ONTARIO — Voters in the Ontario Local School District will decide whether or not to approve a 5-year, 6.9 mill operating levy that would generate $1,935,000 per year for the district. The school said it’s trying to fill a gaping void left by a lack of state funding, which Superintendent Lisa Carmichael noted the district […]
Tracy Leturgey, Staff Reporter
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Baker’s Collision receives $30,000 grant to support new paint booth
MANSFIELD — A local business recently benefited from a $30,000 grant from The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority. Baker’s Collision, Service & Glass, located at 595 Fifth Ave. in Mansfield, received both a $30,000 grant from the Air Quality Development Authority and a $50,000 interest-free loan through the Richland County Foundation’s Scale Up program to install a […]
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Mansfield native settles “at home,” buys Lexington manufacturer
LEXINGTON — Mansfield native, Cameron Haring has owned DECA (Diversified Electronic Cables & Assemblies) Manufacturing at 300 South Mill Street in Lexington for one year. He celebrated the anniversary and made the first formal announcement about his ownership Monday, Sept. 30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony organized by the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce and […]
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Prairie Peddler features unique crafts from more than 200 vendors
BUTLER — Less than an hour after the Prairie Peddler Festival opened Saturday morning, hundreds of people had already arrived and began mingling with the 200 plus featured craft vendors. More would later arrive, one of the longtime festival organizers Suzi Skoglund assured. She anticipates thousands of people to visit the 32nd annual event, which […]
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Malabar Farm State Park celebrates Ohio Heritage Days Festival
LUCAS — Malabar Farm State Park celebrates its history this weekend with the 43rd annual Ohio Heritage Days Festival. The two-day event invites guests to take a trip back in with horse-drawn cart rides, an antique and primitives show and a Civil War and 18th century living history camp. On Saturday morning, shortly after the […]
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Four regional mayors share positive outlooks at Friday panel
MANSFIELD — Mayors from the four largest cities in Ashland and Richland Counties all shared positive outlooks Friday morning when speaking with the business community at the regular Regional Manufacturing Coalition meeting. During the hour-long session, the mayors from Ashland, Mansfield, Shelby and Ontario highlighted their respective city’s recent efforts to promote development opportunities. They […]
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Ontario eye doctor among first to perform newly approved eye surgery
ONTARIO — Ontario ophthalmologist Harold Ballitch completed a newly FDA-approved eye surgery in Richland County on Wednesday, joining only a small percentage of doctors who have completed this procedure in the United States. Dr. Ballitch, of the Advanced Eye Care Center, performed his first surgical implant of the PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens (IOL) on 76-year-old […]
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Two women partner to open Mansfield boutique
MANSFIELD — When Bellville resident Amy Bargahiser wandered into a boutique last year managed by Mansfield native Stephanie Sears, neither woman could have anticipated their chance meeting would spark a friendship, let alone a business partnership. Despite the odds, the women teamed earlier this summer to open their own shop at 25 E. 4th St. […]
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Mansfield native hopes “Warrior Women” film sparks movement
MANSFIELD — Mansfield native Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Castle has shown her documentary “Warrior Women” in locations across the world. Soon, she intends to take the film to Europe, but first, she wanted to give her hometown an opportunity to view it in hopes it could kickstart a local movement that would both recognize the importance […]