TIRO (UPDATED AT 4 p.m.) – An armed man died late Monday night in an officer-involved shooting, according to a Crawford County Sheriff’s report. Aaron Clifford Fike, 27, died shortly after he was shot by a law enforcement officer outside his Lyndell Road home in Tiro, authorities stated. Fike was pronounced dead at the scene. […]
Tracy Geibel, Staff Reporter
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FoolProof financial literacy program earns national recognition
MANSFIELD – Five years ago Directions Credit Union, which has several Richland and Ashland County branches, realized the value of FoolProof — but only recently has the interactive financial literacy program gained national attention. Earlier this year, FoolProof was endorsed by 34 consumer leaders at the Newseum in Washington D.C., where the program was called […]
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United Way dashes to goal with giant monopoly game
MANSFIELD – United Way of Richland County dashed its way to its $1.4 million fundraising goal with a game of Monopoly on Friday. Eight area businesses and nonprofits competed in the oversized game board, renamed Richlandopoly, at the Richland Mall. Knowing that United Way had already raised 96 percent of its annual goal by Thursday evening, […]
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Annual soul food dinner celebrates Black History Month
ONTARIO – For 17 years, the annual soul food dinner celebration at the Ohio State University at Mansfield has celebrated important people associated with the Civil Rights Movement, but the traditional dinner had never focused on women before Thursday. Dozens of individuals gathered Thursday evening at the Ohio State University in Mansfield to watch presentations […]
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A posthumous reflection on the legacy of Frank Stumbo
Author’s Note: I met with Frank Stumbo several weeks ago with the intention of writing a story about Ontario’s history, but before it was published, Frank passed away. At that time, Frank told me, “When I die, I don’t want to die with the idea that Ontario stole the General Motors.” This hasn’t been easy […]
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Mansfield architect introduces novel housing design
MANSFIELD – A Mansfield-based architecture firm announced this week it has expanded its services to include passive house designing, which focuses on minimizing ecological footprint through high energy efficiency. “We are excited to bring Passive House design strategies and certification to the area. As one of only a handful of certified consultants, we feel Passive […]
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Mansfield multi-use trail and slow rolls recognized on state level
MANSFIELD – Two Richland County efforts to improve active transportation were recently recognized on the state-level. Richland Moves’ Slow Roll bike rides and the City of Mansfield’s multi-use trail were listed jointly as number eight on Groundwork’s “2017 Top 17 Active Transportation Moves in Ohio.” “I just saw it this morning,” said Richland Moves chairperson […]
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Children spend Saturday learning science at Springmill
MANSFIELD – While Saturday mornings are often spent sleeping in at Jeremiah Viscioni’s house, the sixth grader woke up early on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the sake of science. Viscioni and about 50 students in Kindergarten to sixth grades participated in the second of four “Science Saturdays” that will take place through March 24 at […]
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Green Room Gallery celebrates first year in downtown Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Ivan Pellot can paint, act, and create artwork on his own, but what he’s most passionate about is promoting other people’s art. The owner of the Green Room Gallery even spent his birthday, Friday, Feb. 9, celebrating local artists with a one-year anniversary ribbon cutting event for the gallery at 14 S. Park […]
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Mansfield native plans to only shop locally in 2018
MOUNT GILEAD – Mansfield native and Clear Fork High School graduate Nicole White has always liked the concept of shopping local but actually buying from locally owned and operated places was a challenge for her family. “I tried to shop locally when I first got married. I started purchasing for the house, and I wanted […]