SHELBY — The Shelby community is mourning the loss of longtime public servant Jon Schaefer. Schaefer died Sunday, June 7 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Hospice of Central Ohio wing in Columbus, after an unexpected and brief illness. Schaefer served two terms as the law director for the city of Shelby. Then, […]
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Kingwood Center Gardens plans to reopen June 17
MANSFIELD — Following the recent announcement of re-opening orders by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Kingwood Center Gardens has announced its intentions to open most of its facilities and historic buildings on Wednesday, June 17. “We are working to comply with all the operational recommendations and mandates,” stated Rachel Peterson, Marketing and Communications Coordinator of Kingwood […]
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Hundreds support Ohio Senate public health crisis declaration on racism
COLUMBUS — A state Senate committee heard hours of testimony Tuesday supporting the declaration of racism as a public health crisis. Cosponsors Sen. Sandra Williams, D-Cleveland; and Sen. Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, said declaring the public health crisis is a necessary first step in turning back the laws and policies that have pushed down people of […]
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Black Lives Matter protest makes waves in Shelby
SHELBY — The Black Lives Matter movement has made its way to Shelby, Ohio. A group of approximately 50 protestors marched in 90-degree heat up and down Main Street in Shelby on Wednesday afternoon. Their chants reverberated against the downtown buildings: “When I say ‘Black Lives’ you say ‘Matter!’” Shelby’s peaceful protest was just one […]
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Ontario school board discusses return to school, rehiring superintendent
ONTARIO — Parents and staff seem to be largely in agreement about what the return to school should look like, according to a survey commissioned by the Ontario Local School board. Mike Ream, district director of education, reported the preliminary results of the survey at Tuesday night’s board meeting. So far, it has garnered 560 […]
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Dayton man’s trial set for Oct. 26 in murders of Mansfield couple
DAYTON — A trial date has been set for a Dayton man accused of killing a Mansfield couple last November. The trial of Larry Dwayne Rodgers, 31, of Dayton, is scheduled to begin Oct. 26 at 8:30 a.m., according to Greg R. Flannagan, information officer in the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office. Rodgers is accused of murder […]
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Ohio Public Defenders call for systemic change in criminal justice system to address racism
COLUMBUS — About 50 lawyers, administrators and investigators from the Office of the Ohio Public Defender (OPD) circled Franklin Park on Monday afternoon, honoring the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by police, and protesting police violence and racial injustice in the courts. The demonstration in Columbus was one of several across the […]
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Severe thunderstorms possible June 10
CLEVELAND — A cold front will move across the region Wednesday afternoon into the late evening. Atmospheric conditions look favorable for severe thunderstorms along and ahead of the cold front with all modes of severe weather possible. At this time, the primary threat will be damaging wind gusts followed by large hail. Because of the […]
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New Normal: Tygers adapt to socially-distant workouts
MANSFIELD — Practice may have looked and felt a little different, but Mansfield Senior’s Aveon Grose wasn’t complaining. A rising junior and one of the top football recruits in the state, Grose joined his teammates at Arlin Field on a steamy Monday afternoon for the first summer workout of what promises to be a season […]
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Avita Health System offers COVID-19 antibody testing
ONTARIO – Avita Health System is now offering COVID-19 antibody testing at Bucyrus, Galion, and Ontario Hospitals, along with the Bellville and Ontario Walk-In Clinics. The COVID-19 antibody test checks a patient’s blood for proteins, called antibodies. Antibodies develop as the body’s response to infection to help the immune system fight disease and build future […]