BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Madison kept grinding Thursday afternoon at Steller Field. Stymied all afternoon by Toledo St. Francis DeSales ace Nick Lankard, the Rams gave themselves a chance in the seventh inning but came up short in a 4-1 loss to the Knights in the Division I regional semifinals. DeSales (23-8) will play Cleveland […]
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Industrial Museum opens doors to public
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The bare bones of the North Central Ohio Industrial Museum are open and ready for the public to see, as the museum takes a major step toward renovating their permanent space. The Industrial Museum hosted its first open house on Wednesday evening with a reception and a tour of the museum’s future […]
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Weekend events usher in summer season
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The calendar start of summer may not be until June 21, but as far as Richland County is concerned the summer months are kicking off this weekend with a packed activity schedule. Perhaps the most anticipated summer event, the Final Friday concert series, makes its debut starting at 5 p.m. Friday evening. […]
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Mansfield couple purchase land bank house for $1,000
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Michael and Laurie Wheeler paid $1,000 for their Mansfield home on Rowland Avenue. No, that’s not an editing error–one thousand dollars. They were able to do so by purchasing the foreclosed property from the Richland County Land Reutilization Corporation (RCLRC)–a nonprofit, government-purposed entity tasked to strategically acquire blighted properties and return them […]
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Crestview’s Olewiler, Mansfield Senior’s Wellington shine on opening day of regional
TIFFIN, Ohio — Ben Olewiler made his bones as a high jumper, but the Crestview senior is pretty good on the track, too. Olewiler finished first in the preliminaries of the 400 meter dash at Wednesday’s Division III regional meet at Tiffin. He also ran the opening leg on Crestview’s finals-qualifying 4 x 200 relay […]
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Safety experts visit students at Central Elementary
LEXINGTON, Ohio – A full force of Lexington safety officials and other safety officials showed up at Central Elementary on Tuesday – it was purely educational. Centra Elementary’s annual Safety Day hosted volunteers from Akron Children’s Hospital, Ontario SWAT and Hostage Negotiations, Y-Not Cycling, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with North Central Ohio […]
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Ohio Bird Sanctuary welcomes new addition
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio Bird Sanctuary’s classroom space has officially flown the nest, settling into the organization’s new visitor center just up the hill from the Sanctuary’s administration and bird care facility. Originally a dining hall for the Boy Scouts’ Camp Avery Hand, the new visitor center will provide space for the Sanctuary’s growing […]
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Growing your own food doesn’t have to be rocket science
There are many ways to garden, and none are right or wrong. I use many methods here on the farmstead, including the black plastic method, which is by far one of the quickest and easiest. It has always been successful for me. I’ve been told many times that it just can’t be done, often while […]
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Beer Gardens in Galion a possibility
GALION, Ohio–Beer Gardens in Galion may become a possibility if a proposed ordinance is approved by Galion City Council. Before Tuesday evening’s council meeting citizens and council met at the municipal meeting to discuss bringing beer gardens to Galion. The proposal is to allow them at the parks during the Galion Graders games this summer. […]
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Horne leading Big Red in circle, at plate
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — When Plymouth coach Troy Keene hands out postseason awards later this spring, he may want to buy Addyson Horne a saddle. The hard-throwing junior has been a workhorse for the Big Red all season. “She’s our Seabiscuit,” Keene said after Horne led the Big Red to their first ever district title with […]