MANSFIELD — The talented area youth who make up the Mansfield Symphony Youth Strings will perform their spring concert at the Renaissance Theatre under the direction of Alora Eyerly on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. The MSYS will be performing We Will Rock You Arr. by Paul Lavender, Desert Sands by Soon Hee Newbold, The Great Gate of […]
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Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python: ‘The 39 Steps’ opens Friday at the Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Alfred Hitchcock was the undisputed king of movie suspense and thrills. The Englishman directed 50 feature films in a career that spanned six decades, including “The Lady Vanishes,” “Rebecca,” “Lifeboat,” “Spellbound,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo” and, of course, “Psycho.” But the often dour-faced Hitchcock never took himself, or his work, too seriously. “A good […]
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Simply the Best: Loudonville’s Vermilya repeats as area Player of Year
LOUDONVILLE — Tyler Bates ran out of superlatives a long time ago. There are only so many ways to say legendary when describing Corri Vermilya. The Ashland University-bound Vermilya is North Central Ohio’s Girls Basketball Player of the Year for a second straight season after leading the Redbirds (26-3) to the Final Four for the […]
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AU’s senior art exhibit set for April 11 to May 4 at Coburn Gallery
ASHLAND — The Senior Art + Design Exhibition, which features the capstone experiences for graduating Ashland University art students, will run from Thursday, April 11, through Saturday, May 4, at the Coburn Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). Thursday’s opening features a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with the […]
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Thanks, Dad: New Mansfield police chief salutes retired police officer father
MANSFIELD — Jason Bammann looked to the back of the room Friday morning after he was sworn in as the new chief of the Mansfield Police Department. His father, retired MPD Sgt. Mike Bammann, returned his gaze across a packed City Council chambers in the Municipal Building. “You always told me … you get in […]
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Hail to the (new) chief: Jason Bammann picked to lead Mansfield Police Dept.
MANSFIELD — New Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann will take the official oath of office on Friday at 9 a.m. in Mansfield City Council Chambers located on the third floor of the Municipal Building. MANSFIELD — The art world’s loss was the Mansfield Police Department’s gain. Jason Bammann graduated from Madison Comprehensive High School in […]
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Ashland University hosts first homeschool conference
ASHLAND — Theresa Watson launched Ashland University’s Homeschool and Classical Learning Center at the beginning of the year, with programming officially beginning in February. A short six weeks later, Watson helmed the school’s first homeschool conference Friday night, drawing 150 people. The night offered networking opportunities with homeschool groups in Ashland and Richland counties, a […]
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No. 1-ranked AU opens NCAA Tournament Friday at 2:30 p.m.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Much of the information for this story was originally published by the Ashland University Sports Information Department at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland University begins the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Allendale, Michigan as the top-ranked team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. As announced […]
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Ashland earns 3rd consecutive GMAC title after thrashing Trevecca
ASHLAND — You could see it on their faces. Whether from the floor, or on the bench — the Eagles were flying high with nothing but appreciation for the game they played. Top-ranked Ashland University secured yet another Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship at Kates Gymnasium on Satuday with a 99-58 pounding of Trevecca Nazarene. […]
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Ashland dismisses Thomas More in GMAC semifinal to reach title tilt
ASHLAND — An ugly first quarter may have been the spark for a brilliant second quarter. Whatever the primer, the defending national champion Ashland University women’s basketball team utilized a 19-4 spurt in the second period to tame Thomas More 67-56 on Friday night at Kates Gymnasium. “It was a hard-fought win,” said AU coach […]