The passion for Ohio State football stirs strong this week as the Buckeyes gear up for one of the biggest nonconference games in years. On Saturday night third-ranked OSU travels to No. 14 Oklahoma. Rod Gerald, Ohio State’s starting quarterback in 1976 and 1977, knows that passion well. He was the starter on Sept. 24, […]
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Everyone OK after overdose scare at Ohio Dreams
BUTLER (UPDATE 7 P.M.) — More than 20 people were taken to OhioHealth Mansfield on Saturday and treated after apparently reacting to a THC-laced candy at during a music festival held at Ohio Dreams in Butler. There were no deaths and authorities report all who fell victim to the incident appear to be OK. THC […]
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Seeing the unbelievable at the RNC
CLEVELAND – I had no idea what to expect heading into the Republican National Convention this week. In fact, I admitted that very thing upon arriving in Cleveland on Sunday. Having never covered a convention before, I had a lot to learn but I thought I had a general idea of what might happen. Boy […]
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Historic Shawshank Oak falls after storms hit area
LUCAS (UPDATED AT 5 P.M.) — Richland County’s most historic oak tree has fallen. The big oak, that served as a significant prop in the 1994 hit movie “The Shawshank Redemption” (starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman) fell on Friday after storms hit the area. The tree was damaged on July 29, 2011, when it was […]
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Street preachers hit Cleveland during RNC, which is most effective?
CLEVELAND — Several religious leaders showed up on Cleveland’s streets, bearing bibles, during the Republican National Convention. They all had a near-identical mission: convert the masses. But which groups were most effective to that end? The question may be difficult to answer, but Tim Galat of Mansfield and member of Bethel Cleveland Church in Middleburg […]
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Donald Trump says: “I’m with you”
CLEVELAND – The Republican party officially has a nominee, ready to “make America great” while remaining politically incorrect. Using a version of his opponent’s popular slogan against her, Donald Trump declared to the country on Thursday night, “I’m with you.” “I am your voice,” Trump said. “So to every parent who dreams for their child, […]
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Richland Co. Republican women represent at RNC
CLEVELAND – When Republican men run for office, you can bet that Republican women are the backbone to those campaigns. Locally, that backbone is Cindy Bias, president of Richland County Republican Women. But this week, Bias is the backbone to the campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. “Republican women today, at least for me, are […]
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Pence cheered, Cruz booed at night 3 of RNC
CLEVELAND – If the night was a shining triumph for the introduction of vice presidential nominee Mike Pence at the Republican National Convention, it was equally as defeating for one-time presidential candidate Ted Cruz. The senator from Texas was loudly booed off the stage at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night after failing to formally […]
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Locals come to Cleveland, share thoughts on Donald Trump
CLEVELAND — As Donald Trump moves closer to a coronation during the Republican National Convention, supporters swarm the streets. As polls suggest, most are older, white men. But not Steven Scott, 18, of Mansfield. He drove to Cleveland Wednesday with a friend, Daniel Gregg, also from Mansfield — to people watch. “Yeah, we’re not really […]