MANSFIELD — Over the past few holiday seasons we started shooting videos of one holiday song from each of the Richland County High School choirs that would agree to let us do so. It received a pretty solid response from our readers, and gave us a chance to spotlight students we don’t reach via photo […]
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Wrestlers get head start on season at annual all-star match
MADISON TOWNSHIP — With one minute periods and only a moment between matches, the action was fast and furious at Monday’s North Central Ohio Wrestling Officials Association All-Star Match at Madison’s Wayne E. Miller Gymnasium. Wrestlers from 11 schools took part in the annual event, which featured 28 matches in rapid succession. All but seven […]
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Mansfield woman buys 300 toys for needy children
MANSFIELD — As a little girl, Taylor Davis learned the joy of giving back from her grandmothers. Every year, they would take her and her sister to a department store, where each girl would pick out a toy to donate to a child in need. Now Davis is determined to pass the same lesson on […]
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Two sex offenders top list of Mansfield-area’s Most Wanted
MANSFIELD — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public’s help in capturing these four individuals, two of them sex offenders, on this week’s Most Wanted list. Steven Symsick, 39, is 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities say he is sought for failure to register as a […]
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Galion students collect more than 5,000 pairs of socks for “Socktober”
GALION – Learning to give back to the community and help others has become a staple in the educational journey for students in the Galion City Schools. The Galion Intermediate School and Galion Primary School held the annual “Socktober” fundraiser, and it was a tremendous success. The students collected 5,410 pairs of new socks, bringing […]
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Mansfield Art Center’s holiday fair offers beautiful gifts for thoughtful shoppers
MANSFIELD — Deb Kistner comes to the Mansfield Art Center’s (MAC) Holiday Fair every year to look for Christmas gifts. She said she enjoys the variety, as well as the chance to support local artists. “It’s unique,” she said. “There’s not that many different places to shop in Mansfield. You can find something really different […]
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Opportunity Knox uses innate wiring assessment to improve job retention
MOUNT VERNON — Resumés detail a person’s previous employment. Interviews provide insight into personality traits. But, how can employers tell if a candidate is really the best fit for a job? A tool purchased by Opportunity Knox, Knox County’s employment center, is designed to assess just this. The tool, AcuMax Index, is a cognitive reasoning […]
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Cline Cabin dates to 1863 at Mohican State Park
LOUDONVILLE — The Cline Cabin at Mohican State Park was originally built on a hill, circa 1863, by German immigrant Constantine Cline. The cabin continued to house generations of Cline descendants until 1947 when it was sold to the State of Ohio to be incorporated into the Mohican-Memorial State Forest. At that point, the cabin […]
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The Captain: Potter caps sensational career with another trip to Final Four
LEXINGTON — As gaudy as they are, the numbers only tell a fraction of the Gage Potter story. The Richland Source boys soccer Player of the Year, Potter’s value to the Lexington program can’t be quantified by looking at his statistics. A senior and four-year letterman, Potter was a two-time captain and a member of […]
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New Washington to host inaugural Dutchtown Hometown Christmas on Dec. 2
NEW WASHINGTON — The community of New Washington is excited to hold the first Dutchtown Hometown Christmas, featuring a tree lighting at the village gazebo and the arrival of Santa on a fire truck, on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 pm (with a rain date of Dec. 3). This inaugural event will include carolers, children’s […]