MANSFIELD – Two sisters from Lexington Middle School swept the Tri-County Spelling Bee Thursday evening at the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center. For the third consecutive year, Maggie Sheridan won the spelling bee, but before taking the title, Sheridan had to out-spell one of her triplet sisters Katie Sheridan, who came in second place. “We’re very […]
Tracy Geibel, Staff Reporter
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Downtown Fitness to open in March in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – For Jenna Hendershott and J.P. Pocock, fitness goes beyond being physically healthy. They hope to build a strong community through Downtown Fitness, a fully-equipped 24-hour gym at 67 N. Main Street, where Pocock opened CrossFit Katana last year. “Obviously, we want people to be strong and physically healthy and fit, but it’s more […]
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St. Mary’s principal to dye hair red after successful blood drive
SHELBY – St. Mary’s School principal will be styling a new look this upcoming week. Kim Stover promised the 106 students at St. Mary’s School in Shelby that she would dye her hair red if enough people donated to the school’s second annual blood drive, which took place Sunday afternoon to wrap up Catholic School’s […]
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Economist outlines business future for north central Ohio
MANSFIELD – Ohio’s future is bright, according to the senior policy economist who spoke Friday morning at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual economic forecast breakfast. Dr. Rubén Hernández-Murillo, a senior policy economist in the External Outreach and Regional Analytics Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, detailed declines in unemployment rates […]
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Four local men team up to debut card game via Kickstarter
MANSFIELD – After decades of gaming together, four friends are ready to release their own game. Chad Crider and Jeff Bookman of Mansfield, Raymond Warren of Ashland and Dylan Young of Columbus recently launched a Kickstarter campaign where people can buy their card game, Oh Cluck! “We’ve been friends for about 20 years now, and […]
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Chili Cook-Off raises money for Savannah Bicentennial
SAVANNAH – One bowl of chili at a time, the small town of Savannah in Ashland County spent Saturday evening raising money for its 200th birthday in June. Dozens gathered at the Savannah Town Hall to taste test about 10 homemade chilis in what event organizers called a Chili Cook-Off. “People entered a pot of chili, […]
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Kastelic earns ATHENA honor at Chamber’s Evening of Excellence
SHELBY – Patti Kastelic typically steers clear of the spotlight. But on Thursday at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual evening of excellence, the director of cancer services and imaging at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital was honored with the ATHENA Award. The award, presented every year since 1989, recognizes a woman living in north central […]
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RCDG announces recipients of economic excellence awards
MANSFIELD – The Richland Community Development Group announced seven recipients for its Economic Excellence Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The awards will be handed out at the Chamber & RCDG annual meeting & dinner on Thursday, Jan. 25. The award recipients are listed below. Business Excellence Award – Avita Health System This award is given to a […]
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The Ontario Coffee Department to open Jan. 25
ONTARIO – For Cody Nicolas, birthday wishes do come true. Nicolas and his business partners CJ and Andi Schonauer plan to open a coffee shop in Ontario on Thursday, Jan. 25, on Nicolas’s birthday. “It will be born the same day as me … and it was totally by accident,” Nicolas said. “CJ pitched it […]
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Weekend snow and ice storm on its way through north central Ohio
MANSFIELD – Though Richland County awoke Friday morning to only rain, Richland County Emergency Management Agency deputy director Rick Evans warns people to be not be deceived. While Thursday provided false hope with temperatures topping 60 degrees, Evans says winter promises to make a cold comeback this weekend with up to a tenth of […]