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Still ridin’ high: Lex boys win district track title as encore to OCC crown
LEXINGTON — In the end, the Lexington boys track team found the perfect way to make 10 hours on a school bus more tolerable. They parlayed those two five-hour round trips Wednesday and Friday into a team championship at the Division I district track and field meet at Oregon Clay High School. TRACK AND...
Gallery: Clear Fork Swim Club in Lexington cuts ribbon on 65th year
(Photos from the 65th anniversary ribbon cutting and free community open house at the Clear Fork Swim Club in Lexington on Saturday afternoon. The pool, which opened in 1959, offered popcorn, cotton candy, slushies, dunk tank, bounce house and Battle Axe games for families to enjoy. It also conducted a raffle for a free family pool membership for the upcoming 2024 season. Miss Ontario Jaslyn Lopez sang the national anthem before the ribbon cutting and Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis also spoke. Visit the pool website for more information about memberships.)
OhioHealth Mansfield’s married doctors retire after 20 years
MANSFIELD — Dr. Gregory Eaton and Dr. Mary Alton have announced their retirement from OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. The two physicians have served as the hospital’s Chief of the North Region and Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging Director, respectively, for more than 20 years. The news was shared internally with employees...
Memorial Day Weekend activities announced in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — There are a number of activities that have been planned over the Memorial Day weekend in Mansfield. The Placement of flags on our Veterans graves will take place at the Mansfield Cemetery starting 9 a.m. on Saturday May 25. Removal will be Saturday, Jun 1, 10 a.m. If raining will be June 8, 10 a.m.
Commissioners take final step to temporarily cool the courthouse
A temporary fix for an air conditioning problem at the Richland County Courthouse/Administration Building should be completed within about the next 10 days to two weeks. County commissioners Thursday finalized and approved contracts to rent and install a temporary air conditioning chiller unit in a parking lot off Diamond Street until controls for the permanent rooftop unit can be replaced.
Ontario Middle School FCCLA Parliamentary Procedure Team advances to national competition
The Ontario Middle School Family Career and Community Leaders of America Parliamentary Procedure team is the first in school history to advance to the national competition in Seattle. The team competed at the state level in April and took home the silver medal. Hours of practicing parliamentary procedure, performing the...
Winners announced in MOESC’s final academic challenge of the year
MANSFIELD – Sixth, seventh and eighth graders competed in their final Academic Challenge of the 2023-2024 school year on May 14 and 15 at MOESC in Mansfield. Organizers wish to congratulate all competitors but especially winners for each tournament. “We had another fantastic year; this one marked with very...
Brothers serve up history: Ontario duo joins five state-bound Lex players
PORT CLINTON — What do you do if you’ve just put your stamp on a historical achievement? If you’re brothers Pablo and Hector Sanchez Vidal you just keep going, looking for more. On Thursday, the Spanish siblings won both of their doubles matches in the opening session of the Division II district tennis tournament in Port Clinton to become the first state qualifiers in the history of the boys program at Ontario. ...
New Farmers Market begins in Loudonville on May 25
LOUDONVILLE — Memorial Day weekend is best known for the start of tourist season in Loudonville. But this year there is a new attraction for locals to look forward to as well: fresh produce, baked goods, and more in the form of the new Loudonville Farmers Market. The market...
Agape United Home Care to offer home care services in Richland, Ashland, Crawford counties
A new Mansfield home care agency called Agape United Home Care LLC has opened to serve Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties. Founders and registered nurses Desiree Nidiffer and Brittany Rayburn say they have a wealth of experience and a shared passion for providing assistance. ...
AU mourns death of former president G. William Benz
ASHLAND – G. William Benz, Ph.D., who served as president of Ashland University from 1993-2006, passed away in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 8. He was 88. Benz’s impressive career in academia was headlined by leading AU during a time of significant growth. Among the highlights of his 13-year administration were:
Ashland police reports for May 16-17
ASHLAND — The Ashland Division of Police issued the following reports after officers’ activity from May 16-17. These reports include incidents by date, arrests, citations issued and calls by day organized in chronological order. Police fielded 79 calls. There were 10 incidents, one citation and one arrest. Incidents.
Crestline fire chief to stand trial in June on 13 charges, including theft in office
The fire chief for the village of Crestline pleaded not guilty to 13 charges in Richland County Common Pleas Court. Matthew Wells, 52, was indicted by a Richland County grand jury April 18 on the charges that include two counts of theft in office, 10 counts of tampering with records and one count of telecommunications fraud, all third-degree felonies.
Tiger Bradley dives into Dutton family’s past in his newest play “88”
MANSFIELD — Sometimes we have to reckon with our past before we can step forward into the future. That’s the message Mansfield playwright Henry “Tiger” Bradley hopes to convey with his newest installment of The Hurt and the Healed series. Since 2015, Bradley has been writing...
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