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, […]
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Reflecting on President’s Day through an Ohio lens
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Feb. 1, 2022. Richland Source is part of a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share history content at our respective sites. This President’s Day, programs at the Ohio History Center include a live presentation and several documentaries about the […]
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Mansfield’s Dean Kastran goes full Cyrkle in half-century music career
MANSFIELD — Dean Kastran has the enviable, lustrous hair one would expect to see adorning the head of a 73-year-old rock star. Which is good, because that’s what he is. Still. Chatting over coffee at Relax a few days ago, a week after performing in three sold-out shows in Florida as the new bassist for […]
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Homegrown: Grandson of former Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course owner wins Daytona 500
DAYTONA, Fla. — Austin Cindric, the grandson of the former owner of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, made his first full-time NASCAR start count. The 23-year-old, who grew up running around the permanent road course near Lexington during summers and then won the NASCAR Xfinity race here in 2019, stunned the racing world Sunday by […]
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STATE CHAMP: Madison’s Lyndsee Young caps off historic HS career with state wrestling title
HILLIARD — Lyndsee Young is bringing a state championship back to Richland County. The Madison senior capped off a groundbreaking high school career by going undefeated at this weekend’s Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association’s Girls State Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School. She claimed the 140-pound trophy Sunday by defeating the state’s top-ranked wrestler, […]
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NASA astronaut, Ashland native Robert Springer to address hometown on March 10
ASHLAND — Astronaut and Ashland native, Col. Robert Springer, will be the featured speaker as part of the Ashland County Historical Society’s 2022 Spring Speaker Series. The event takes place on Thursday, March 10 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Ashland High School, Little Theatre, located at 1440 King Road, Ashland, Ohio 44805. Come and […]
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Ohio completes above-average deer hunting season
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Feb 7. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is […]