MANSFIELD – The 25th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by several members of the Source media family to talk about Ohio State and the College Football Playoff, as well as a local reporting project on how Ashland County has […]
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Stage is set: All eyes on Shelby as Whippets collide Friday with Ontario
Whichever unbeaten emerges victorious Friday will clinch at least a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown.
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News Man Weekly: Richland County high school football preview, cannabis zoning
MANSFIELD — The seventh edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this episode, the Richland Source sports crew gets together for a high school football preview. City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by managing editor Larry Phillips, sports reporter Curt Conrad and Shelby/North County reporter Hayden Gray to talk about a variety […]
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COLUMN: Vance & Brown offer our readers a peek behind the politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: Special thanks to Bruce Cummins, CEO of Mansfield Engineered Components, who corrected an earlier version of this story. Ohioan John Bricker was on the 1944 Republican National Ticket. Thomas E. Dewey lost to President Franklin Roosevelt that year. J.D. Vance on Monday was announced as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential selection at […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya a finalist for Ohio’s Ms. Basketball award
LOUDONVILLE – A year ago Loudonville’s Corri Vermilya finished third in Ohio’s Ms. Basketball voting. But that doesn’t make her a shoe-in for the award this year. Actually, the court of competition is just as crowded as a year ago. Vermilya learned on Wednesday afternoon that she is a finalist for the state’s top honor yet […]
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Four-part series on Sternbaum murder trial begins Monday
The four-part series revisits the Dec. 4, 1952 murder of Leah Sternbaum and the ensuing trial of her husband, Max.
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OPINION: New Year’s Day just won’t be the same without Ohio State
I grew up and experienced my formative years as a college football fan in central Ohio during the 1970s. The legendary Woody Hayes was prowling the Ohio State sideline and he had the greatest back in school history at his disposal, two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin. It was magical. My dad was a barber […]
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Election letters to the editor have Oct. 31 deadline
Anyone wishing to send an election-related letter to the editor to any Source Media Property has until Oct. 31, 2023 to do so at news@richlandsource.com. No election-related letters to the editor will be published after that date at Richland Source, Ashland Source or Knox Pages. That date marks a full week before the election, as […]
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Buckeyes win one for the ages in last second at Notre Dame
In 1935, Notre Dame left Ohio Stadium with a miracle 18-13 victory that was described (by a term used for the very first time) as “The Game of the Century.” Coach Elmer Layden’s team overcame a 13-0 fourth-quarter deficit, something unheard of in that era, to stun the Buckeyes in a battle of unbeatens at […]
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Buckeyes’ sloppy opener at IU offers reality check
The overreactions are as hot as the Labor Day weekend grills across central Ohio today. Ohio State’s lackluster showing in a 23-3 win at Indiana Saturday has set off a firestorm of panic among a fanbase spoiled with wild success. Coach Ryan Day’s team was a 30-point favorite against a school it hasn’t lost to […]