Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three part series exploring common questions about the Richland County Land Bank. Part one published Monday. Part three will publish Wednesday. MANSFIELD — As a kid, Amy Hamrick’s father taught her how to operate any piece of heavy machinery she was capable of turning on. “She’s probably the […]
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Open Source: What is the Richland County Land Bank?
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three part series exploring common questions about the Richland County Land Bank. Part two will publish Tuesday. Part three will publish Wednesday. MANSFIELD — For years, a poster hung on the wall of the Richland County Land Bank’s office that posed two key questions: If not us, […]
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Scotty’s Pizza serves up pan pizza with a twist
MANSFIELD — Scott Granneman loves pizza so much he could eat it for breakfast — and he has on many occasions. Granneman opened his first pizza shop in his early 20s. He built and sold a regional empire. Then he walked away for a while, moved across the country and became a limo driver in Las […]
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Open Source: Ohio State now aims for another national title, but a century ago Kenyon was in its sights
GAMBIER — As Ohio State gears up for a Cotton Bowl date against Miami on New Year’s Eve, one interested reader asked a question about the Buckeyes’ history — specifically against a local outfit. Here’s what we discovered: Around Thanksgiving time over a century ago, the Men of Scarlet and Gray competed for gridiron glory […]
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Shelby native finishes top 10 in global strongman competition
Eric Shuty was born and raised in Shelby and is a 1998 Shelby High School grad. He joined the U.S. Army in 2004 and was stationed in Washington.
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OPEN SOURCE: Madison junior Kaiden Koch paints Whoville mural in less than 2 weeks
MANSFIELD — Students walking into Madison Comprehensive High School don’t just pass a window anymore — they stop. What they see is a burst of Whoville color that fills the space, painted by 16-year-old junior Kaiden Koch in less than two weeks. A lifelong love of art Koch said he started drawing when he was […]
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Open Source: Avenue Church in Ontario raises more than $261K for community
ONTARIO — Avenue Church in Ontario wasn’t sure what its future would look like six years ago. “It started as a revitalization project with people saying the church was about to die,” Lead Pastor Nate Hultz noted. “We came in with an expectation to evaluate what we could be doing.” Be Generous campaign paves the […]
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Volunteer gardeners beautify city medians; who will take over as they age?
MANSFIELD — From sunny June days to the shifting colors of autumn, the tree lawn looks like a miniature park. A crabapple tree rises, surrounded by boxwoods and rings of bold zinnias and marigolds. For 10 years, a group of volunteers has cared for the triangular median where Woodhill Road forks into Marion Avenue. Now, […]
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Ontario High School junior’s journey from small-town band room to the state’s biggest stage
ONTARIO — Every musician remembers their first note — for Ontario junior, Eliana Fittante, it was on an instrument most fifth-graders can barely coax a sound from. Years later, that same oboe has carried her from her fifth-grade band room to the All-State Orchestra stage. Fittante makes Ohio’s top student orchestra 15-year-old Fittante has been […]
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OPEN SOURCE: What’s the difference between HSI & ICE?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader suggestion. Do you have a tip for our reporters? Click here to submit it. MOUNT VERNON — An Oct. 9 federal law enforcement operation at Panchos Tacos, a Mexican restaurant in Mount Vernon, triggered a flurry of questions from readers throughout north central Ohio. […]