“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” — Author John Rushkin Enjoy the weekend thaw, folks. With apologies to playwright Eugene O’Neill, the iceman cometh. And right fast. Cold temperatures, the likes of which north central […]
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Slip, sliding away: 2 to 3 inches of snow today may make drive home a challenge
Your drive home from work today may be a bit messy. And slippery. Two to three inches of snow is possible today as a fast-moving clipper system rolls across Ohio, dropping light but steady snow that could make daytime travel interesting in north central Ohio. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a […]
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How cold is it going to be the next few days? Try this bad joke on for size
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – Author John Steinbeck How cold is it gonna feel for the next couple of days? How about colder than a brass toilet seat on the shady side of an iceberg? With all due apologies for that horrendous joke, […]
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Columbus police seek help finding missing Ashland County man
BELLVILLE – Police in Columbus seek public assistance in locating a 25-year-old Ashland County man whose car was found apparently abandoned behind Der Dutchman Restaurant in Bellville. James Beardsley left a residence in Columbus on Sunday to travel to his home in Polk, but never arrived, according to Columbus police. His vehicle was found parked […]
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It’s winter until March 20: Snow expected across north central Ohio on Friday night
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” — Anne Bradstreet MANSFIELD — Thank goodness spring is just a couple of months away. But between now and March 20, Old Man Winter is calling north central Ohio his home. And here we go again. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has […]
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Hunter building deer stand reports Bigfoot sighting in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Andrew Baum said he has spent much of his life in the outdoors. He had never seen anything like the creature he saw on Dec. 28, in a Washington Township field. The 35-year-old Mansfield man, perched in a 17-foot high tree stand, believes he saw a Bigfoot walking purposely and quickly across the […]
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Dodging a bullet: Winter storm is forecast to largely miss north central Ohio
The ease of Monday morning commutes may depend upon which side of the winter storm dividing line you live on in north central Ohio. The question remains … where exactly will that line be established by the first storm of 2025, a wintry mix that’s been dubbed Winter storm Blair. As of Sunday afternoon, it […]
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Ontario’s Romanchuk easily wins re-election to the Ohio Senate’s 22nd District
MANSFIELD — Republican Mark Romanchuk will likely retire from politics undefeated. The Ontario resident and Republican easily rolled to a second and final four-year term in the Ohio Senate’s 22nd District on Tuesday, brushing off a challenge from Democratic challenger Kathy Salem. Term limits prevent the 62-year-old Romanchuk from seeking a third term in the […]
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FBI arrests Ashland County man for alleged involvement in Jan. 6 riots
POLK — The FBI arrested a man from Ashland County on Tuesday for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jeffrey Newcomb, 41, of Polk, faces five federal charges for allegations tied to him bringing a Trump sign to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and, along with other rioters, […]