LOUDONVILLE — Connor Morse and his Crestview teammates made a statement Thursday night. A senior running back and defensive back, Morse rushed for 170 yards and two second-half touchdowns on 17 carries as the Cougars rolled to a 45-25 win over Loudonville on opening night in the Mohican Valley. Crestview won a share of the […]
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Grateful Gerhardt returns to sideline, leads Lexington to 45-0 win over Ontario
LEXINGTON — Taylor Gerhardt looked into the north end zone Thursday night just before kickoff, seconds before his first game in three years as Lexington’s football coach. “I will be honest with you. I looked down there and my dad is sitting in a golf cart with my daughter. I was just thankful to be […]
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Decision ’21: Richland County voters to see contested races on 6 school boards
MANSFIELD — Richland County voters in six school districts will see contested board of education races on the Nov. 2 ballot, including Shelby, Lexington, Madison, Crestview, Loudonville-Perrysville and Ashland City Schools. Here is an overview of those contested races: Lexington Local School District Voters have four candidates to fill three seats: — Danielle Bussell, 29 […]
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Local singer/songwriters take the stage Aug. 20 at Newsroom After Hours
MANSFIELD — The next installment of our Newsroom After Hours concert series is going to be lyrically lush, with singer/songwriter night this Friday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 at Idea Works, located at 40 W. 4th Street in Mansfield. Click here to RSVP via Facebook. Admission to the show is free and […]
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Ritter’s Run Apartments developer seeks additional $140,000 in federal funds
MANSFIELD — The Ritter’s Run Apartments, a project to provide affordable housing for 55-and-older residents, hopes to receive an additional $140,000 in federal money. Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening heard a request for the funds from the city’s pool of Home Investment Partnership dollars available through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency. The […]
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Tygers, Rams, Minutemen open the high school football season at home
MANSFIELD — The football will be teed up for the first time this high school season on Thursday night, when Ontario travels to Lexington. The campaign rolls out full force on Friday night with Mansfield Senior and Madison both at home. Here’s a closer look at those games. Norwalk at Mansfield Senior: The Tygers are […]
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Crestview welcomes elementary students back with a parade
ASHLAND — The students sat on the edge of the curb, watching intently for the pieces of candy to come flying through the air. Wednesday morning got off to a boisterous start with a parade at Crestview Elementary School. The lineup included the high school sports teams, the high school band and flag corps, a […]
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North End Farmers Market offers free cooking demos
MANSFIELD — Marqua Myers plucked the ripe eggplants from her backyard garden, piling them into a blue plastic basket. Some eggplants resembled the kind common in big box grocery chains. Others were an Asian variety — they were longer with a thinner skin and a slightly sweeter taste. Once she’d gathered six or seven homegrown […]
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Lexington Blueberry Festival starts Thursday
Editor’s Note This story has been updated to reflect the time and date of the car and bike show. LEXINGTON — The Lexington Blueberry Festival returns this week with live music, classic fair food and new rides. The layout of the festival will be slightly different to encourage social distancing, but the festival will be […]