MANSFIELD — Clairie Huff-Franklin, an Ohio Department of Education representative, presented the Mansfield Board of Education with a state-mandated report card on Tuesday night. The report was not favorable, but the results were not a surprise for board members. “I didn’t necessarily expect to do better than a ‘C,’ but I didn’t expect anything lower […]
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Spon: Mansfield’s dog ordinance in need of revision
MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s dog ordinance needs to be revised to align with state statute. “Unfortunately, the dog industry and others lobbied to cause the state legislature to remove pit bulls as a breed specific ‘vicious’ animal,” said Mansfield Law Director John Spon. Essentially, pit bulls are to be considered like any other dog, as opposed […]
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Galion’s Barnett makes most of second chance
GALION — Drake Barnett didn’t want to look back and wonder what might have been, even if it meant disregarding his doctor’s advice. Galion’s 160-pound senior capped his career with a seventh-place finish in the Division III state wrestling tournament in early-March, just three months after suffering a potentially career-ending shoulder injury. All-Richland Source Wrestling […]
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Walk In Urgent Care facility now open in Ontario
ONTARIO — A new urgent care facility is now open in Ontario. City officials celebrated the opening of Walk In Urgent Care, located at 375 N. Lexington-Springmill Rd., with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. Ontario Mayor Randy Hutchinson was pleased to see the facility set up shop in a vacant building, which was once home […]
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Circle K celebrates grand opening at Cook Road location
MANSFIELD — Circle K held its grand opening Tuesday celebrating its small move to a larger location. The relocation from the Main Street location — several buildings down — to its current location at 30 Cook Road has already been advantageous, said Bill Bartolomeo, vice president of operations. “We had an opportunity to invest in […]
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Police investigating death of infant
MANSFIELD – Mansfield Police are investigating the death of a 2-month-old male. At approximately 8:19 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders were sent to 107 Hedges St. in reference to a child having difficulty breathing. The child was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital and later passed away. The Richland County Coroner’s Office and Mansfield Police Detectives are […]
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Richland Co. students to participate in Mohican Science Day
ASHLAND – Approximately 200 students from 34 area schools will converge on the Ashland University campus Saturday, March 19, for the 56th annual Mohican District Science Day. Sponsored by the Mohican District of the Junior Division of the Ohio Academy of Science, the event will be held in Ashland University’s John C. Myers Convocation Center. […]
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St. Peter’s 6th grade dancer to step across the pond
MANSFIELD — Ross Pruett-Miller is small for his age, but the St. Peter’s sixth grader is a giant in Irish dance circles. Pruett-Miller and his family left Tuesday for Glasgow, Scotland and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the 2016 World Championships of Irish Dance. It all started when Allison Pruett and her husband David […]
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Lexington, Crestview teams are winners at MOESC Winter Academic Challenge
MANSFIELD — Teams from Lexington and Crestview were among the winners at the Winter Elementary, Middle School Academic Challenge, sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center. Thirty-six teams from elementary and middle schools in Richland, Crawford, Ashland, Morrow, Seneca and Wayne counties participated in the event. Schools participating included Ashland, Ashland Christian, Colonel Crawford, Crestview, […]
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Jakubick, Spartans on the rise
MANSFIELD, Ohio — St. Peter’s reached the district tournament when he was a freshman and advanced to the Elite Eight during his sophomore season. It will be interesting to see what the next two years have in store for Jared Jakubick and his Spartan teammates. Jakubick, the Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, helped his […]