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Larry Phillips

Mansfield

Managing Editor at Richland Source

Editor @RichlandSource. Award-winning sports writer, author. Married, 2 kids. Heath, Ohio U. grad. High School sports, Ohio State, Cavs, Reds, Bengals.

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  • 1 week ago | ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips

    While the bulk of finals action in the high school track and field regional championships will take place Friday for local qualifiers, Wednesday’s Day 1 featured its share of big moments for Ashland-area standouts. In Division I competition at Port Clinton, Ashland junior Frankie Rupsis followed last week’s district title in the high jump with a regional crown, qualifying to state with a clearance of 5 feet, 4 inches.

  • 1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Larry Phillips

    COLUMBUS — A nearly year-long investigation by the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) into the use of card skimmers to steal at least $600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits across Ohio has resulted in indictments for three people. Earlier this month, a Franklin County Common Pleas Court grand jury returned indictments against Columbus residents Ionut Bizga, 33, Doina Bacelan, 32, and Juan Hernandez, 26.

  • 1 week ago | ashlandsource.com | Larry Phillips

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is touting great numbers of trophy fish caught in Lake Erie in 2024, showcasing the tremendous fishing opportunities in Ohio’s Great Lake. Fish Ohio records from Lake Erie, known as the Walleye Capital of the World, show 3,710 catches of trophy fish from 17 different species were submitted in 2024.

  • 1 week ago | ashlandsource.com | Larry Phillips

    ASHLAND – Mitchell Metzger, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Ashland University, has been appointed as a new Trustees’ Distinguished Professor, as recognized during the 2025 commencement ceremony and previously approved by the AU Board of Trustees. Metzger is AU’s ninth Trustees’ Distinguished Professor, an academic honor awarded to a professor who is recognized as an outstanding educator, researcher and campus leader.

  • 1 week ago | ashlandsource.com | Larry Phillips

    The May 24 Ashland Source article about the Village of Savannah applying for a $750,000 federal grant to fund various community projects illustrates exactly what’s wrong in America today (and has been for quite some time). The projects reportedly include a permanent restroom and an electronic sign at Savannah Academy Park. New basketball and pickleball courts too. There’s nothing inherently wrong with those proposals.

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RT @seanmdav: Thanks to @elonmusk buying Twitter, you can say the NBA draft is rigged without getting censored by a message saying it’s the…