ASHLAND — Dorothea Schade spent her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family who travelled from across Ohio and even surrounding states to be with her. Schade is a mother to three, a grandmother to 11 and a great grandmother to 18, all whom affectionately refer to her as “Oma,” which means grandma in German. […]
World War II
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‘I just did my job. I was part of a team,’ says World War II sailor on 101st birthday
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — World War II veteran John “Jack” Cowell celebrated his 101st birthday on Tuesday by saluting his comrades in arms. Literally. “I just did my job,” the U.S. Navy destroyer escort sailor said during a celebration at the Arbors at Mifflin nursing home. “I was part of a team. I am proud of […]
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Part I: Mark Jordan’s ode to iconic writer, storyteller Jim Bowsher
MANSFIELD — The telephone rang. It was a chilly late afternoon in December of 2003. I was sitting at the desk in my apartment that I rented from the Mansfield Playhouse, half of their old costume storage building. I answered the phone. It was Susie Schaus, the Playhouse secretary. “Mark, I have a message for […]
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Shelby’s Fox flew 26 bomber missions over Hitler’s European fortress
Editor’s note: Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, when Allied troops stormed onto the beaches of Normandy, France. The Allied air war over Germany and German-held territory began years earlier, helping to set the stage for the successful amphibious invasion. This story about Carmen Fox was written by his grandson. “My […]
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46th Ohio Civil War Show draws hundreds to Mansfield Saturday
The 46th Ohio Civil War Show opened Saturday morning in Mansfield. The two-day event attracts thousands of visitors to the city.
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Ohio Civil War Show: A historical immersion from 1775 to 1945 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Don Williams organized the first Ohio Civil War Show nearly 50 years ago in Ashland, an immersive historical experience today carried on by his family. Now dubbed the Ohio Civil War and World War I & World War II Show, an estimated 450 exhibitors from 38 states will roll into the Richland County […]
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Knox County WW II vet returns home — after 80 years
1st Lt. Wayne D. Crowl, bombardier in a B-24 Liberator, was killed in action in France in January 1944.
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WWII veteran Paul Hunter celebrates 100th birthday next month
MANSFIELD — Paul Hunter sat in a blue cloth chair in the corner of his room, his walker in front of him. “I understand you’ve got a big birthday coming up,” I said, after introducing myself. “Yeah,” Hunter responded. He paused for a moment. “Twenty-seven.” Hunter’s youngest daughter, Anita Douville, chuckled. Her dad will celebrate his […]
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Brown posthumously presents Congressional Gold Medal to Indians’ Doby
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]