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Mansfield City Council watches videos of Main Street Revitalization Project
Mayor Jodie Perry gave a glimpse into Mansfield's future at Tuesday's city council meeting. She played two videos that showed off the forthcoming Main Street Revitalization Project that will include two-way traffic. Perry narrated the videos, which are available on the city's Facebook page. ...
Baseball Game Preview: Loudonville Heads Out
The Loudonville Redbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Lucas Cubs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Loudonville took a loss when they played away from home back in April, but their home...
Relay for Life of Ashland County-Mid Ohio set for June 8
Relay for Life of Ashland County-Mid Ohio will be 4-10 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Ashland County Fairgrounds. The annual event raises money for the American Cancer Society to fight cancer. The Survivor Ceremony kicks off the event at 4 p.m. The luminara ceremony honoring and remembering loved ones...
Color Fun Walk & Run set for May 18 at Freer Field
ASHLAND — The city of Ashland is hosting a Color Fun Walk & Run to raise awareness about the foster care community and the work that Fostering Family Ministries does. The 5K and 1-mile walk event will take place at Freer Field 1264 Center Street Ashland, OH 44805. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. on May 18.
Craft and resources fair to benefit Third Street Family Health Services program
Third Street Family Health Services is hosting a community event with mothers in mind. The Mother's Day Craft & Resources Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at South Park at 100 Brinkerhoff Ave. in Mansfield. The fair is free to attend and will feature homemade...
Temporary site of Ontario branch of Mansfield Richland County Public Library opens at mall
ONTARIO ― While there hasn't been a bookstore at the Richland Mall for some time, there is the next best thing, at least for the next 12 months. A person can conveniently borrow a book or video or use the computer, shop, and do some mall walking if they want to. ...
Lovina's Amish Kitchen: Lovina thanks readers for their prayers
Today is already the last day of April. Four months of 2024 have passed. Where does time go? One week after another slips by. Today, my husband, Joe, has an appointment with the doctor that did his surgery last week. Joe has been off work for a week due to getting a splinter in his hand as long as a toothpick while at work. He went to the hospital after it happened, and they couldn’t find it through the X-ray. Joe stayed home from work for a few days because his hand hurt so bad and kept swelling up. Joe doesn’t usually complain much if he gets a splinter, but this time he had a lot of pain.
Area Happenings: Spring Festival and Auction, Musclepalooza, plant sales
Spring Festival and Auction, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday and 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Holmes County Training Center, 8001 Township Road 574, Holmesville. Baked goods, food, raffles, silent auction and live music. "James and the Giant Peach Jr.," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Green Middle School cafetorium, 200 Smithie Drive, Smithville. Tickets...
Mansfield Memorial Homes to receive $1.35 million grant
MANSFIELD — The state of Ohio has announced $3.1 million in grant money that will be used for energy efficiency upgrades in four areas of Ohio. The funding will come from the Advanced Energy Fund, which is allocated for projects that aim to reduce costs, better the environment, and improve the lives of people in Ohio.
Madison Township outlines plans for several summer infrastructure projects
The Madison Township trustees are finalizing plans for summer infrastructure projects including paving, culvert work and guardrail replacement. The largest amount of work involves the township’s 2024 summer road resurfacing program, which includes new asphalt on 14 roads and chip/seal coating to five roads at an estimated cost of nearly $350,000.
Karena Burgess, Olyvia Fenton, Payton VanSickle form Loudonville's daunting hitting trio
You won't find many lineups top-to-bottom on the softball scene right now in the North Central Ohio area better than the Loudonville Redbirds (17-5 record). A central reason you can chalk that up to is due to the senior hitting trio of centerfielder Olyvia Fenton, shortstop Karena Burgess and catcher Payton VanSickle. Fenton leads off, with Burgess tackling the third spot and VanSickle batting fourth.
OSHP: Man riding scooter killed in Knox County crash
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — A 73-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Knox County Thursday afternoon. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 4:40 p.m. on Columbus Road in Mount Vernon. Robert Staats was driving a Suzuki Burgman 650 scooter northeast on the...
MOESC seeks substitute teachers for next school year
MANSFIELD — The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) is currently accepting applications for substitute teachers for the 2024-2025 school year. With the school year coming to a close, many districts are still looking to fill vacancies. While some districts have opted to use substitute teachers, others are still struggling...
Stoops makes directing debut in 'Crimes of the Heart' at Mansfield Playhouse
Scott Stoops will make his directorial debut the next two weekends with "Crimes of the Heart," the latest production from the Mansfield Playhouse. Stoops is a familiar face to Playhouse patrons, but as an actor. He said he had been considering directing the last couple of years but had not had the opportunity to do so.
Hollywood action in Ashland when movie made downtown
Movie-making may not be the first thing that springs to mind as one of Ashland's specialties, but that has been changing. The behind-the-scenes excitement of Hollywood was part of Ashland's landscape for 2 1/2 weeks in April. Good Deed Entertainment's production of "The Holiday Club" has been using locations all...
Softball Recap: Mapleton has no trouble against South Central
Mapleton stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the South Central Trojans with a sharp 14-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Mapleton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. For South Central's part, they saw two different players step up...
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