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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Charles Follis Foundation encouraging acts of kindness Feb. 3
Herman and Duane Smith, Follis’ great-nephews, founded the Charles Follis Foundation, based out of Columbus, in 2021.
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OHSAA football state title games to remain in Canton through 2026
CANTON — If a Richland County high school football team wants play in a state championship game in the next three years, it will be back in Canton. The Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Monday a new three-year contract that will keep the OHSAA football state championships […]
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Roger Staubach: The Ohio QB who became a hero to JFK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 11 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 9, Aug. 10, Aug. 11, Aug. 12, Aug. 13 and Aug. 14. The charisma of Roger Staubach knows no bounds. The Cincinnati native, who won a Heisman Trophy and a Super Bowl MVP, was nicknamed Captain America […]
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Pete Henry: Ohio’s greatest lineman had no peer in his era
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 9 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 9, Aug. 10, Aug. 11. and Aug. 12. No one had ever seen anything quite like Pete Henry in Mansfield. The son of Ulysses and Bertha Frank Henry was born on Oct. 31, 1898. […]
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Bill Willis: Speed, quickness carried Ohio lineman to 2 Halls of Fame
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 6 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Bill Willis would be the prototype running back in football today. But “The Cat” insisted on becoming a lineman. Although he was on the small side […]