Editor’s Note This is the sixth in a nine-part series looking at Ohio’s history of presidents. Some of the information was gleaned from a kit provided by the Ohio Historical Society released in 1967 titled “Portraits of Ohio Presidents.” Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part […]
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Sertoma Club wins grant for its work with hearing impaired in north central Ohio
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Sertoma Club has been awarded a 2021-22 Sertoma Club Grant, marking the club’s continued commitment to volunteer service, charitable support and community leadership in the north central Ohio area for families and children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Funds from the grant will be spent several ways. The Sertoma […]
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The Sound of Music show set for March 19 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The Sound of Music, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s final and most beloved musical, will take the stage of the Renaissance Theatre for a concert performance with the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. Featuring a full cast of actor/singers, it will be conducted by Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas, with stage direction […]
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Brethren Care Village’s new Child Care Center adds special features for the community
Editor’s Note This story is sponsored by Brethren Care Village. On Feb. 1, Brethren Care Village welcomed its newest addition, the Child Care Center. Megan Langhurst, child care director, is ecstatic to bring child care to Ashland that offers unique qualities to the community. “I have a passion for children,” Langhurst said. “This is making […]
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Check out 5 tips for a better night’s sleep
ASHLAND — National Sleep Awareness week has begun, and it might be hitting folks hard as we all moved our clocks forward over the weekend. University Hospitals has 10 sleep lab locations across the health system/Northeast Ohio, including at UH Samaritan Health Center in Ashland, for patients’ convenience. Here are 5 Tips for a Better […]
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Ram/Arrow team up, summit Katahdin in winter
Climbing up the Abol Slide, my mind reverted to the story from the Bangor Daily News: “Holden man died Saturday after falling more than 1,000 feet down the icy surface of the Abol Slide.” I was thinking, maybe we should just take a break. There was great purchase on the ice with our microspikes and […]
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A Malabar Farm trip can lead to a Ferguson Falls trek
LUCAS — Here at the edge of Appalachia, spring begins with a trickle. Melting snow on the ridge tops turns to water and runs downhill. Thousands of rivulets course over the forest floor, turning past roots, dripping over the edges of curled leaves and coming together. The spring run-off creeks are running now, swelling the […]
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Ashland’s Fox to speak in Loudonville on infamous Siberian cold-case massacre
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series continues this month with a look into one of the outdoors’ greatest cold cases. In February of 1959, nine hikers died while on an expedition in Siberia. When their bodies were found, investigators were left with more questions than answers. What became known as the Dyatlov […]