GALION, Ohio — The full schedule for Galion’s Pickle Run festival is available and the event will be held on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Pickle Run kicks off on Saturday morning with the YMCA’s 5K run/walk and kids’ fun run at 8:30 a.m. At noon, kids can head to the football field […]
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Legendary Budweiser Clydesdales draw crowds to Ashland fairgrounds
ASHLAND, Ohio – They are famous worldwide for their appearances in parades, commercials and even Presidential inaugurations, so it’s no surprise that hundreds of area residents lined up for a glimpse of Budweiser’s legendary Clydesdales. As part of Ashland’s bicentennial and Balloonfest festivities, the huge draft horses are making their home at the Ashland County […]
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Beautiful, bountiful, berry-licious
Tis the season for wild black raspberries to ripen, which means mosquito bites, berry bramble scratches, and hands that make you look like Lady Macbeth. We are fortunate to have a plethora of brambly, scratchy, juicy, berry-licious plants on our property. In Ohio, as in many other states, wild berries are considered a weed. At […]
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NECIC reschedules tomato workshop
MANSFIELD, Ohio- The North End Community Improvement Collaborative’s (NECIC) free tomato workshop scheduled for Thursday, July 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 15, due to inclement weather. Participants will learn potting, pruning, staking, and harvesting methods, demonstrated by Mona Kneuss and Compton Donohue. Tomato plants will be provided to […]
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Jimmy Warner Band to perform for Bellville’s First Thursday
BELLVILLE, Ohio—Thursday brings another First Thursday to Bellville. It also brings the Jimmy Warner Band. First Thursday means Bellville merchants will have their stores open until 7 p.m. and will offer special prices or fun activities. Then the Jimmy Warner Band will perform a free concert at the bandstand at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged […]
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Mansfield Playhouse offers youth summer camp
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Mansfield Playhouse will be holding a summer camp for our area youth, instructed by Candy Boyd and Michael Schoeppner. This will be a three week camp. Children ages 6-9 will meet on Mondays (July 13, 20 and 27) from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. A maximum of 20 children will be accepted […]
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Ontario’s Marshall Park to get disc golf course
ONTARIO, Ohio — Marshall Park in Ontario will soon have an 18-hole disc golf course. Ontario resident Andy Kissinger and Ontario High School graduates Brandon Stoffer and Ian Templeton are pooling their talents to have the course finished this summer. They began the process in late March by mapping out a course. Templeton used a […]
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Mansfield YMCA Livestrong Graduation
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Mansfield YMCA LIVESTRONG participants celebrated their completion of the program earlier this month on June 22. After the ceremonial speeches, the true joy came as each participant got their time in the light and their names were read to the assembled masses. This 12-week program is designed to restore strength of […]
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Soap Box Derby prevails despite rain
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Though the rain posed a threat to the North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby, racers were still able to cruise down the North Main Street hill on Saturday for the annual competition. Off to a roughly three-hour delayed start because of inclement weather, the Soap Box Derby drew 24 participants this year. […]
