MANSFIELD – As the weather slowly turns to spring, gardeners of all skill levels gathered at the Raising Richland Community Garden Summit on Thursday evening to prepare for the season. Gardening exhibits and educational speakers welcomed attendees, introducing a number of resources available to Richland County gardeners. Jean Taddie, garden and local foods program coordinator […]
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Galion council member Sarah Capretta resigns
GALION — One of Galion’s City Council members, Sarah Capretta, resigned Thursday afternoon, effective immediately. Capretta, who served on council’s First Ward seat, said she delivered a letter to Clerk of Council Julie Bell Thursday afternoon, who subsequently wrote an email announcing to council members of her resignation. The letter is attached to this story […]
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Richland Academy School of Excellence moving to new location
MANSFIELD – Students at Richland Academy School of Excellence (RASE) will start next school year in a brand-new building. Superintendent Sandra Sutherland confirmed that the school has officially closed on its new property located at 1456 Park Ave. West, with plans to start the 2016-2017 school year in the new space. The new building will offer […]
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MSEA ratifies new contract with Mansfield School District
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools’ certified and classified staff members voted to ratify a newly agreed-upon, tentative three-year contract Thursday night. The agreement awaits the board’s and the state-appointed fiscal committee’s approval, but MSEA Lead Negotiator Brad Strong expects both groups to ratify and move on from what has been a “lengthy process.” “But it […]
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Clear Fork board approves move to MOAC, awaits March 15 levy results
BELLVILLE – The Clear Fork Board of Education elected Thursday night to move their sports programs to the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC) by a 4-1 vote. The recommendation pulls them out of the Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) after the 2016-17 season. Clear Fork board members then weighed health risks for a summer FFA trip. […]
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20/20 Vision members learn to use green thumbs for growing community
BUCYRUS —For Jeremie Kubicek, everything he needed to know about success in business, he learned on his father’s farm in Prauge, Oklahoma: plant, fertilize and water. Kubicek, chief executive officer of GiANT Worldwide and co-founder of all GiANT companies, gave the keynote speech at Crawford County’s 20/20 Vision in Bucyrus for their annual Leadership Awards […]
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Minutemen fall to Ottawa-Glandorf in Sweet 16
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Lexington’s Joey Zahn and Jonah Yaussy sat in the interview room deep in the bowels of the Stroh Center, heads hung low. The Minutemen had fallen to Ottawa-Glandorf 52-46 moments earlier in the Division II regional semifinals, but more disheartening than the loss was the finality that came with it. The […]
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International press corps descends on Bellville
BELLVILLE — Journalists representing news agencies across the globe visited Bellville on Thursday during their three-day tour organized by the U.S. Department of State. “What we do is facilitate coverage of the United States in the foreign press, so we work exclusively with foreign journalists who are based in the United States and reporting on […]
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Element of Art photo gallery begins tonight
MANSFIELD — Every March, Element of Art’s contracted artists host the Beauty Found in Black & White photo gallery for the general public. Element of Art, owned by Richland Newhope, will have it’s event at Grace Episcopal Church beginning March 10 and ending April 11. The event will remain in the church’s social room. Father […]
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Norris Auto Repair opens in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Norris Auto Repair, 1281 S. Trimble Rd., promises quality service at fair prices — but it will also be a family focused shop. Tim Norris, a third-generation technician, has 20 years of experience and a lifetime of memories working on cars with his father, Tim Norris Sr. When his father died of cancer, Norris said […]