GLENALLEN, Alaska — Mansfield native Matthew Failor took his sled dog team on a 300-mile training run and camping trip over the weekend. It just happened to be during the 2025 Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race, finishing 22nd out of 30 teams during unseasonably warm temperatures. During an interview with Richland Source last week, […]
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Fitness after 50 can be challenging, rewarding
For a long time I was a vigilant fitness enthusiast. Then COVID hit and, like a lot of people, I put my health on the backburner. The loose-fitting pants I had worn for years became uncomfortably snug. The flight of steps leading from the parking lot to the office became increasingly challenging to negotiate. I […]
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Iditarod prep: Mansfield’s Matthew Failor to mush Saturday in Copper Basin 300
WILLOW, Alaska — Matthew Failor seriously considered not racing in the 2025 Idiatrod Sled Dog Race across Alaska. In fact, the 42-year-old Mansfield St. Peter’s graduate didn’t make it official until the last minute, officially entering the “The Last Great Race” on Dec. 2, the final day for admissions. That means Failor will launch his […]
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Hunter building deer stand reports Bigfoot sighting in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Andrew Baum said he has spent much of his life in the outdoors. He had never seen anything like the creature he saw on Dec. 28, in a Washington Township field. The 35-year-old Mansfield man, perched in a 17-foot high tree stand, believes he saw a Bigfoot walking purposely and quickly across the […]
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Waterfalls & sand dunes: A Great Lakes winter hiking guide
Most likely, I could fight off a pack of flesh-craving timber wolves in the thick forests around Lake Superior in winter. That’s what I reasoned with mass delusion, as I drove towards the largest freshwater lake in the world, the one that “never gives up her dead,” Lake Superior. When there’s four feet of snow […]
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Christmas Trees can provide habitat for Ohio wildlife
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS — After the holidays, live-cut Christmas trees can be repurposed as habitat for various species of animals, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Before you discard your tree, remember that it can find life after […]
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ODNR announces walleye, yellow perch hatch results
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS — Results from the annual Lake Erie fish surveys revealed that walleye hatches were below average and yellow perch hatches were above average in two of the three management zones, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of […]
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Winter provides best views of Ohio’s unique birds
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS — Interesting and uncommon birds often make their way to Ohio during the winter months, and now is a great time to look for them. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of wildlife recommends bird enthusiasts to check out […]
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ODNR opens Freedom Trail honoring Ohio’s Underground Railroad history
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. GALENA — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the very first Heritage of Freedom Trail in the state at Alum Creek State Park, which commemorates Ohio’s history related to the Underground Railroad. […]
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Ohio gun hunters check most deer since 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters checked 87,192 white-tailed deer during the weeklong gun season that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 8, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This is the highest total since 2011 (90,282). In 2023, hunters […]