Robert “Bobby” B. Gossard Jr. age 69 of Mansfield, passed away at Canal Pointe Nursing Center in Akron on October 30, 2026. Born in Kenton, Ohio on March 18, 1957, the son of Robert B. and Jean (Knapp) Gossard Sr. He had been a resident of Richland and Ashland counties most of his life. Robert […]
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Rep. Bob Latta named projected winner in U.S. 5th District, which includes northern Richland County
Bob Latta will continue to represent northern parts of Richland County in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Marilyn John wins 4th term in Ohio House representing Richland County
Richland County voters are giving Marilyn John a chance to finish what she started in the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Daniel K. “Dan” Morris
Daniel Knepper “Dan” Morris, age 78, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2026 surrounded by his beloved wife, Stephanie, and their three children. Dan was born on October 12, 1948, in Everett, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Ambert and Helen (Knepper) Morris. The tenth of thirteen children, Dan spent his early […]
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Sidney James Worthy
Sidney James Worthy was born in Galveston, TX on January 3, 1948, to Wilma “Sissy” Lee (Schrieber) and Dewitt “Boots” Parker Worthy. He graduated from Texas City High School in 1966 and attended Trinity University on a football scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Homebuilding in 1971. He met Teresa Jean Powell in […]
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Beverly Mae Mathis
Beverly Mae Mathis of Mansfield passed away Monday evening, November 2, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital following a brief illness. She was 75 years old. She was born on October 23, 1951, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to the late Clifford and Nellie (Rowles) Brewer. Bev loved spending time with family and friends, creating priceless memories. She […]
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George Robert Whisler
George Robert Whisler, age 90, a lifelong Shelby resident, died Tuesday morning, November 3, 2026 at Continuing Healthcare of Milan. George was born February 22, 1936 in Shelby, the son of the late Paul Thomas and Elsie Rose (Gaupel) Whisler. George was a 1955 graduate of Shelby High School and went on to serve two […]
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Jerry A. Wilson
Jerry A. Wilson, a kind and gentle man whose smile could brighten any room, lived a life filled with friendship, adventure, music, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Whether he was welcoming someone to church, taking family members for a flight, dancing to big band music, or enjoying another cruise, Jerry had a way of […]
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Honking horn greets bicylists as new roundabout opens at Lex-Springmill, Home roads
It didn’t take long for the first honked car horn to christen a new traffic roundabout Tuesday morning.
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Mark Phillips
Mark J. Phillips, age 61, of Mansfield Ohio passed away on October 22, 2026 at home following an extended illness. On May 5, 1965 he was born in Willard, Ohio the son of Michael J. Phillips and Marie E. (Hafner) Phillips. On August 17, 1996 he married Andrea Sours in Ashland, Ohio and they shared […]
