GALION, Ohio–The future of Galion’s Big Four Depot building has been questioned for years. Ideas range from making it a restaurant, to turning it into a gift shop, to making it into a railroad themed bar. Monday participants at a community meeting held at the Peace Lutheran Church in Galion explored those ideas. City Consultant […]
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Community responds to need, helps homeless children in Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Louise Yochheim, Mansfield Senior High School secretary and Student Achievement through Family Engagement (SAFE) co-coordinator, stood astounded by the number of donations that were dropped off at the school Monday afternoon to help homeless students. Over 200 items, including a variety of hygiene products, along with monetary donations, were given to help […]
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Councilman Don Bryant, others plead for national standards on methane emissions
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Moms Clean Air Force held a press conference Monday to plead with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to mandate federal standards to end industrial methane pollution. Mansfield Councilman Don Bryant (D) spoke first at the press conference. He said Ohio, as a national producer of oil and natural gas, would benefit […]
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Lexington’s Clairmonte joined exclusive club
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A throng of local media members waited for Lexington’s Dominique Clairmonte to descend from the top step of the podium early Saturday afternoon, hoping for a comment from the newly-crowned Division II 1,600 meter state champ. They would have to wait a little longer. “Can we do this later?” Clairmonte asked earnestly […]
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Land Conservancy plans trails for resort property
MANSFIELD, Ohio—Clear Fork Resort sold in three parcels on June 5 at the Richland County Sheriff’s Sale after a foreclosure suit was filed over a year ago and the resort closed its doors on May 14. The entire resort property sold for a total of $706,000 split into in three separate parcels at the sheriff’s […]
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Alcoholism: A cautionary tale
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Updated June 12, 2015 – For more than half his life, Ralph Baughman was rarely seen without a drink in his hand. But it took him years to realize he was an alcoholic. “I knew I drank too much but I didn’t realize how bad of a problem I had,” he said. […]
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Galion Graders first home game spoiled by Southern Ohio Copperheads
GALION, Ohio–If not for a 4-2 loss, the home opener Saturday for the new Galion Graders baseball club was true “Field of Dreams” type stuff. An announced crowd of 526 people gathered in Heise Park to welcome the newest member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League on a picture-perfect early June evening. A color […]
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Gold Rush: Lexington’s Clairmonte wins mile, two mile crowns
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dominique Clairmonte completed a triple crown of her own Saturday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Lexington’s distance ace put an exclamation point on a remarkable junior year, winning both the Division II 1,600 meter and 3,200 meter titles during the final day of the Ohio High School Athletic Association state […]
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Galion girls second in 4×100 relay
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Galion was as good as advertised. Dayton Chaminade-Julienne was a fraction of a second better. The Eagles took advantage of a slightly botched Galion handoff and held off the Tigers for a Division II state title in the girls 4×100 relay. Chaminade-Julienne finished in 48.70 seconds. Galion was second in 48.94. The […]
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STARTEK brightens Coney Island customers’ day
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Many customers of Coney Island Diner at 98 N. Main St. were pleasantly surprised Thursday when they realized their bills were covered–courtesy of STARTEK. This random act of kindness is part of an initiative that STARTEK began in May. “It is an idea STARTEK had kicked around for a little bit. We knew […]