MOUNT VERNON — On this day in history, Feb. 22, 1945, Lt. Frederick Coe, a native of Mount Vernon, was killed in action while on a bombing mission in the Brenner Pass between Italy and Austria. Coe grew up on a farm, and he loved hunting on the property accompanied by his dogs. A graduate […]
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More severe weather, snow, sleet, freezing rain, is on its way this week
MANSFIELD — The National Weather Service in Cleveland is monitoring another system that will track across the Ohio Valley Thursday night through Friday morning. This system has the potential for a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to impact our area. “We will be monitoring the forecast and updates will be sent out […]
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Tygers stun 2nd-seeded Bellevue in sectional final
WILLARD — Kiersten Bradley went crazy Monday night. So did Mansfield Senior teammate Ahmani Mitchell. Bradley scored a game-high 20 points, while Mitchell scored 17 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as the seventh-seeded Tygers stunned No. 2 Bellevue 66-38 in the Division II sectional championship game at Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. “She […]
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Clear Fork tops Kenton for first sectional crown since 2015
WILLARD — It’s a good thing Clear Fork coach Scott Sellers gave his team a crash-course in net cutting after a recent practice. The third-seeded Colts were snipping twine for the first time in a long time Monday at Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Senior Bekah Conrad scored 16 points as Clear Fork won its first […]
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Lexington village council retains lawyer, refers gas station proposal back to planning commission
LEXINGTON — The Lexington Planning Commission will re-examine a zoning application to build a gas station on the village square next month. Village Council voted Monday to refer the zoning application, filed by B & B Realty Holdings, LLC and Englefield Oil Co., back to the village planning commission. The motion came after nearly 30 […]
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Open Source: When will CenturyLink service be restored on the east side of Mansfield?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story came from a tip via our Open Source tool, that allows readers to ask a question or suggest a story. Log on to contribute your story tips. MANSFIELD — Approximately 100 homes on the east side of Mansfield are experiencing phone and internet outages from the snow storm that walloped Richland County in early […]
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Ontario’s Trumpower qualifies in 2 events for state swim meet
ONTARIO — A number of north central Ohio girls are swimming toward this weekend’s state meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Ontario junior Brie Trumpower qualified in two individual events and as a member of two state-qualifying relay teams. It’s the third straight year Trumpower qualified for four events. “I’m where I need to […]
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Title Defense: Lex boys relay team seeded 1st going into state swim meet
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen will get the chance to defend their state title. Lexington, which won the Division II state crown in the 200 yard medley relay last year, owns the top seed in the event going into this week’s state meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. The Lex quartet of Jacob Hathaway, Ivan Prykhodko, […]
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Division II sectional titles to be decided Monday
MANSFIELD — The girls basketball tournament is playing catch-up after Mother Nature made a mess of things last week. A winter storm forced the postponement of several sectional semifinal games last week, resulting in the delay of the sectional finals. Those games will be played Monday at various sites around the region. In Division II, […]