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, […]
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Short-handed Tygers roughed up by Knights
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield Senior coach Todd Krill sat on the bench, shaking his head in disbelief. The Tygers had just given up another runout layup to West Holmes early in the third quarter of Thursday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference showdown at Pete Henry Gym and Krill was at a loss. “It’s frustrating because you sit […]
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“A Tuna Christmas” brings the laughter in two-man show
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield Playhouse veterans Ryan Kiley and Doug Wertz have their work cut out for them in “A Tuna Christmas.” The two-hour comedy opening on Jan. 15 at the Mansfield Playhouse will introduce audiences to 22 different characters hailing from Greater Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. The catch is, Kiley and […]
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Richland Co. projected to see uptick in employment this year
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland County is forecasted to experience a 1.1-percent increase in employment, which translates to an additional 600 jobs in 2016. That was just one projection shared by Joel Elvery, an economist in the External Outreach and Regional Analytics Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Elvery’s address came during the economic […]
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Galion’s ‘Paws on Pawns’ chess program starts 2nd year with 90 students
GALION, Ohio – One successful move has led to another for the Galion Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization. Last year the PTO’s “Paws on Pawns” after-school chess club was a solid success, prompting the group to renew the proram for a second year. It began again on Jan. 7 with more than 90 students participating in what […]
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Lucas moves forward in community & business development
LUCAS, Ohio – In today’s version of Richland Source’s Future Forecast Series, Lucas mayor Todd Hall talks economic development in the village for 2016: The year 2016 looks to be an exciting time in Lucas, and for the community as a whole. By mid-year, we hope to see the completion of the Dollar General retail […]
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RCDG new hires to help bolster the economy
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland Community Development Group has welcomed a couple of fresh faces to its staff in the new year to help drive economic development locally: Barrett Thomas and Karen Seman. Thomas, a Mansfield resident, has been selected the director of business retention and expansion and Seman of Canton, Michigan, the director of workforce […]
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Stretch Run: Girls teams gearing up for rapidly approaching postseason
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The calendar has just barely flipped to 2016, but girls basketball’s second season is just around the corner. The earlier than usual start to the regular season has moved everything up a week. That means the tournament draw will take place on the final day of January and the sectionals begin in […]
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Midwife without medical license indicted
MANSFIELD, Ohio – A woman serving as a midwife for Amish and Mennonite communities was indicted by the Richland County Grand Jury for practicing without a medical license. Kathy Brown, also known as Kathy Wood, was charged with practicing medicine without a license, two counts of unauthorized practice of nursing, and six counts of selling, […]
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Mixed local reactions from President Obama’s final State of the Union Address
MANSFIELD, Ohio — President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address Tuesday evening in Washington, and his speech garnered mixed reactions from local politicians. “He did not disappoint,” Shelby’s third ward council member Garland John Gates, a Democrat, said Wednesday morning. “It was a very typical Obama. For those who are his […]