COLUMBUS, Ohio–In order to better protect Ohio taxpayers and prevent tax fraud, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) is implementing additional safeguards that will inevitably cause some refunds to be delayed this upcoming income tax filing season. These steps are being taken to further bolster defenses in anticipation of a continuing increase in attempted tax […]
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No injuries reported after garbage truck overturns
LEXINGTON — No one was injured when a Rumpke garbage truck overturned near the intersection of Hanley Road and U.S. 42 on Tuesday morning. The truck was headed west on Hanley Road at around 10:30 a.m. when the driver lost control and slid off the south side of the road. The truck struck the ditch […]
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How does the nation measure up to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream?
MANSFIELD, Ohio–On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech to tens of thousands of people in Washington D.C. And on Jan. 19, 2015, Reverend Thomas Hunt of Providence Baptist Church asked people at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield how the nation “measures up” to the […]
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MLK Day of Service brings reading to Big Red Bookshelf event
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield Mavericks basketball player Michael Morgan expressed the importance of reading to children at the United Way’s Big Red Bookshelf event Monday in honor of the national MLK Day of Service. “Reading will be important no matter what you do in life,” the North Central State College freshman said. He then compared reading […]
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OhioHealth MedCentral gives back to Friendly House
OhioHealth MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield honored the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday with a donation to the Friendly House and Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. A large pile of board games, books and gym equipment arrived at the Friendly House to keep kids entertained after school. Director […]
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Neurosurgeon joins OhioHealth MedCentral Hospitals
A neurosurgeon from Duluth, MN, has joined the family of care providers at OhioHealth MedCentral Hospitals. Dionysios Klironomos, MD, brings neurosurgical care for brain and spine conditions to our region. Klironomos’ expertise in conditions of the brain includes brain tumor surgery. His specialty in the spine includes degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, […]
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Mansfield celebrates life and legacy of Martin Luther King
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was marching in the name of civil rights in 1965, Mansfield resident David Dennis was right there with him. Superintendent David Dennis of New Jerusalem Progressive COGIC was a young man walking alongside 700 other people on a dirt road in Mississippi with the man history would come to […]
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Area Agency on Aging announces new board members
The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. welcomes three new Board of Trustee members and voted in new officers at their January board meeting. Representing Morrow County is Jeffrey B. Polzin. Polzin holds a bachelor of science in Pharmacy and Psychology from The Ohio State University of Columbus, Ohio. He is a registered […]
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Frost quakes rattle Richland County
Things that go bump in the night are generally explained by falling tree branches or playful cats, but sometimes those thumps give you quite a start and leave you with an uneasy feeling when you can’t locate the source. If the night is as cold as those we’ve recently experienced, you can blame the sound […]
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Campaign for legalizing marijuana underway, local authority speaks out
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty-three states along with the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form. Recently, ResponsibleOhio, a group formed to end the prohibition of marijuana announced on Dec. 19, 2014 that it will pursue a ballot initiative in 2015 to legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. “Marijuana for medical and personal […]