MANSFIELD — Legislation that would fund engineering/design work on a dry dam along the city’s north side is scheduled for a second reading Tuesday evening by Mansfield City Council. But its immediate future remains as murky as the water it would prevent from flowing into more than 100 acres of the city’s flood plain. Council gave […]
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Deja vu: Clear Fork stuns Lexington with another 2nd-half rally
LEXINGTON — There is something about miraculous comebacks against Lexington that pleases Clear Fork coach Dave Carroll. But he hopes his Colts (2-1) don’t continue to make a habit of it. For the second year in a row, Clear Fork spotted the Minutemen (1-2) a three-touchdown plus lead at the intermission, only to roar back […]
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Ontario pockets 1st win after tense tussle with Smithville
ONTARIO — Ontario was originally scheduled to play Madison on Friday night, but the Rams encountered a COVID-19 outbreak. That necessitated a schedule change that brought Smithville to town. No problem, the Warriors shifted gears and rolled to their first victory of the season with a 21-14 decision at Copeland Field. Coach Chris Miller’s squad […]
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Tygers lean on big plays to thwart North Canton Hoover
NORTH CANTON — Myles Bradley caught two long touchdown passes in the third-quarter and Mansfield Senior rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to dump North Canton Hoover 21-17 in a non-conference road clash on Friday night. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior hauled in an 80-yard TD pass from quarterback Brock Hill to pull the Tygers to […]
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Mansfield City Schools mandates masks at least through September
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 […]