooding and minimizing chemical/sediment runoff? The tree’s leaves act as a large umbrella capturing rainwater as it falls, which reduces the speed and amount of rain or snow that reaches the ground and becomes stormwater runoff. You can help Clear […]
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t vote for Judge Park
As an attorney for more than 40 years, I have appeared before hundreds of judges in multiple jurisdictions, including Stark County Probate Judge Dixie Park, who is now seeking election to The Fifth District Court of Appeals. Stated plainly, among all of those hundreds of Judges, Judge Park, in my experience, most assuredly is the […]
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Letter to the Editor: Support Steve Thomas
To the Editor: If you, like me, are dismayed that Jim Jordan is our representative to Congress from Ohio’s 4th Congressional District, please be aware that we do have a choice. Steve Thomas is running to serve us in the U.S. House of Representatives. Steve Thomas lives in Delaware with his wife and two sons. […]
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Friends’ of the Library used book sale set for March 8 & 9
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) Evergreen Bookshop will be open for the monthly Friends’ Used Book Sale on Friday, March 8 (noon to 4 p.m.) and Saturday, March 9 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m). A Preview Sale will be held for Friends of the Library members only on Thursday, March 7 […]
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Letter to the Editor: Galion residents deserve safe water
For years, Galion water supply has not met EPA standards and the Mayor, Tom OLeary, as well as City Council has turned a blind eye to it. This despite outcry from the community. The water treatment plant had operated under the bare minimum and sometimes, not even that. In 2021, the funds were available through […]