MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport will soon undergo some major improvements. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that more than $6.5 million in federal funding will be awarded to the Lahm Airport to be used for the demolition of Taxiway C to improve safety and efficiency, reconstruction of 6,795 feet of runway, […]
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Mansfield council approves bike loop
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Nelson Shogren, chairman of Richland Moves!, was all smiles Tuesday evening after Mansfield City Council unanimously approved the creation of a bicycle loop within the city during their regular meeting Tuesday. The 5.73 mile loop designates certain city streets as bike routes with the placement of appropriate signs and road stencils called […]
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O’Charley’s honors local vet
ONTARIO, Ohio — Braxton Daniels served his country 60 years ago; and O’Charley’s and St. Peter’s Boy Scout Troop 121 showed their appreciation on a sun-splashed Tuesday afternoon. A Marine Corps veteran, Daniels was honored as a Hometown Hero at the newly-renovated O’Charley’s. The Boy Scout troop conducted a color guard presentation, while buglers Jim Cox […]
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Shelby takes sides on livestock ordinance
SHELBY, Ohio – The fate of a number of animals living within the city of Shelby is now in the hands of city council, as lawmakers and citizens debate how to proceed in amending the city’s legislation concerning livestock within city limits. The discussions stem from a complaint brought to city council in January by […]
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Hair-raising: Lexington’s Basilone shining for Graders
GALION, Ohio — He doesn’t draw Samson-like strength from those free-flowing locks spilling out from under his Galion Graders baseball cap, but Brody Basilone is in no hurry to trim his signature mane. A 2014 Lexington graduate, Basilone is the most easily recognizable of the Graders. His shoulder-length brown hair is impossible to overlook. “I […]
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Shelby community brings columns to Black Fork Commons
SHELBY, Ohio – Shelby’s new downtown park, Black Fork Commons, welcomed a new addition this week in the form of two entrance columns thanks to generous monetary and labor donations from the Shelby community. The Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) of Shelby donated $15,000 towards the construction of two brick and cut stone columns that will […]
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Crawford County cracks down on drug cases
BUCYRUS, Ohio – Crawford County is quickly becoming known as a county with zero tolerance for drug users, thanks to the no-nonsense style of Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Sean Leuthold. In the past four months since taking the judgeship in February, Leuthold has handed down more than 100 prison sentences, many of them lengthy […]
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Plymouth still searching for volleyball coach
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — The students may be on break, but Plymouth Athletic Director Andrew McFarland was hard at work Monday morning. The start of the 2015-16 volleyball season is little more than two months away and McFarland is still in need of a varsity coach. “Do you have any leads?” McFarland asked, only half-kidding. Former […]
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Mansfield natives competing in Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen pageant
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The city of Mansfield will be represented well this week with two local girls competing in the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen pageant. Sydney Shasky and Gabriella Morando are two of the 18 contestants who will walk the stage at the Renaissance Theater on Wednesday evening with the hopes of winning the Miss […]