I was wrapping up work one evening, hustling my kiddo out the door for theater class, when my husband hit me with the dreaded question: “What do you want for dinner tonight?” Normally, I’d mumble “I don’t know, surprise me.” But this time, I blurted, “a shredded chicken sandwich.” We headed off to class, and […]
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Richland County Junior Fair selects 2025 king and queen on Sunday evening
MANSFIELD — Fair royalty runs in the Rodman family. Trent Rodman was crowned the 2025 Richland County Junior Fair king on Sunday evening, one year after his older sister, Gracie Rodman, was selected as the 2024 Junior Fair Queen. “She is the main reason I decided to run,” the new 16-year-old king said afterward. “She […]
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Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment celebrates new black belts, instructor promotions
Four young students earn black belts at M.A.K.E.’s Summer Camp; celebrate achievements and join the journey at musickarate.org.
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Family Day attracts families and children to Kingwood Center Gardens on Sunday
MANSFIELD — The parking lot at Kingwood Center Gardens was packed early Sunday afternoon for Family Day. The popular horticulture culture site offered free admission Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., offering fun activities, lawn games and plenty of opportunities to make family memories. During the event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests […]
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175th Richland County Fair opens Sunday under blue skies, pleasant temperatures
MANSFIELD — A youngster smiled shyly as her photo was taken with her animal. A horse stood calmly during a bath. Swine settled into shavings as fans quietly provided cooling air. It was early Sunday afternoon at the 175th Richland County Fair. The 2025 version of the week-long celebration of agriculture at the 750 N. […]
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Bobcats make a comeback in Ohio’s forests
The Buckeye State is seeing another success story unfold with bobcats. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a species that is native to Ohio, and one of seven wild cat species found in North America. Domestic cats belong to the same family, Felidae, as the bobcat. Once widespread in Ohio, the wild felines became locally extinct […]
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A Legacy Lives: 1800s Bible donated to Danville United Methodist Church
DANVILLE – In the early 1900s, there was a Methodist presence of three churches, one in Danville, Jelloway and Brinkhaven. Today, there is only one church from the original three open to the congregation, the church in Danville. However, a previous owner of the Brinkhaven church found a piece of that original legacy in the […]
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New observation deck pays homage to Camp Mowana at Fleming Falls
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — For more than 100 years, the site of Fleming Falls Park and Preserve has been a place to escape to — a place to slow down and take in the beauty of the natural world. For the staff and campers at Camp Mowana, it was a sacred place. Alumni staff and campers returned to […]
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Knox County historian to discuss Ohio’s airship disaster, Shenandoah, on Aug. 6
MOUNT VERNON — Knox County historian and noted author Aaron Keirns describes the historic airship event this way: “On a stormy September morning in 1925, the giant Navy airship, Shenandoah, tumbled out of the sky and crashed into aviation history.” Keirns will share his illustrated story of the Shenandoah crash near Caldwell, Ohio, for the Aug. 6 meeting […]
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A Stroll Through the Garden: Mowing too short can lead to brown patches
A few weeks ago, a friend from church asked me, “What is this brown patch in my friend’s yard?” I said, “That sounds like the same question I had two weeks ago.” As we discovered last week, there are many reasons for having a brown yard. Mechanical reasons are addressed by changing our methods. Patiently […]