Judy Villard Overocker said Sunday her greatest memory of her 42 years of work in Richland County can be found in the young people she helped along the way.
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Ohio State alumni invited to visit historic Ohio State Reformatory on June 17
MANSFIELD — Ohio State University alumni are invited to join fellow Buckeyes on June 17 for an evening of storytelling, connection and cinematic history at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The former state prison is famously known as the filming location for “The Shawshank Redemption” and other major productions at 100 Reformatory Road, The […]
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Shelby’s Sarah Hoak earns $3,000 scholarship from Ohio Soybean Council
SHELBY — The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) has announced that Sarah Hoak of Shelby has been awarded a $3,000 Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year. Hoak is a sophomore at The Ohio State University studying sustainable agriculture. She is one of 15 students to receive a scholarship from the Ohio […]
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100+ students put their ‘hearts into STEAM’ at OSU-Mansfield Friday
MANSFIELD — One Richland County high-schooler had an unnerving realization Friday morning. They might actually like math. Dawn Kitchen, associate dean at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus, said this was just one of the pieces of feedback she heard at the first “Pour Your Heart into STEAM” day on campus. “In the engineering lab, they’re […]
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New OSU-M dean Jason Opal wants to expand community connections
MANSFIELD — One of the first things Jason Opal did when he arrived on the Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus was order new signs. After 13 years at the prestigious McGill University in Canada, Opal said he found Buckeyes’ enthusiasm for their college refreshing. So he’s leaning into it. “I learned something about America in […]
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Crestview FFA students honored at state convention
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was submitted by Crestview FFA reporters Leyna Gerich and Mackenzie Hoover. OLIVESBURG — On May 2nd and 3rd a group of Crestview high school FFA members attended the State FFA convention in Columbus. The students that attended the convention included Gracie Dinsmore, Baileigh Cordery, Kiley Gano, Lexa Gano, Hazelle Cordrey, Alivia […]
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179th Cyberspace Wing photojournalist joins family at White House Easter Egg Roll
MANSFIELD — As a military photojournalist for the Ohio Air National Guard and member of the 179th Cyberspace Wing in Mansfield, I have personally spent the past 18 years documenting so many military families emotions during deployment send-offs or coming home ceremonies along with the incredible support of our Military & Family Readiness Program. Every […]
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Ottawa-Glandorf’s Colin White voted Ohio’s Mr. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Senior Colin White of Ottawa-Glandorf High School was named 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball on Wednesday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. White has helped lead the Titans to the OHSAA state tournament all four years of his high school career. They will face Canal Winchester Harvest Prep at 5:15 p.m. Friday in a Division […]
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A New Era? Shelby’s Final 4 berth 1st in north central Ohio since 2018
It may be a little premature to call it a full-blown revival, but Shelby’s run to the Final Four could usher in a new era of north central Ohio high school basketball. Or maybe it’s a return to a former era. The Whippets snapped the area’s six-year state-tournament drought when they knocked off Lutheran West […]
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Ohio State Mansfield to host free dance performance March 21
MANSFIELD — Ohio State University’s Inaugural Artist Laureate, Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown of The Ohio State University’s Department of Dance, will bring her new production, Dancing Stories: Comings, Goings, and Finding Home, to the Mansfield campus in collaboration with Richland Academy of the Arts on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Founder’s Auditorium in Ovalwood Hall. This event is […]