“It has gone really well this year. We are very pleased with the turnout we have seen,” said parade chairman of Shiloh Fire Department, Tom Messmore. Shiloh was celebrating the 47th Annual Fireman’s Ox Roast and it went on July 26 and July 27. “We had over 8,000 pounds of beef here this year and we were […]
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Food for thought at the Madison school board
Madison’s school lunches have been awarded a rating of excellent. The report from the Director of Food Services, Diane Coleman, served food for thought on the topic of school lunch trends during the Board of Education meeting last week. Food administrator Diane Coleman stated, “This has been my most challenging year, out of 21 years […]
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Korean War ceremony marks veteran’s heroism, service
Gray clouds might have rained out the parade, but the spirit inside Mansfield Amvets Post 26 was anything but dampened. Saturday morning rain brought on a cancelation of a 10:30 a.m. parade celebrating and marking the 60th year of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The 11 a.m. ceremony scheduled to follow was moved from the downtown […]
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Ohio National Guard celebrates 225th birthday
This week the Ohio National Guard celebrated two and a quarter centuries of service. Founded in 1778 in Marietta, the Ohio National Guard roots go back to the early colonial tradition of Citizen-Soldiers providing local protection and law enforcement. “The Ohio National Guard has a rich history of serving the community, state and nation, since […]
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Violent Crimes team makes human trafficking arrests
On Thursday, July 25 the Richland County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Impact Team (VCIT), Major Crimes Unit and Special Deputy Unit completed a Human Trafficking investigation. The investigation involved online escort services that were operating and providing sex for hire services in Richland County. The investigative concern was that females addicted to illegal narcotics were […]
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Volunteers help with Home Depot project in Shelby
“We cannot express how thankful we are for this help. It’s truly incredible,” said owner of the Home Depot Project, Ian Stoffel. The youth group of Shelby Alliance Church offered helping hands to local homeowners, Ian and Angel Stoffel of Shelby. “We went on a trip to Chicago and worked in homeless shelters and soup […]
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Local Korean War vet holds deep appreciation for service
“It isn’t all fighting when you are in the military,” said Korean War Vet David Dalton of Mansfield. Dalton, originally from Hayesville, enlisted in the Navy Reserves January 1952 at the age of 19. Inspired by the unexpected death of friend Ken Metsger who was killed after a brief time engaged on the front lines, […]
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Richland Bank president commends staff
The Richland Bank on Trimble Rd was robbed on Wednesday July 10, at approximately 10:06 a.m. with the robber making an initial “get-away” with only a small amount of money. Anthony Windbigler, 30 years old, was sent to the Richland County jail with a very large cash bond. Windbigler will go before the grand jury and […]
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Korean War veterans to be honored Saturday
There are 1,164 living Korean War Veterans in Richland County today; and on Saturday, those veterans will be honored during a parade and ceremony in Mansfield. The parade marks the 60th anniversary of the conflict’s end and will be led by the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 51 Color Guard. “It’s the forgotten war. I […]
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Korean War veterans remember and continue to serve
After World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided in two by the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union occupied the Northern zone, and the U.S. occupied the south. As ideologies clashed between both zones, so did instability. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations condemned this invasion offensive and soon […]