MANSFIELD, Ohio – Madison Comprehensive and Mansfield Senior high school football teams are teaming up to make the most of their storied cross-town rivalry to help local charities, and a former Buckeye is pitching in, too. The second annual Richland County Children Services Spaghetti Bowl will feature former Ohio State All-American running back Maurice Clarett […]
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Richland Source becomes a faster site, optimizes for mobile readers
Welcome to the new Richland Source. What you are encountering today is our latest effort to deliver the the best local news in Richland and Crawford counties. Late last year, when we surveyed our readership, improving our mobile experience was something many of you asked for. That makes a ton of sense, as mobile readers […]
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MedFlight crew takes off from Galion
GALION, Ohio — “I love helping people,” said a MedFlight paramedic. Taking to the skies recently with flight paramedics provided insight into how MedFlight paramedics do just that. Bill Huffman and Dale Muetzel are in the business of saving lives all around Ohio. Huffman is a longtime paramedic, Muetzal a nurse and paramedic. They work […]
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Smoke alarms make Madison Township safer thanks to Red Cross, Fire Department
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The distinct chiming of smoke alarms pierced the air at Madison City Mobile Home Park on Tuesday morning during Operation Save-A-Life, an initiative from the American Red Cross to install smoke detectors and spread fire safety awareness. The Red Cross joined forces with the Madison Township Fire Department on Tuesday to provide […]
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Mansfield Christian, Lex to take part in Friday Night Futbol
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Before the high school football seasons kicks off, Richland County’s two most tradition-rich boys programs will take center stage. Lexington, which advanced to the Division II regional tournament last fall, will host defending Division III state champion Mansfield Christian on Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. as part of the Ohio High School […]
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NECIC seeks mentors ready to ROAR
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Thanks to a new grant opportunity, North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) is seeking mentors for Real Opportunities for Achievement and Readiness (ROAR), a program that will allow locals to share their knowledge and experience with students in grades 7 through 12. “We are really hopeful that we get people from all […]
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STARTEK provides school supplies, haircuts for families in need
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Community members filled STARTEK’s parking lot, waiting for their chance to receive a free lunch and free school supplies for their children. Families gathered as early as noon to form a line outside STARTEK’s back doors. By 2 p.m., the parking lot overflowed and a line formed that extended to West Fourth […]
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NCSC sends graduates to multinational company E-Crane
SHELBY, Ohio — E-Crane, a multinational company that specializes in manufacturing equilibrium cranes, is growing. Company representatives from E-Crane’s Galion location visited Shelby’s Kehoe Center Monday to recruit recent engineer graduates and interns from North Central State College (NCSC). E-Crane has three locations in the United States and two in Europe. Their cranes use equilibrium […]
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Ralph Brown retires after 50 years in music education
MANSFIELD, Ohio —When music education veteran Ralph Brown entered the fourth grade in the 1930s, his school’s music teacher introduced him to the clarinet. And the clarinet would become his passion. As passions sometimes do, his took him on a adventure through several states, across an ocean to Japan, and finally landed him in Richland County […]
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Motorcyclists give back to community in Story Book Run
MANSFIELD, Ohio —Ashland, Mansfield, Medina and Wooster chapter members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association toted puzzles, story books, coloring books and crayons to OhioHealth MedCentral’s main doors on Sunday — all with smiles and an evident spirit of giving. About 60 Honda Gold Wing riders shared the same mission: to give story books, […]