MANSFIELD — St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Mansfield has exceeded its minimum goal of $2 million in a capital fundraising campaign, according to the Rev. Gregory Hite,. Hite made the announcement during services on Sunday. The project is titled “Preserving Our Past, Securing Our Future” capital campaign. The campaign aims to renew and improve the […]
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Battle with drug addiction wages throughout Richland County
Families across Richland County and Ohio continue to suffer from the effects of drug addiction. Opioid addiction leaves a painful mark on many of our citizens and touches the entire state. Many of our friends, neighbors and loved ones here in Richland County have experienced the reality of this epidemic which continues to grow every […]
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Mansfield Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 85th birthday with ‘Drama Kings!’
MANSFIELD, OHIO – The Mansfield Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 85th birthday at the March 12 “Drama Kings!” concert at the Renaissance Theatre. Under the direction of Music Director Thomas Hong, the 62-member orchestra will be joined by soprano soloist Heidi Kirschenheiter Vega, tenor soloist Daniel Stein, and the Mansfield Symphony Chorus, directed by Deb […]
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Huggins makes Hall of Fame on Eagles’ coaching merits
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth in a six-part series profiling the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. NORTH ROBINSON — Chuck Huggins has proudly coached softball at his alma mater, Colonel Crawford, for 28 years. After graduating from Col. Crawford, Chuck went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Bluffton College […]
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Sectional Stunner: Ontario rallies past Norwalk
BUCYRUS, Ohio — No matter how many times Amanda Nething and her Ontario teammates got knocked to the deck Saturday night, the Warriors kept getting back to their feet. Nething scored a career-high 28 points as sixth-seeded Ontario rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit for a 57-51 upset win over No. 2 Norwalk in the […]
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Winkelfoos paced Redmen in two sports
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a six-part series profiling the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BUCYRUS — Natalie Winkelfoos was an outstanding athlete at Bucyrus High School, an All-Ohioan in both basketball and softball. She became the first student to score more than 1,000 points in basketball and went on to play […]
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Gurney stood firm in face of adversity
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LEXINGTON, Ohio — John Gurney stood at midcourt, a basketball cradled in his right hand and a look of contentment etched across […]
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Minutemen claim outright OCC title
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Jonah Yaussy and his fellow seniors made good on a six-year-old promise Friday night. Yaussy scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the Minutemen won an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with a 74-63 win over Mansfield Senior. “I remember when we were in the seventh grade, we got […]
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Spartans edge Flames for outright title
MANSFIELD – St. Peter’s was not in a sharing mood on Friday night. Again. For the second season in a row, the Spartans ended their regular season by knocking off Mansfield Christian, 49-43, to claim an outright Mid-Buckeye Conference championship, denying the Flames a share of the crown. The win closes St. Peter’s regular season […]