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Lady Lex sails to OCC swimming title
WOOSTER, Ohio — Lexington coach Brock Spurling had just one directive for the members of his girls 400-yard freestyle relay team. Don’t do anything foolish. The only thing that could prevent Lady Lex from claiming the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship Saturday at Wooster’s Ellen Shapiro Natatorium was a false start in the final event of […]
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Flames, Cubs dote on puppy and sidelined athlete
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Two teams relished in their two shared loves on Saturday: basketball and a chocolate Lab puppy named Flame. The on-court rivals — Lucas and Mansfield Christian — met Saturday in a game won by the Flames, 57-44, thanks to a strong fourth quarter. The better story came directly following the contest, when […]
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Mansfield police trumpet 15-percent decrease in crime rate
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield police reported a 15-percent decrease in crime from 2014 to 2015, according to statistics released to the Richland Source on Friday. “We’re excited for what this means for the city of Mansfield,” said Ken Coontz, Mansfield Chief of Police. “To me, this is what progress looks like. When the officers are […]
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Busy year ahead for the City of Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The new year promises to be a busy one for the City of Mansfield with the continuation and completion of various major projects. Mayor Tim Theaker highlighted some of those projects for the latest installment of Richland Source’s Future Forecast Series. Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport The terminal building at Lahm Airport is undergoing […]
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Madison upsets Mansfield Senior in overtime
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — On a night when Madison honored its 2009 Ohio Cardinal Conference championship team, the 2015-16 Rams battled their way back into title contention. Billy Buckley scored a game-high 24 points and Kyle Jackson scored six of his eight points in overtime as the Rams upset crosstown rival Mansfield Senior 68-64 at […]
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St. Peter’s edges Mansfield Christian
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Elijah Cross made a hustle play to save the day, and possibly the game, against Mansfield Christian in a 54-50 win on Friday night. The Spartans led 49-47 with under a minute to play and had stalled about three minutes off the fourth quarter clock. That’s when Cross turned the ball over […]
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Galion launches Student-of-the-Month program
GALION, Ohio — Galion High School has started a new Student-of-the-Month program for the 2015-2016 school year with the focus on positive character traits. Each month, students are given the definition of that specific trait. Teachers watch for students that are demonstrating the character trait and are able to nominate a student at the end […]
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Shelby anticipates job creation & economic growth in 2016
SHELBY, Ohio – In today’s version of Richland Source’s Future Forecast Series, Shelby Mayor Steve Schag previews community and economic developments for the city in 2016: Several exciting developments are on the horizon for 2016. It is still our stated goal to bring back electric power generation to the city of Shelby – in the […]
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Galion 8th grader wins Crawford Co. Spelling Bee
GALION, Ohio — When Galion eighth grader Caleb Strack heard the word “extrapolate” from the pronouncer Thursday night, he knew he could win the Crawford County Spelling Bee. “I knew how to spell it right away,” he said with squinty eyes and a happy grin. Thirty-three students from seven school districts — Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, […]