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Man’s body found in Kokosing River
MOUNT VERNON – The body of a deceased male was pulled from the Kokosing River on Sunday afternoon, Mount Vernon Police Chief Robert Morgan said in a press release. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department and firefighters from the Mount Vernon Fire Department responded to a call at 1:40 p.m. “in reference to a […]
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Mansfield City Council to discuss reduced firefighter overtime Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday is expected to discuss Mayor Tim Theaker’s decision earlier this month to trim the city’s budget by eliminating non-emergency overtime in the fire department. The cost-cutting move, made in response to anticipated reduced revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been criticized by the union representing local firefighters. […]
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Plymouth celebrates 2020 graduates
PLYMOUTH — It’s not the kind of year Plymouth’s seniors envisioned. But the send-off was as close to normal as the circumstances would allow. Despite social distancing procedures and an audience that included people in masks, the 2020 seniors were celebrated a graduation ceremony on a beautifuly Saturday night at the high school.
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Softball returns to Cyclops
MANSFIELD — Jeff Montgomery and his crew worked overtime Saturday but it was worth it. Softball is back at Cyclops Circle. The 10-team Cyclops Bash for Cash got off to a late start because of Friday’s heavy rains and didn’t conclude until the sun was setting. By all accounts, the event was a resounding success […]
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Riders put on a show at Mohican MTB 100
LOUDONVILLE — For the riders participating in the Mohican MTB 100 mountain bike race, finishing times and final results didn’t carry the normal gravitas. Just getting on the course was a win. The event went off without a hitch on a sunny and cool Saturday morning. Several of the mud-flecked racers trickling across the finish […]
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Black Lives Matter protest in Mansfield sends angry, peaceful message
MANSFIELD — In discussing the Black Lives Matter Rally protest Saturday in Mansfield’s Central Park, let’s start with what it was not. It was not violent. Hundreds of people of all ages came downtown for the three-hour rally, the brainchild of a group of young people angered by the recent policeman killing of a Minneapolis […]
