MANSFIELD, Ohio — Ray Dyson came to Mansfield in April 1971, to work at a newspaper. Today, nearly four decades later, he still lives here, but his career has taken the kind of turn a character from one of his novels would appreciate. The Ohio State graduate has cranked out three novels and has a […]
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Polar Bear Dip gets cold for a cause
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The New Year started off very chilly for those who jumped into Charles Mill Lake – all in the name of the fight against cancer. Approximately 160 people ran in and out of Charles Mill Lake as fast as they could for the 10th annual Polar Bear Dip Cold for a Cure […]
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Iron Man
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Madison was the surprise of the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge, but nothing Most Valuable Player Billy Buckley did during the two-game showcase came as a revelation to coach Tim Mergel. The 6-foot-2 senior was as reliable as he was durable in helping the Rams upset Ontario and Norwalk to improve to 5-4 […]
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Snow Trails expecting colder temperatures, snowmaking after unprecedented delay
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Where’s winter? No one seems to be asking this question more than skiers, snowboarders and tubers, especially the ones playing cat and mouse with the weather at Snow Trails. “We haven’t had a December like this since we’ve been in business,” said Snow Trails Marketing Manager Nate Wolleson. Business is not hurting […]
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Deputy by day: Mansfield’s crime novelist Stacy Dittrich
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Most people are lucky enough to land one of their dream jobs. For Stacy Dittrich, she’s landed two. By day, Dittrich works as a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. By night, she enters an entirely different world as an author and law enforcement media consultant. Dittrich is the author of […]
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Richland Source staff picks top stories for 2015
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The task of choosing our favorite stories for the year 2015 proved to be very difficult for the Richland Source staff. However, narrowing down our top picks from thousands of good content options throughout the year is a challenge we’re happy to take on. Richland Source listed our top 10 most-read stories […]
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Richland Source counts down top 10 most-read stories for 2015
MANSFIELD, Ohio – As the year 2015 comes to a close, we at Richland Source decided to take a look at what stories interested our readers most over the past year. These are the results of a Google Analytics report measuring page views for stories published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 22, 2015. You may […]
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Galion adminstrators are sworn in to office
GALION, Ohio — Galion welcomed three new members to its city’s administration Wednesday night after Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Sean Leuthold swore them in to office. Jim Hedges won his bid for third ward council membership in November. He will replace Michael Richart, who served for a term and a half. The lifelong Galion […]
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Rams rally again, top Truckers
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Tyrell Ajian rode to the rescue during the fourth quarter Wednesday at Lexington. Madison’s All-Ohio candidate scored 10 of his 11 points in the final 5:06 as the Rams rallied for a 56-49 win over Norwalk in the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge at Lexington. Saddled with foul trouble early, Ajian hit 4 […]
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Buzzer-beater lifts Lex
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Jonah Yaussy needed just one second to alleviate nearly 32 minutes worth of frustration. Lexington’s talented senior forward connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key as time expired Wednesday night and the Minutemen remained unbeaten with a nail-biting 57-54 win over Ontario in the final game of the Richland […]