As a special treat looking forward to Saturday’s Ohio State at Michigan game in Ann Arbor, we asked Lexington’s Mike Clapper to recite famed Ohio author James Thurber’s poem “When Chic Harley Got Away.” Clapper is the public address announcer at Lexington High School sporting events and recently retired after 12 years as the voice […]
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Fostoria’s Pete Stinchcomb was OSU’s 1st great NFL player
COLUMBUS — Gaylord Roscoe “Pete” Stinchcomb was small even by the standards of his day, more than 100 years ago. But his footspeed, quickness and agility more than made up for his lack of size whenever he stepped on a football field. Stinchcomb did just that for the first time at Fostoria High School. Fostoria […]
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Fostoria’s Pete Stinchcomb was OSU’s 1st great NFL player
COLUMBUS — Gaylord Roscoe “Pete” Stinchcomb was small even by the standards of his day, more than 100 years ago. But his footspeed, quickness and agility more than made up for his lack of size whenever he stepped on a football field. Stinchcomb did just that for the first time at Fostoria High School. Born […]
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Autumn Fiber Festival set for October at Richland County Fairgrounds
MANSFIELD — Explore fiber art in all its fabulous forms at the 10th annual Autumn Fiber Festival on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will be held in a new location this year, taking up residence in the Arts and […]
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Racing to the past: Iditarod sled dog success allows Mansfield native to salute Alaskan culture
WILLOW, Alaska — Matthew Failor fell in love with native Alaskan culture during a summer internship at the Mendenhall Glacier nearly two decades ago. That love affair has continued to grow — now shared by his wife of almost three years, their soon-to-be-born first child … and 50 Alaskan Huskies. The Mansfield native recently completed his 12th Iditarod Sled Dog Race, […]