Another view of the Centerburg Savings Bank in an early vintage postcard scene of the town. After its closure in 1931, the bank was reorganized and has operated ever since. Today it is known as the First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Centerburg. The Centerburg Savings Bank, where an embezzlement scandal began to unfurl […]
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GALLERY: Snow Trails Kick Off Weekend
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Families embrace rainy start to ski season at Snow Trails
MANSFIELD — Rain didn’t stop some families from visiting Snow Trails on Saturday, Dec. 15 for the ski resort’s kick-off weekend. Snow Trails, at 3100 Possum Run Rd., first opened its slopes for skiing and snowboarding last weekend, but only opened the Vertical Descent Tubing Park and started regular hours Friday. DSC_7319.JPG DSC_7288.JPG DSC_7294.JPG DSC_7297.JPG […]
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Commencement speaker provides advice for Ashland U. grads
ASHLAND – Dr. Steven Fuller, professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, spoke on the topic, “Staying Human in the 21st Century: It’s Harder Than It Sounds,” during Ashland University’s winter commencement ceremony held Dec. 15 in Kates Gymnasium. As the commencement speaker for the event, Fuller posed the question, […]
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A pioneer bear hunt in Richland County: 1818
This story came to me from the most unlikely source. Maybe that’s why I never forgot it, and why I feel compelled, all these years later, to pass it on down the line to generations who will doubtless find it even more amazing than I did as a young man. I was talking one day […]
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Centerburg ends Bulldogs’ win streak
CENTERBURG – It isn’t often a freshman gets to lead a varsity offense. It’s even rarer for the team to be a conference contender. Mick Mead is leading the charge for the Centerburg Trojans. The freshman scored six points and led his team in steals and assists in Friday’s 43-23 basketball victory over East Knox. […]
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Joe S. Campos
Joe S. Campos, 66, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at the Evergreen Apartments in Mount Vernon. He was born on July 20, 1952 to the Late Salvadore and Emma (Frazee) Campos in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Joe graduated from East Knox High School and became a self-employed master carpenter. He […]
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Facebook (yes, THAT Facebook) is coming to Richland Source
MANSFIELD — Things just keep getting cooler and cooler here at Richland Source. Hopefully you guys know by now that Richland Source was invited to be one of only 17 news organizations in the world participating in a Local News Membership Accelerator within the Facebook Journalism Project. We’ve also launched a new membership page and […]
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Restoration planned for century-old advertising in Ashland
ASHLAND — Building owner Matt Wurster said he plans to preserve and restore the more than 100 year-old advertising on the side of the former Napa Auto Parts building at 88 E. Main St. in Ashland. Revealed when the former Weiss Family Pharmacy buildings were demolished in October, the painted advertising includes a sign for […]
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DeWine on 60 Minutes Dec. 16 to discuss Ohio’s lawsuit vs. opioid manufacturers
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General and Governor-elect Mike DeWine’s lawsuits to hold opioid manufacturers and distributors accountable for their role in the opioid crisis will be featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday evening. In August, Attorney General DeWine sat down with 60 Minutes’ Bill Whitaker to update him on the status of these lawsuits. In […]