The Shelby Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser on Saturday morning will give the community a chance to eat pancakes and test-drive a new Ford vehicle – just not at the same time. For the first time, the Rotary Club is combining their 20th annual Pancake Breakfast with the Drive 4 UR Community event, sponsored by Ford […]
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Deer-vehicle crashes decline in Richland County, but caution still necessary
Vehicular collisions with deer declined again in both Ohio and Richland County last year, but such crashes still caused seven deaths in the state and 844 injuries, along with many millions of dollars in damage, according to newly released statistics from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The Ohio deer crash total in 2013 was […]
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Board of Elections has issued revised voting schedule
The Richland County Board of Elections has issued a revised voting schedule due to a court ruling dated Sept. 29. Voters may vote early/absentee starting Tuesday October 7 for the November 4 general election. Registered voters may vote in person at the board office located at 1495 W. Longview Avenue Suite 101. Voters are asked […]
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Shelby votes to increase sanitary sewer capital improvements surcharge
Most Shelby residents will see higher sewer bills in the near future when, after much discussion, Shelby City Council passed an ordinance increasing the sanitary sewer capital improvements surcharge by 51 percent. Residential, commercial and industrial customers will see an increase in their rates shown on their February 2015 bills, but council voted to freeze […]
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Missing Bucyrus teen found safe in Mansfield
Rebecca “Beccy” Kemper, who was reported missing in September, has been found safe. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and the Mansfield Office of the FBI found Kemper safe in Mansfield. On Monday, Oct. 6, The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, and the Mansfield Office of the FBI followed up on a lead from the weekend. At approximately […]
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Knights of Columbus donate to Richland Newhope
The Richland County Board of Developmental Disabilities received a generous donation from the Knights of Columbus at their September meeting, as well as an update on the role of county boards of developmental disabilities. Representatives Art Gideon and Ron Ahles of the Knights of Columbus Council 8357 at Resurrection Parish in Lexington presented a check […]
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Lexington-Shelby Elks to collect items for local food banks
The Lexington-Shelby Elks #2554, in conjunction with Geyer’s Fresh Foods, will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit local food banks. Items may be dropped off at the collection site at Geyer’s Fresh Foods, 280 East Main Street, Lexington, on Saturday Oct. 11 and Sunday Oct. 12. All items collected will benefit six local food banks; the […]
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Sheriff’s Office requesting support from community for Color/Honor Guard
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release in July requesting community support toward the local Color/Honor Guard. The Color/Honor Guard has been inactive since 2010; but Sergeant James Nicholson decided to initiate the volunteer group once again. This time he wants to do it right. “I want to bring back the Color Guard, […]
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Local EAA Chapter hosts Young Eagles Rally
Hopes to fly above Mansfield were high on Saturday morning as Chapter 148 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) from Shelby hosted a Young Eagles Rally to encourage young children and adolescents to become interested and educated in aviation. Pilots from the EAA, who were also members of the Mansfield Aviation Club, brought their personal […]
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SBA announces fee relief
The U.S Small Business Administration has announced that fee relief on 7(a) loans of $150,000 or less implemented last year and originally slated to expire on Sept. 30, will be extended through fiscal year 2015. SBA has also announced that fee relief measures for SBA Veterans Advantage will also be renewed as well as enhanced. […]