Zach Tuggle

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

When Jill Summerton found out she had a matching donor just as life felt overwhelming, it gave her immense relief. But not all patients are so lucky, said Andrea Ross, a clinical educator for OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. "There are 3,000 people in Ohio on the waiting list for all organs," Ross said. "There is a huge need."Some of those patients, like Summerton, can be helped by living donors. The rest of the donations come from families who are committed to ensuring life goes on.

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

The man who shot at Bucyrus police in 2022 and later escaped a mental-health hospital was sentenced this week to 29-34½ years in prison. Jacob Dan Davidson, 41, of Centerburg, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of felonious assault, according to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall. Davidson faces more charges Franklin County Common Pleas Court in connection with his escape from Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital in Columbus.

1 week ago | the-daily-record.com | Zach Tuggle

This weekend might do me in. That's because I'm tackling my hardest sporting event so far: the 2025 Mohican Trail Marathon in Loudonville. At age 38, this might prove to be one of my more questionable life choices. I worry my wife is betting on a big insurance payday because she certainly hasn't tried to talk me out of it. To be clear, for those familiar with the Mohican Trail Run, I'm only running the standard marathon of 26.2 miles and not the more impossible ultra distances of 50 and 100 miles.

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

This weekend might do me in. That's because I'm tackling my hardest sporting event so far: the 2025 Mohican Trail Marathon in Loudonville. At age 38, this might prove to be one of my more questionable life choices. I worry my wife is betting on a big insurance payday because she certainly hasn't tried to talk me out of it. To be clear, for those familiar with the Mohican Trail Run, I'm only running the standard marathon of 26.2 miles and not the more impossible ultra distances of 50 and 100 miles.

2 weeks ago | the-daily-record.com | Zach Tuggle

Thirty-five years ago, inmates from the Ohio State Reformatory were preparing for their prison to close. The facility's last day of operation was Dec. 31, 1990, according to Derek Wilson, the tour program manager for Ohio State Reformatory. "Preservation efforts started in 1986 as soon as they came out with plans to close the building," Wilson said.