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 […]
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ArtiStreet draws visitors to downtown culture
MANSFIELD, Ohio –Chuck Hahn wanted art on the downtown streets, so he asked Diana Hostetler if she could do it. She called in a few acquaintances and ‘boom:’ ArtisStreet, an outdoor music and arts festival, came to the downtown streets on Saturday. “His passion is bringing people downtown to make them understand that this is […]
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Boy Scouts blazing new trails in Mohican country
BUTLER, Ohio – A new hiking trail has started to take shape through parts of the Mohican countryside thanks to the efforts of Boy Scout Order of the Arrow Portage Lodge 619. Approximately 65 Lodge Boy Scouts were tasked with clearing 4.2 miles of trail in Mohican River Valley as part of the Order of […]
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Ralph Phillips Memorial Golf Tournament
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Breck Dokken, district director for Boy Scouts of America Heart of Ohio Council, was a Boy Scout growing up, and now he works to keep the program that positively influenced his life alive. On Wednesday, June 10, community members will have the opportunity to support the longstanding organization by participating in the […]
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Clear Fork Resort sells at auction
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Less than a month after closing its doors for good, Clear Fork Resort has been sold in three parcels on Friday at the Richland County Sheriff’s Sale. The entire resort property went for a total of $706,000 split into in three separate parcels at the sheriff’s sale public auction. The parcels were […]
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Matthew Stanfield: Mansfield’s serious bike commuter
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The sky was spitting chunks of hail and the wind was blowing; but Matthew Stanfield kept pedaling through Mansfield one day in April. Stanfield took the “30 Days of Biking” pledge this year to ride his bike every day in April, rain or snow … or hail. Through the program, for every […]