LEXINGTON, Ohio — Taylor Gerhardt has noticed something different during preseason camp. Lexington’s third-year coach has detected a degree of confidence absent the past two years. “It’s very different than year’s past,” Gerhardt said. “We have lot more seniors and a lot more veteran football players. “In the last two years, we’ve been in a […]
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Ashland expert: School-based bomb threats at an all-time high
ASHLAND -– School-based bomb threats are increasing at an alarming rate according to a well-known national school safety expert who just completed extensive research on bomb threat incidents. School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger, who also serves as associate professor of education at Ashland University, says her research over the last 18 months shows a […]
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Mansfield releases paving schedule for week of Aug. 22
MANSFIELD — Mayor Tim Theaker has announced the paving schedule, weather permitting, beginning Monday, Aug. 22 in Mansfield. Shelly & Sands, Inc., the contractor for the 2016 Street Resurfacing Program, will be performing casting work on the following streets: Helen Drive from Park Avenue West to Fourth Street. Mulberry Street from Park Avenue West to […]
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Phoenix Brewing Company plans to boost beer production
MANSFIELD — The growth of the Phoenix Brewing Company in downtown Mansfield has experienced a steady growth curve since its first pour in April 2014. Now 2.5 years later, the Brickyard bar is ready to expand, quadrupling the brewery’s capacity with a new, 2,250 square-foot brew house north of its tap room at 131 N. […]
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Adventures await at Springmill STEM Kindergarten
MANSFIELD — When kindergarten students start classes at Springmill STEM Elementary School next week they will begin a hands-on exploration of the basics of science, technology, engineering and math. “We have an experienced, highly qualified teaching staff. Our students will follow the same core curriculum as our other elementary schools, which meets Ohio’s academic standards,” […]
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Blueberry Festival parade lights up Lexington
LEXINGTON — Spectators lined Plymouth Street Thursday night to watch as glow sticks and neon lights lit up the roadway during the Blue Lights and Bubbles Parade. The attraction, which concluded the first day of the annual Blueberry Festival, drew several people. Many spectators had different colored glow sticks that they either waved in the […]
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Saturday’s Comedy Club show promises clean humor, fun at The Ren
MANSFIELD — Sam VanCura had a light-bulb moment 30 years ago after listening to a very funny warm-up act at the Renaissance Theater. He heard Jimmy Malone, who he remembers as being “so funny.” After the act, VanCura told three of his friends about the act and how he wanted to start a Comedy Club […]
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Missing Mansfield teen arrested in Norwalk
MANSFIELD — A missing Mansfield teen was arrested Wednesday in Norwalk, according to Maj. Joe Masi of the Richland County Sheriff’s office. McKenna Clinage, 15, was arrested by Norwalk Police after they received a tip as to her whereabouts Wednesday afternoon. She was transported to the Richland County Juvenile Detention Center. Clinage was reported as […]
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Lutheran Faith Church sends items to WVa. flood victims
MANSFIELD — A U-Haul truck, filled with relief supplies, pulled out of Lutheran Faith Church Thursday on its way to Caldwell, Ohio. The 40-person congregation worked with the Mansfield community to collect household items for the victims of the floods in West Virginia after the water wrecked many of their homes and damaged a vast […]
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Ashland man killed in U.S. 250 crash early Thursday
ASHLAND — A 54-year-old Ashland man was killed in an accident early Thursday morning that closed a portion of U.S 250 north of Ashland. According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Terry J. Martin died in the crash that happened around 3:44 a.m. Thursday near County Road 956. Martin was driving […]