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News Journal Pet of the Week was removed from home with 74 other dogs
Kiki the dog is a whirling dervish. The News Journal Pet of the Week is a four-month-old Chihuahua-mix that came from a house in Shelby that contained 75 dogs. "For a dog that is used to playing with other dogs, she'll fit in perfectly," said Aleigha Gabor, humane agent and animal care attendant at the Humane Society of Richland County. "She loves other dogs, does fine with cats. She definitely loves to chase, loves to play." Kiki liked to play a little too much for her previous owners, who returned her because she was "too much for her adopted brother." "It was really no fault of her own. She's just too happy," Gabor said. "Other than constantly wanting to play with her brother, the owners said she was perfect." Kiki bounced around the "catio" at the humane society during her feature. She was fixated on chasing a cat toy. Gabor said Kiki will probably weigh not more than 20 pounds. "All gas, no brakes, all the time," Gabor said with a smile, "but she's super sweet." Because she's a puppy, the cost to adopt Kiki is $250. The fee includes a spay and vaccinations. The humane society is located at
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‘We’ll be ready to fight’: Olentangy Liberty, Big Walnut football prepare for familiar foes
DELAWARE — Grayson Davis was a mere inches away from giving the Olentangy Liberty football team its first win of the year. But linebackers Desmond Nelson and Howard Bates and the rest of the Gahanna defense thwarted what would have been a game-winning two-point conversion at the goal line.
Mansfield News Journal
Galion 7th grader captures spelling bee over students from 4 counties
It was a clash of the titans. Arden McCoy, a 7th grader at Galion, and Felix Beeson, an 8th grader at Sacred Heart School in Shelby, squared off for the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center Spelling Bee championship on Nov. 10 at MOESC after winning their respective bees to qualify. The spelling aces dueled for six more rounds after everyone else had been eliminated before McCoy prevailed with "chaperonage," which means the art, stage or practice of being a chaperone, in the 11th round. McCoy had a chance to win two rounds earlier after Beeson missed on "lackadaisical," but he misspelled "orthographize." In the 10th round, both missed their words to keep the bee going. McCoy correctly spelled "malleable," followed by Beeson slipping up on "quadrilateral," in the 11th round. The Galion student connected on "chaperonage" to end the drama. At first, McCoy seemed thrown off by the championship word, but as he did several times with other words, he worked his way through it. "I just winged it," he said of his approach to the bee, which is usually the tri-county bee with Richland, Crawford and Morrow counties. Spellers from Knox County competed as well this time. McCoy proudly stood
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Marion Local Beats Minster Again, 27-9, Behind Griesdorn’s Four Scores
MARIA STEIN, Ohio — Even chaos bends toward the usual ending in Maria Stein. Marion Local fumbled the opening kickoff, survived five combined first-half turnovers and still beat Minster 27-9 on Friday night, November 13, at Booster Stadium in an OHSAA Division VII, Region 28 semifinal, according to Press Pros Magazine’s game report. The Mansfield […]
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'The magic happens' in the offseason for Pleasant's Joey Dietsch
Joey Dietsch personifies cross country. It's largely a sport of self-made athletes. During his first varsity cross country race as a freshman, it took him more than 22 minutes to complete the course at Northmor. In the final race of his high school career, the Pleasant senior raced to the final All-Ohio spot in the Division III boys state meet at Fortress Obetz, running a 16:29.6. That's more than 5-and-a-half minutes cut over his career. "He’s the perfect example of somebody who has been consistent and disciplined over the last six years since he started running in middle school," Pleasant coach Beth Lichtenberger said. "He was part of the group that went to state his freshman year. He was runner No. 6 and this little guy running along with the bigger kids. He kept with it." The evolution of Joey Dietsch as a runner Back in 2023, Lichtenberger couldn't quite see what Dietsch would become, but that's okay because neither could he. "Honestly, going into high school, I didn’t have a sport in mind," he said. "I had done cross country prior to that and kind of stuck with that. I had no idea how good our team was that
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Questions remain on Sunbury Amazon data center
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) — Amazon has been planning to build a data center in Delaware County, but a measure passed in the midterm election could throw a wrench in those plans. “This community, along with other communities, just sent a loud message that we don’t want these large data centers in our community,” Sunbury resident […]
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New director finds home at Crawford County Art Center
BUCYRUS — When Kiersten Markland walked through the doors of the Crawford County Art Center a year and a half ago, she was just looking for a productive, creative outlet for her child and a place to focus on her art. What she found was so much more. “I joined the leadership team as director of the art center in July,” Markland said. The place also turned out to do wonders for her mental health. She said that connecting with fellow creatives at the art center, at 117 N. Sandusky Ave. in Bucyrus, quickly made the place feel like home. “I grew up right here in Bucyrus, graduated from Colonel Crawford High School and still live in Bucyrus today. I’m currently taking CLEP courses in preparation for pre-law,” Markland said. “While law is on my career horizon, art will always be at my core, and I am fully committed to guiding the art center long-term.” She said it turns out that studying law makes her appreciate playing with paint even more. “Stepping into directorship was simply the natural next step in giving back to the space that has given me so much,” Markland said. She said that art is the
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PODCAST: Pillar Credit Union steps up to save Marion’s “Coats for Christmas” Drive, shares holiday budgeting options
MARION, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—Pillar Credit Union is stepping in to ensure Marion’s longtime “Coats for Christmas” drive continues this winter after learning the annual event was not scheduled to return in 2026. Speaking on the “Community Spotlight” podcast, Pillar Credit Union representative Daniel Bradshaw said...