At Lucas, the football season starts without the single snap of a football. “When we go to camp at the Ohio Northern University, our seniors lead the entire team in setting goals for the season. Once the goals are set, every athlete and coach signs their names on their set of goals, committing to those […]
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Mid-Ohio Tubing opens in Butler
“We saw a lot of potential in the building, we felt it really fit our needs,” said Jaime Feick, CEO of Mid-Ohio Tubing,LLC. Located in the old Hi-Lo building at 145 West Elm Street, Butler, the industrial tubing manufacturing plant officially opened on August 2 but was publicly unveiled August 29. Mayor of Butler Kevin […]
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New school year at Clear Fork brings upgrades and improvements
The new 2013-2014 school year has officially begun in the Clear Fork Valley and has brought advancements and improvements with a goal of preparedness and connectivity. Student safety and information access are two areas with significant improvements. In an effort to better streamline information between the high school, middle school and elementary the servers located at […]
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RCT keeps rolling with responses to community needs
The Richland County Transit company started in 1978 with one bus and one route–Park Avenue West, out to the mall and back. That first month it transported about 1,740 people. “Now on our trips, we’ve gone from one bus to sixteen buses,” stated General Manager Willia Leer. “I’ve gone from one route, to almost fifteen […]
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Johnson Brothers Jewelry & Loan open temporary location
“It’s gonna take a lot of work,” said Eric Johnson of Johnson Brothers Jewelry & Loan. Located at 30 South Park Street for the past eight years, the Johnsons have temporarily set up shop at 24 South Park Street after a fire on August 12 damaged their business. The Johnsons commented on the extensive time […]
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Lex football hopes to stay injury free this season
The last thing Dan Studer wants to see this season is a trainer running onto the field to take care of an injured player. That’s because depth is a luxury his Lexington Minutemen football team does not have in 2013. “Our biggest challenge this season is keeping our kids fresh,” stated the second-year head coach. […]
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Mansfield Christian Flames roll past St. Peter’s Spartans in soccer
MANSFIELD – The loneliest man on the Mansfield Christian (MCS) soccer pitch on Tuesday evening was senior Caleb Young. That’s because the Flames’ senior goalkeeper saw zero first half shots on goal from Mansfield St. Peter’s in the first 40 minutes as MCS built a 6-0 halftime edge enroute to a 9-1 boys’ soccer victory. […]
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Crusaders vanquish Marion Harding
The Temple Christian Crusaders soccer team traveled to Marion Harding High School on Monday night. Temple Christian came out on top with a 5-0 win over the Presidents. The small private school from Mansfield holds student population of 45 for their entire high school. The soccer team draws from 25 boys in the high school. […]
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Ashland slashes undergrad tuition by $10,000
Ashland University has made a bold move in addressing the issues of accessibility and affordability facing higher education. The University has reset its cost structure for full-time undergraduate tuition and financial aid resulting in a cost cut of more than $10,000 for the 2014-15 academic year. The tuition reset, which will apply to all full-time […]
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Police department and school express zero tolerance on violence
A stabbing incident occurred on a Clear Fork School bus on Monday afternoon, resulting in one student taken into custody and another transported to MedCentral for treatment. Responding to questions about the incident Clear Fork interim superintendent Dave Ritter told Richland Source reporter Dianna Snell, “The cameras on the bus caught the whole thing, that’s what […]