Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Ohio National Guard Ohio’s Heartland Girl Scout Council Panther Racing Earlier in the week, National Guard Indy driver Oriol Servia and John Barnes, CEO of Panther Racing, visited at the 179th Airlift Wing. Then on Saturday Ohio Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst met Girl Scouts at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car […]
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Family Fun out on the Farm
Malabar Farm served as a hotspot for family fun this weekend as it hosted its annual Farm Fun Day Festival. The line-up was filled with events tailored to the scenic location of Malabar Farm. Children enjoyed games like the lasso toss and sack races, along with the fishing derby. Volunteer Sierra Marth facilitated some of […]
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Summer businesses washed out by weather
Pleasant Hill Lake Park was not such a pleasant place early this summer when the lake rose 18 feet above normal and flooded out the entire park, including the campground area. The park’s biggest event of the summer, Christmas in July, had to be postponed until August. Park Manager Bill Martin said the devastating weather […]
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Ontario council hears business prospect
When Ontario City Council met this week, councilmen Mark Weidemyre announced that the company interested in purchasing land in the Industrial Park accepted the counter offer presented. Other activity included councilman Paul Williams sharing updates on the utilities committee. And a number of ordinances were passed during the council meeting. Weidemyre announced to council that […]
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Entrepreneurship began at home
One might argue that nurturing entrepreneurs was work Heather Tsavaris was born to do. Tsavaris’ parents are highly successful entrepreneurs themselves. Her father immigrated from a small island in Greece at the age of 16. He started as a dishwasher in the Brown Derby chain and worked his way up to vice president of the […]
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Slow moving climate patterns change summer weather
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in Cleveland (NOAA) has faced a busy summer with weather alerts, watches and warnings. And it’s not expected to slow down anytime soon. Mansfield native and Madison High School graduate Martin Thompson, a Hydro-Meteorological Technician for NOAA in Cleveland, says it’s definitely been an unusual summer “Just to give […]
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Counter terrorism analyst returns home to new role
The career path that brought adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, Heather Tsavaris, to North Central State College’s Urban Center, is far from conventional. Tsavaris characterizes herself as a typical first-born child. She worked hard and cared deeply about her grades. Naturally, when she went to college she started out on the path of many high-achievers: […]
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ODOT announces $68 million SR 30 reconstruction project
This morning marked a “great day” for the city of Mansfield. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced the $68 million reconstruction project aimed at improving and replacing the strip of Route 30 starting from the convergence of SR 309 and SR 30, all the way to the Fifth Street interchange. Allen C. Biehl, District Deputy […]
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Ohio National Guard members get Indy experience at Mid-Ohio
COLUMBUS — Panther Racing will recognize the Ohio National Guard during the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge and The Honda Indy® 200 at Mid-Ohio this weekend, August 1-4, 2013. A series of events known as the Indy Racing League National Guard Experience is designed to increase awareness and community involvement with the National Guard. Events will be […]
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Representative Romanchuk discusses possible flood solutions
“This is not a small local problem, this is a regional issue,” said Shelby’s mayor Marilyn S. John in Wednesday’s meeting at Bellville’s Police Department. In response to the flooding in Richland County earlier this summer, mayors, county commissioners, community members, and State Representative Mark Romanchuk convened to talk about possible solutions to excessive flooding. […]