Life and Culture
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Cleo Red Fisher Museum offers Victorian Christmas scavenger hunt starting Dec. 1
LOUDONVILLE — An old Victorian Christmas tradition is getting a new twist this year, with the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville announcing an outdoor, community-wide scavenger hunt. In Victorian times, families would hide a pickle — often waxed or dried — in the tree, and on Christmas morning the first child to find the […]
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Mansfield Sertoma pedals holiday cheer to Ontario family with hearing challenges
ONTARIO — You don’t have to look far these days to find creative ways to support deserving families. Take the Jenkins family in Ontario for instance. Just like anyone else, you’ll find them doing what a typical family does. Dad goes to work, and Mom manages the household. The four kids go to school when […]
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Hess & Clark started with free samples from a horse-drawn carriage in Perry Township
ASHLAND — It’s amazing to take an in-depth look at the number of successful manufacturers that once made Ashland boom into an industrial haven. One of those companies was Dr. Hess & Clark and they sold their products worldwide. Dr. Gilbert Hess (1859-1923) was born and raised in Perry Township in Ashland County and graduated […]
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Newark Earthworks are a wonder of the ancient world
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 24, 2020 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. NEWARK — The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of connected geometric earthworks in the world. Originally, they covered more […]
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Commentary: It’s time to give thanks
This morning was a mess. My husband and I both woke up with bad attitudes that quickly turned to pointless bickering. Upon retreating to our room to decompress, I inadvertently knocked one of the lattes I had just made off my nightstand, exploding the mug and spraying coffee all over our bed and the wall […]
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Ashland Eagle Riders, Fraternal Order of Eagles makes gift to support Hospice of North Central Ohio
ASHLAND — Hospice of North Central Ohio’s Tina Marie Heibert and Ralph Tomassi recently met with Steve Bates president of Ashland Eagle Riders to accept a check in the amount of $ 4,800 from both the Ashland Eagle Riders and The Fraternal Order of Eagles #2178 in Ashland. This is the 10th consecutive year that the Eagles Club has […]
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Ohio’s Hospice offers Hope for the Holidays virtual program to honor loved ones
DAYTON — Ohio’s Hospice is offering Hope for the Holidays, a virtual memorial program to honor and remember loved ones during the holiday season. This program is available through Pathways of HopeSM, a grief and bereavement service of Ohio’s Hospice. For the first time, this service is available to the community to watch individually or […]
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Galion Intermediate School earns award for positive behaviors programs
GALION — The Galion City Schools is excited to announce that the Galion Intermediate School has received the Bronze Award for its success with Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) for the second year in a row. PBIS involves teaching students expected behaviors in a consistent and positive way, modeling and acknowledging those behaviors, and […]
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Cox selected as 2020 Trooper of the Year
MOUNT GILEAD – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Caleb E. Cox has been selected as the 2020 Trooper of the Year at the Mount Gilead Post. The selection of the 29-year-old Cox is in recognition of outstanding service during 2020 at the Mount Gilead Post. Fellow officers stationed at Mount Gilead, chose him based on […]