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Inkcarceration economy: Visitor dollars add up to millions for Mansfield, Richland County
Carl Guidotti spent $13 for a large slice of pizza for Kaedyn Barnett Saturday and $13 for a Locked Up Lemonade for Kaedyn's mom as they listened to the band Uncured before taking a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory during the Inkcarceration music and tattoo festival. Kaedyn, 16, and her mom, Colleen...
More than 300 local performers and artists will be at free Art In the City event
Across downtown Dayton, art of all mediums will be celebrated at the annual Art in the City event. The Aug. 3 festival is part of the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s “Summer in the City” series. There will be live performances, art on display, food trucks and activities for all ages.
Chicken restaurant concept may open second Dayton location
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Business Journal) -- Dayton’s former largest company is seeking to plant another storefront in the region, and they’re adding an attached eatery that will mark the second of its kind in the Miami Valley. The proposal is for a new Speedway fueling station featuring a...
'Missing Niqui McCown' podcast episodes 1 & 2 are out now
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- Today marks 23 years since 28-year-old Niqui McCown vanished three weeks before her wedding. To help keep her story alive, Dayton 24/7 Now is releasing 'Missing Niqui McCown' podcast, a follow up our award winning podcast 'Missing Erica Baker.'. The first two episodes of MNM are...
Maleah Lee named Miss Lake Fest 2025
CELINA - Maleah Lee, 20, Celina, was crowned Miss Lake Festival 2025 during Sunday night's Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater in the Bryson Park District. Along with a sparkling crown - and entry into the 2025 Miss Ohio competition next summer -...
Inkcarceration boosts Mansfield food trucks
MANSFIELD — Sadie Stewart remembers when her food truck was one of the only Richland County trucks serving Inkmates a few years ago. The owner of Mad Meltz, Stewart said 2024 marks her team’s fourth year at Inkcarceration. Richland County’s Athena Gyro Express and Grunt Grub also set up at the festival this year.
Richland County marriage licenses recorded July 8-12
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between July 8 and July 12:. Edward James Costello V of Iola, Texas, 23, office assistant, to Mia Rea Enzor of College Station, Texas, 25, stockman. Jordan Rudi Ratleff of Mansfield, 32, cleaning, to Lindsay Lynn Spinneweber of Mansfield, 32, self...
Motorcyclist sustains serious injuries in crash along LaPlaisance Road
LaSALLE TWP. — A Monroe man suffered serious injuries Saturday night when the motorcycle he was driving struck a guardrail and he was thrown onto an embankment. The crash in LaSalle Township was reported at 9:12 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported in a news release. The preliminary investigation showed that James R. Miller, 51, of Monroe was driving a red 2008 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on Laplaisance Road passing Lighthouse Road when, for unknown reasons, the motorcycle began to leave the roadway to the north and struck a guardrail causing Miller to be ejected from the motorcycle onto a nearby embankment.
Maryland Opera announces 2024-25 season, featuring works of Puccini and Bizet
Maryland Opera has announced its 2024-2025 season, which will open on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer on Charles Street in North Baltimore. The opening performance will be “Morte e Vita,” fully staged and costumed, featuring the final acts from Puccini’s “La Bohème,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “Manon Lescaut.”
Spud-tacular: Monroe News staff agrees with Monroe County's best fries
MONROE — Friday was "Fry Day" at The Monroe News and our readers were right, Smokehouse 734’s fries are spud-tacular. In honor of National French Fry Day on July 12, we asked our Facebook community who makes the best french fries in Monroe County. After collecting nominations and posting a list, people voted for their favorite.
Monroe swimming coach Erin Dowen leads two teams to success
YPSILANTI – It was a busy week for Erin Dowen. The daughter of former Monroe High coach Ron Evans who was a standout in the pool for the Trojans during her high school career has been working hard to rebuild the school’s swimming program since taking over as varsity coach two years ago. She...
Tucker Wetmore plots debut headling tour: "An absolute dream of mine"
Fast-rising country artist Tucker Wetmore has announced his headlining Waves on a Sunset Tour. The trek kicks off Oct. 4 in Statesboro, Georgia, and will hit Chattanooga, Grand Rapids, Little Rock, Knoxville and more before concluding in Chicago on Nov. 16. "GUYS I'M GOING ON MY FIRST HEADLINE TOUR!!" Tucker...
Budgeting for back-to-school supplies in Monroe. Where's the best place to shop?
MONROE — It’s never too soon to start thinking about back-to-school supplies. Several school districts are beginning to post lists with specific items online. The National Retail Federation (NRF) says more than 55% of back-to-school and college shoppers have begun purchasing items for the upcoming school year. ...
Monroe High Memories Remain Rich for Michigan's 1987 Mr. Baseball
WHITE LAKE – Dan Hilliard’s time came before Twitter, before computers were part of everyday life and almost before there was such a thing as Mr. Baseball. But he fit the bill perfectly. As legendary Monroe Evening News sportswriter Bill Brenton once wrote about Hilliard’s Monroe High School...
Faster Horses Festival brings needed foot traffic to businesses
BROOKLYN, Mich. (WILX) - “It’s kind of funny, because a lot of the locals tend to avoid downtown, because it does get kind of busy, so it’s nice to be here because we get a lot of new people in,” said Kay Dale, a team member with Village Creamery.
Briggs: From Perrysburg with love, Hall of Fame-bound Jim Leyland never forgot his roots
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — From Jim Leyland’s childhood home on West Indiana Avenue in Perrysburg to his eternal baseball home on 25 Main Street here, the drive is eight hours going on forever. Or so it might have seemed. If you had told a teenaged Leyland that he would be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the 5-foot-9, 170-pound schoolboy star — blessed with more brains than brawn — would have rolled his eyes harder than a scalding grounder. “I would have said you were out of your mind,” he told me. “I never even dreamed of it.”
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