RICKIE LYNN HUTCHINS

By From JT Staff Reports

Rickie Lynn Hutchins of West Mansfield passed peacefully just as the full moon rose on August 8, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 13, 1954, to the late Oral and Rachel (Holycross) Hutchins in West Mansfield, where he spent his life.

Hutch graduated from Benjamin Logan High Scho...

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Alder girls capture match

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JA, NU golfers win

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By Tim Miller

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Triad Cardinal gridders under leadership of new coaching staff

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Members of Triad’s football team are from left, front row, Logan Simms, Cayd Herron, Blayk Thomas, De’Von Minor, Landon Tomlin, Caleb Jordan, Wyatt Smith, Baylor Bahan, Waylin Holtsberry and Duncan Funderbaugh; second row, Jackson Williams, Connor Hayes, Jayden Minor, Luke Botkins, Silas Newland and Jordan Bland; third row, Hayden Ferguson, Carson Groves, Yuriel Guillen, Dallas Ross, Andrew Laughbaum, Karter Sarrazine, George Hartman, Ty Botkins and Dawson Hess; fourth row, Layton Mullins, Bentley Simpson, Galen Smith, Levi Hartman, Brady Funderbaugh, Westin Bahan, Liam Herron and Corbin Goehring; fifth row, Ashton Groves, Justin Haser and Bria Reid; sixth row, assistant coaches Braden Stambaugh and Erich Hopkins, head coach Tim Melvin and assistant coaches Brayden Webb and Eastin Huffman. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Triad Cardinal gridders under leadership of new coaching staff

By Tim Miller

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There will be a new look to the Triad High School football squad for the 2026 campaign. Tim Melvin, a former assistant coach at Urbana High School the past five years, has taken over the program. He h...

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Colorful spaces

By Kyle Meddles

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Seniors at Marysville Early College High School were out painting their parking spaces during a brief break from the summer showers on Tuesday. Above, Audrey Eddleman (blue shirt) and Ethan Keifer (pu...