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What's Up? Something for quilters, night creature enthusiasts and old car buffs this week
North East Ohio Quilt Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Wayne County Event Center, Wooster; 48 vendors and quilt exhibit from Tree City Quilt Guild. Free admission, free parking and a free raffle to win over $1,200 worth of vendor donated products. Classes and free lectures. Main Street Music!, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, downtown Wooster. Main Street Music brings free live music entertainment to the pavilion at Wooster's Public Square. Thursday, Ed Marthey; Friday, David Gillespie and...
Hot Stove baseball: Maniacs beat Mavericks to win battle of Grafton, Class F county championship
WELLINGTON — It took a week to do it but the Maniacs finally proved they’re the best Lorain County Hot Stove team in Class F and in Grafton. Behind the pitching of Brendon Kitts and Hunter Dingess, who combined for 16 strikeouts, the Maniacs defeated the Mavericks, their crosstown foe, 12-2 in six innings in the county championship game in the 13-14 age group Wednesday at Wellington Community Park.
Richland 200: Nos. 81-90 oozing with high-caliber talent
MANSFIELD — Want to get to know some future All-Ohioans?. You're in luck because this edition of the Richland 200 is packed full of athletes who have the talent to take that next step. Let's meet the athletes coming in at Nos. 81-90. 81. Camden Boozer, Lexington. Boozer had...
Mansfield City Schools operating levy set at 5.6 mills
MANSFIELD — The combined income-and-property tax issue proposed by Mansfield City Schools for this year’s ballot now has a clear price tag for voters. The board of education voted Tuesday to finalize ballot language for the levy with a property tax rate of 5.6 mills. Voters will decide the fate of the new levy on Nov. 5.
14th annual LaGrange IGA car show and fundraiser is Saturday
The 14th annual LaGrange IGA car show and fundraiser will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (July 20) at the store at 540 N. Center St. in LaGrange. The registration cost is $10 per car and registration will be done the day of the show. The winner of the Best in Show award will be announced at 2:45 p.m.
Mason Middle School Science Teacher Named Ohio Teacher Of The Year
MASON, OH -- Alison Sears, Mason City Schools, Middle School Science, State Board District 4 was named as one of the 11 chosen to move forward to be one of the final four finalist for 2025 Teacher of the Year by The State Board of Education of Ohio. This cohort...
Full slate of races at Crawford County Fair
BUCYRUS — Harness racing is back at the 167th Crawford County Fair. Two nights are on the docket, starting with 12 races on Wednesday night. Harness racing went through some lean times. For instance, for many years, the Crawford County Fair sponsored three nights of racing. With waning interest...
State puts Ravenna Schools in 'fiscal caution'
Ravenna City Schools' financial concerns now have registered with the State of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has placed Ravenna City Schools under a status of "fiscal caution," the district announced this week. After examining the district's May 2024 five-year forecast, state officials said the declaration is...
Ohio Department of Health lifts bacterial advisory at Maumee Bay State Park
OREGON, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health lifted a bacterial advisory in the waters of Maumee Bay State Park Wednesday, after officials found E. coli levels had returned to safe levels. According to Beach Guard, an ODH web application monitoring public beaches in Ohio, a July 15 sample...
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