ONTARIO — Ontario’s long-awaited Chick-fil-A appears to be moving closer to opening. Chick-fil-A’s proposed Ontario location has generated ongoing interest from residents since plans were first announced in October. The project appears to be moving toward construction early this summer, with a tentative groundbreaking date now outlined and a projected completion window in place. Dalo […]
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Let it out: APEX Entertainment offers new way to blow off steam in Ontario
ONTARIO — Smash a plate, dodge into another reality or test your aim with a blade — APEX Entertainment will bring a three-in-one experience to the Ontario Center when it opens May 1. APEX Entertainment, located at 2209 Richland Mall, provides guests with a new way to blow off steam, compete with friends and try […]
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YMCA Sports Complex nears Phase One completion; fields set for 2027 debut
The YMCA of North Central Ohio has entered the final stretch of Phase One of its long-planned sports complex.
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Open Source: Why no Level 3 snow emergency in Richland County on Sunday?
The longest-tenured sheriff in Richland County history said Sunday evening he believes “people and businesses should make their own decision.”
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Open Source: Ohio State now aims for another national title, but a century ago Kenyon was in its sights
GAMBIER — As Ohio State gears up for a Cotton Bowl date against Miami on New Year’s Eve, one interested reader asked a question about the Buckeyes’ history — specifically against a local outfit. Here’s what we discovered: Around Thanksgiving time over a century ago, the Men of Scarlet and Gray competed for gridiron glory […]
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OPEN SOURCE: Madison junior Kaiden Koch paints Whoville mural in less than 2 weeks
MANSFIELD — Students walking into Madison Comprehensive High School don’t just pass a window anymore — they stop. What they see is a burst of Whoville color that fills the space, painted by 16-year-old junior Kaiden Koch in less than two weeks. A lifelong love of art Koch said he started drawing when he was […]
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Open Source: Avenue Church in Ontario raises more than $261K for community
ONTARIO — Avenue Church in Ontario wasn’t sure what its future would look like six years ago. “It started as a revitalization project with people saying the church was about to die,” Lead Pastor Nate Hultz noted. “We came in with an expectation to evaluate what we could be doing.” Be Generous campaign paves the […]
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Ontario High School junior’s journey from small-town band room to the state’s biggest stage
ONTARIO — Every musician remembers their first note — for Ontario junior, Eliana Fittante, it was on an instrument most fifth-graders can barely coax a sound from. Years later, that same oboe has carried her from her fifth-grade band room to the All-State Orchestra stage. Fittante makes Ohio’s top student orchestra 15-year-old Fittante has been […]
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Galion’s Cameron Fullen gains All-State Band status for a 2nd year
GALION — When asked if she would be willing to switch from trombone to tuba in the fifth grade, Cameron Fullen believed nothing would come out of it. Time proved her wrong. Fullen, a 16-year-old junior at Galion High School, said while she started participating in the musical field almost seven years ago, it has […]
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Open Source: What is happening to the former Cheddar’s in Ontario?
ONTARIO — The former Cheddar’s property at 979 N. Lexington-Springmill Road is still set to become a gas station, albeit later than originally planned.