My entire life, I have loved the first day of school. As a child, the night before school started felt a little like Christmas, with new clothes set out for the morning, new supplies in the backpack. The potential that came with a new school year, with new teachers and new classmates, was absolutely thrilling […]
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Ashland artist Robin Roberts wins Best of Show in Michigan contest
ASHLAND — Ashland painter Robin Roberts crossed the state border and brought home top honors from an art exhibition in Grand Traverse, Michigan. Paint Grand Traverse (Michigan) is an annual plein air (outdoor) painting festival and competition in which 40 selected artists from across the nation are challenged to interpret the region’s beauty and character by painting […]
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NAMI Richland County presents Ending the Silence program at Plymouth-Shiloh Middle School
PLYMOUTH — Mental health issues have become a signficant factor amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools resume classes this fall, educators are hoping to get out in front of some of those concerns that they may see in students or colleagues. To that end, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Richland County presented “Ending the Silence” […]
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Steadfast founder continues to create automotive artwork in Bellville
BELLVILLE — Henry Richards is a Michelangelo with a welding torch, a Rembrandt with a wrench, a Leonardo Da Vinci of automotive detail. Just as Orson Welles once intoned on behalf of Paul Masson California wine, Richards and his Steadfast Manufacturing will sell no car before its time. His latest classic car art, a 1932 […]
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Plymouth FFA treasurer selected as 110% Award recipient
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth Future Farmer’s of America treasurer Sarah Hoak was recently selected as the 110% Award recipient for 2020. Hoak shared her essay on reflections about the award below: By Sarah Hoak Going into my freshman year at Plymouth High School, I was pretty overwhelmed with what was coming my way. I was playing […]
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Strive to Thrive comes to an end; winner announced
Editor’s Note: The Strive to Thrive competition launched in January 2020 after nine local contestants were chosen by Richland Source and OhioHealth Ontario Health & Fitness to compete in a 12-week weight loss challenge. MANSFIELD – After seven months of exercise, waiting through delays due to COVID-19 and contestants maintaining self-discipline, the Strive to Thrive […]
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Commentary: Love your neighbor as yourself
I came across a video today that brought me to tears. A man kept getting motion alerts from his driveway security camera each evening because a little boy kept riding his bike in his driveway. In response, the man chalked a racetrack in the driveway for the child to have some fun as he rode, […]
