LOUDONVILLE — Rebuilding is a necessary evil for most high school basketball coaches, especially at the small-school level. But Loudonville’s Tyler Bates has discovered a cheat code. The Division IV Redbirds, it seems, only reload. Loudonville is 9-1 at the midway point of the regular season and alone atop the Mid-Buckeye Conference standings at 5-0. […]
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Mansfield among cities on Ohio’s expanding COVID testing locations; Portman tests positive
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio National Guard, and the Ohio Hospital Association will expand COVID-19 testing locations in nine Ohio cities, including Mansfield, starting this week. In addition, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced he has also tested positive for the illness. “In preparation for […]
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Ashland’s national champion track coach, U.S. Olympian Jud Logan passes away
ASHLAND – Ashland University and the world of track and field suffered a significant loss with the passing of Eagle track and field head coach and four-time United States Olympian Jud Logan on Monday. He was 62. “Jud Logan personified our mission and vision at Ashland University,” said Ashland University President Carlos Campo. “We promise […]
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What Knox County is doing to support second-chance employment
MOUNT VERNON — Loyalty. Growth. Acceptance. Those are the words that participants in Mount Vernon Municipal Court’s MERIT Court program heard on a recent field trip to Hot Chicken Takeover in Westerville. But perhaps the most important words they heard were “second chance.” Hot Chicken Takeover is a second-chance employer, one who is willing to […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider $352K in ARPA funds for computer server hardware
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council will begin 2022 by considering spending $352,318 on new main computer server hardware. According to proposed legislation scheduled to be discussed Tuesday evening, “the main server hardware utilized by all city departments is inefficient and obsolete.” The city would pay for the new Dell equipment using a portion of the […]
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Mansfield churches turn historic home into transitional housing
MANSFIELD – If walls could talk, the old Victorian mansion would have plenty to say. Over the last 120 years, it’s served as a residence, a barracks, an art studio and a daycare center. Now, the historic edifice at 309 Park Ave. West is a transitional home for unhoused men looking to get back on […]
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Richland Area Chamber: 2022 targeted business grant program launched
RICHLAND COUNTY – The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development today announced they are collaborating with Richland County to launch a targeted small business grant program to assist businesses in the Food/Beverage, Tourism/Lodging, and Entertainment Venue industries who have been impacted by COVID-19. At the current time, there is $950,000 to be distributed to businesses […]
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Plaintiff, Defendant, and Judge: How some Ohio counties entrust the same officials to collect taxes and wipe liens
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third day in a 3-part series on Artificial Intelligence. This project was funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Richland Source has entered a collaborative agreement with Eye on Ohio to share content. Please join the free mailing […]
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Oak Hill in the Snow
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. I had to wait until it snowed before I could write this. It is a memory that is awakened only by snow. Every year when the atmosphere turns suddenly thick and dark with falling snow, so that the neighborhood gets more three-dimensional as […]
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Top 2021 Open Source stories range from unfinished church in Ontario to Al Capone
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a three-part series looking back at the top stories of 2021. MANSFIELD — Our readers ask us a lot of questions. In fact, we’ve received more than 1,000 questions since Open Source launched in 2018. We do our best to answer them, no matter how big or small. Many of them are […]