CRESTLINE — The Crestline Exempted Village School District will go remote for the rest of the week due to staff shortages, COVID-related illness and quarantine. Students will participate in virtual learning through Sept. 3 and return to in-person instruction on Sept. 7. Student devices can be picked up as needed during normal school hours. Athletic and […]
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Avita changes visitor policy due to community surge of COVID-19
ONTARIO – Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Avita Health System announced new visitor restrictions, effective Wednesday, Sept. 1. One visitor per day will be permitted for patients in emergency, inpatient (medical/surgical & ICU), outpatient, and surgery departments. Two visitors per day will be permitted for maternity patients and […]
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Move Over: Local ODOT spokesperson has personal interest in work-zone safety
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Crystal Neelon has a family investment in work zone safety. “My husband, the father of my 6-year-old little boy and my 4-year-old little girl works for ODOT every single day,” Neelon said Tuesday morning during a pre-Labor Day holiday weekend event aimed at raising public awareness of work […]
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Ontario Local Schools reinstitutes mask mandate for students & staff
ONTARIO — Ontario Local Schools is temporarily reinstituting a mask requirement for students and staff after a rash of cases in the district. The mask requirement will begin Sept. 1 and apply to all indoor settings only. Masks will not be required at outdoor venues or during extra curricular activities. The changes were announced Tuesday […]
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Schedule audible: Mansfield Sr. to visit North Canton Hoover on Friday
MANSFIELD — The Tygers called an audible. Mansfield Senior’s scheduled home game against Lima Senior on Friday has been canceled because of a COVID-19 case within the Lima Senior program. The Tygers will instead play at North Canton Hoover on Friday. The wheels were set in motion late last week when Lima officials informed Senior […]
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Shiloh couple shakes up Mansfield with new nutrition juice bar
MANSFIELD – Cheri New’s favorite type of protein bite is called Monster Cookie — the fun-size energy snack she offers at her new (no pun intended) business venture, Madd Nutrition. Located at 866 Ashland Rd., the local business is filled with delicious ingredients such as chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and caramel. According to their […]
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Lexington Schools will go remote next week due to illness
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated. LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will go remote starting next Sept. 7 due to an influx of illness and absences. The district announced a two-week period of remote learning on its website Tuesday afternoon in a joint letter from Supt. Jeremy Secrist, Director of Nursing Paula Smith and […]
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Final estimate for Black Fork clean-up expected May 31, says engineer
MANSFIELD — A final cost estimate for clearing and maintaining an 18-mile section of the Black Fork river near Shelby will be reported May 31, 2022, according to Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. The date was unanimously approved Tuesday morning by commissioners from Richland and Crawford counties during a joint ditch petition meeting. It will […]
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Crestline closes school with 1/3 of student body in quarantine due to COVID
CRESTLINE — Crestline Exempted Village School District used its first calamity day Tuesday due to a high rate of illness in the district. Crestline Supt. Matt Henderson confirmed that the district-wide school closure was largely due to COVID-19 and a lack of substitute personnel. The district had 11 teaching staff members out of school as […]
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SAFER grant will add 3 firefighters to Galion Fire & EMS
GALION – The Galion Fire & EMS Department has been awarded a SAFER grant funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant aims to help fire departments increase or maintain the number of trained, front line firefighters. Galion was one of 20 departments nationwide to be selected […]