MANSFIELD — Mansfield Christian sophomore Amarr Davis had himself a night, a career night in fact, at the Franciscan Activity Center — and his team was thankful for it in a rugged Mid-Buckeye Conference clash. The explosive guard erupted for 35 points, a season-high performance, and the Flames spoiled St. Peter’s Homecoming with a 61-50 […]
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Avita Health System issues statement on cybersecurity incident
ONTARIO — Avita Health System on Thursday afternoon issued the following emailed statement about a cybersecurity incident: “On Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, Avita Health System detected and stopped a network security incident. After discovering the unauthorized activity, our IT professionals – together with third party forensic and cybersecurity experts – immediately secured our systems and […]
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Richland County commissioners OK next step in creating fourth courtroom
MANSFIELD — Richland County is moving ahead with plans for a fourth Common Pleas general division courtroom, using funds available through “lost revenue” provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act. Commissioners authorized county Administrator Andrew Keller to prepare and issue a “request for qualifications” for an architect or engineer to design the new courtroom. The […]
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Uneven floor in former Richland County jail space throws snag into demo efforts
MANSFIELD — An effort to open up usable space inside the Richland County courthouse has run into a snag due to unforeseen, unlevel floors in the old county jail. County maintenance superintendent Chuck Minnich told county commissioners on Thursday that the problem was found when the former jail cells were pulled from the concrete floor on […]
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Innovation helps Crestview students capture title at Ohio Future City competition
OLIVESBURG — Imagine a world with zero waste — one with no trash cans or landfills, where even air pollution can be recycled. A group of Crestview Middle School students did just that to win the top honor in a statewide STEM competition. Crestview’s model metropolis took first place in the Ohio region’s DiscoverE Future City […]
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Lucas captures 4th straight outright MBC title
LUCAS — The coronation ceremony was more subdued than in year’s past, but it was a moment worth celebrating nonetheless. Logan Toms scored 20 points and Ty Lehnhart added 16 as Lucas won its fourth straight outright Mid-Buckeye Conference crown with a resounding 54-26 win over Loudonville at the Cub Cave on Wednesday. The Cubs […]
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METRICH drug task force adds mobile application
MANSFIELD — The decades-long fight against illegal drugs across a 10-county north central Ohio just added a new high-tech tool. The METRICH Enforcement Unit, which began in Mansfield and Richland County in 1986, has recently an added an online application, the first of its kind for a multi-county drug task force in Ohio. “We’ve had […]
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First Black pro football player, who starred in Shelby, to be honored in Wooster on Thursday
WOOSTER — Shelby native Jim Stoner has devoted years to telling people the story of Charles Follis, the first Black professional football player in America. Stoner started by researching and writing the stage play “The Black Cyclone.” He’s now assisting in planning a feature film on the life of Follis, who played for the Shelby Blues from […]
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Moody’s Investors Service affirms City of Mansfield’s credit rating, removes ‘negative outlook’
MANSFIELD — Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed the City of Mansfield’s A2 credit rating and removed the “negative outlook” assigned to the city’s financial picture in September 2020. Finance Director Linn Steward said the affirmed rating and now removal of the “negative outlook” could result in the city paying lower interest rates with future bond […]
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Here’s a week worth of results from Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball
A regional high school basketball wrap-up from all over north central Ohio. Look to Richland Source for sports results from Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Marion, and Knox counties. For feature coverage from this week, check out our sports section. Carey escapes Leipsic Carey edged Leipsic in a close 63-54 encounter in an Ohio boys basketball […]