Lucas News

Poverty numbers for school districts released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Census show pretty much what we all knew already: Richland County school kids, as a whole, are poorer than they were ten years ago.

LUCAS: Joseph Henning 'Joe' Vance, 78, of Lucas, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital.

In this May 2009 photo, DEA agent Lee Lucas, right, walks to the Federal Courthouse in Cleveland.

Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center volunteer Claudia Spellman paints an apple on the cheek of Carter Matson, 4, of Lucas during the Johnny Appleseed birthday celebration Saturday in Mifflin.

MANSFIELD: Joe Lee Williams, 56, died suddenly Monday, October 19, 2009 in MedCentral Mansfield Hospital.

Flu shots for the seasonal virus ran out, around 45 minutes into the health department clinic at the fairgrounds Monday.

A couple of local media outlets are reporting a case of the H-1 N-1 virus or swine flu contracted by a Brinkerhoff Intermediate School student in the Mansfield City Schools who is now at home.

MARION - The contract for construction of the Gateway Nature Facility was secured by a Mansfield company, according to a press release from the Marion County Park District.

Finally, it's here. The Black Swamp Arts International Film Festival, a years-in-the-making celebration of cinema, is packed with screenings of 35 feature-length national and international works, local and animated films, and shorts.

Mount Zion Lutheran Church on Mt. Zion Road in Lucas, is the site of the new Lucas Area Food Pantry.

BELLVILLE: Jacob 'Jake' Frederick, Sr., passed away on October 8, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Thee following marriage license applications were filed in Richland County Probate Court between Sept.

He died 783 years ago. But St. Francis of Assisi probably had a big smile in heaven yesterday for the ecology work that 13-year-old Rachel Perzynski began in Sylvania months ago with a bunch of worms.

Early release, then no school Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools will dismiss an hour early Wednesday for teacher-staff development meetings.

By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday said congressional Democrats will likely pass health care reform, and he is not happy about it.

CHILLICOTHE: Michele Butler, 63, of Chillicothe, died 3:28 a.m. Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at her home, following a battle with lung cancer.

A 16-year-old girl was issued a summons for domestic violence Tuesday afternoon.

LUCAS: Richard W. 'Dick' McFarland, age 86, of Tucker Road in Lucas, died Monday evening Sep- tember 21, 2009.

NEW LEXINGTON: Myrtle Leota Grimsley, age 75, of New Lexington, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

The trouble with new cars is not so much the bells and whistles you have to work with, but the things that are no longer there.