MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks at least through the end of September, according to a press release issued Friday afternoon. A letter to parents is shared below: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, Mansfield City Schools (MCS) will update their mask policy as a requirement for […]
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COVID and quarantine taking a toll on Richland County schools
ONTARIO — More Ontario students have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last eleven days of class than during the entire 2020-2021 school year. There were 61 students who tested positive for COVID-19 last school year, Supt. Lisa Carmichael said. There have been 64 students to test positive since classes resumed last month. “The other […]
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1486th Transportation Co. activated in Mansfield to assist Louisiana with hurricane relief
MANSFIELD — About 100 members of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1486th Transportation Co. from Mansfield are being activated to assist with Hurricane Ida relief efforts in Louisiana, according to state officials. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday morning that 250 total soldiers with the 1486th, the 112th Transportation Battalion from North Canton and the 1485th […]
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Labor Day Parade returns to Mansfield on Monday, Sept. 6
MANSFIELD — The Labor Day Parade, an annual tradition for many years in Mansfield, returns on Monday, Sept. 6. The parade saluting American working men and women steps off at 10 a.m. at the five-way light in Mansfield, according to Norm Shoemaker, president of the Mid-Ohio Area AFL-CIO Council. The parade was cancelled in 2020 […]
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Hazel, the drone-sniffing dog, is on the case at DRM Productions
MANSFIELD — Those seeking to fly drones into Mansfield’s state prisons should be aware. Hazel is on the case. The 3-year-old yellow lab, owned by Jay and Ashley Miller, on Monday found an apparently crashed, discarded Phantom DJI drone in a wooded area near DRM Productions, a business they own along Piper Road. Suspiciously, the […]
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Buckeyes rally to top Minnesota in Stroud’s uneven opener
Ohio State played with the elements in Thursday night’s season opener at Minnesota, and we’re not talking about the light rain that had no impact on a wild night. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes flirted with fire for three full quarters before using some lightning of their own to thunder past the Golden Gophers 45-31 in a […]
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Prep football capsules: Unbeaten Lucas relying on stout defense
LUCAS — Scott Spitler was the first to admit Lucas dodged a bullet last week. The Cubs turned the ball over three times and managed just 130 rushing yards on 36 carries, but escaped Hillsdale with a 14-12 win, thanks largely to a stout defense. “I’d rather be 2-0 and have things to fix than […]
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Avita Health System expands access to COVID-19 testing
ONTARIO — Avita Health System announced Thursday it has expanded access to COVID-19 testing in response to the recent surge of cases in the community. Avita increased the days and hours of operation for hospital testing sites and is now offering free self-tests. Avita’s COVID-19 testing sites are located in the parking lots of Ontario, […]
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Shelby City Schools cancels classes tomorrow due to COVID-19
SHELBY — Shelby City Schools will use its first calamity day of the school year on Sept. 3 due to an elevated number of student COVID-19 cases. “With the increase in numbers, we feel it is imperative to keep students and staff at home tomorrow,” Supt. Tim Tarvin wrote in a Sept. 2 letter. School […]
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COVID-19: Crestview Middle and High School will go remote next week
OLIVESBURG — Crestview Middle School and Crestview High School will go remote next week due to the spread of COVID-19 in the district, Supt. Jim Grubbs announced Thursday. “We are nearing the end of the third week of school,” Grubbs wrote in a district news release. “Our excitement of having our students back on campus […]