Domestic violence survivor Brittany Ludwig places a purple carnation to remember someone who lost their life to domestic violence during a candlelight vigil Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
(From left to right) Loudonville son and father Max Rhees and Ryan Rhees and West Salem resident Jimmy Hall hold signs during a rally in Loudonville on Sunday, July 29, 2018. The Rhees' sign says, "We support natural gas and oil development," and Hall's sign says, "Oil and water do not mix."
Bruce and Joyce Clinger stand in one of the greenhouses, currently housing lettuce, at their produce business, The Edible Landscapes, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The Clingers said the business will be certified organic by this summer.
Tony Baer, 22 performs during a rehearsal of The Ohio State University-Mansfield's production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Baer, who graduated from OSU-Mansfield in December and now works in the university's IT department, plays Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Westerville police officers sit at a community gathering at Westerville North High School on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. The gathering was to honor and remember Westerville Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, who were shot and killed in the line of duty Feb. 10.
A Westerville police officer hugs a man at a community gathering at Westerville North High School on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. The gathering was to honor and remember Westerville Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, who were shot and killed in the line of duty Feb. 10.
Firefighters look toward two house fires in North Liberty in northern Knox County on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Fredericktown Community Fire District Chief Scott Mast said it's believed a woman who fell asleep smoking a cigarette and the wind are believed to be the causes of the two fires.
Mansfield Police K9 Sam, Sergeant Sara Mosier-Napier and Chief Ken Coontz came to Mansfield City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Council recognized five-year-old Sam, who retired from the police department.
Mom Sheena Arthur kisses her newborn baby girl, Serenity, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Serenity was the first baby born in Richland County in 2018.
An Ohio Highway Patrol officer shines a flashlight on a hat left in a road after a hit-and-run in Lexington on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. The victim was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital with serious injuries.
Jeremiah Miller and Kiersten Dawson perform together at Lexington's Heartland Church on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Dawson, who lives in Lexington, and Miller, who lives in Texas, met on the singing competition show "The Voice" after Dawson was cut and Miller was selected to move on in the competition.
Marion police officer Dave Dunaway helps out during a game of tug-of-war at the Marion YMCA's 125th anniversary celebration Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. The game ended in a draw, with both sides getting a prize.
Ava Mathys, 9, of Marion, left, and Natalie Wonders, 10, of Marion and Columbus, make crafts during the Marion YMCA's 125th anniversary celebration Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. The day also included games, contests and food vendors.
Team Lightning and Be Elie players go for the ball during the Adult Flag Football League championship game Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Team Lightning won the game, 44-21.
A Team Lightning player and a Be Elie player both go for the ball during the Adult Flag Football League championship game Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Team Lightning won the game, 44-21.
A man is reflected in a creek off Ohio 39 on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The wavy lines near the bottom of the creek in the photo are fuel spilled from a truck after its tank ruptured.
Bryan Navarre, one-and-a-half, of Newbury searches for nickels in the grass during the Richland Bank treasure hunt at the Lexington Blueberry Festival on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Bryan's family is originally from the Lexington area, and they come back for the blueberry festival each year.
Braxton Michalovich, 7, of Ontario and Ava Gayton, 8, of Lexington pose for a photo during the Blue Lights and Bubbles Parade on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. The parade is part of the 15th annual Lexington Blueberry Festival.
Kattie Priebe and John Priebe help their children Nehemiah, 9, and Joy, 5, light candles during a vigil in support of Charlottesville at the Christ United Methodist Church in Ashland on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. John Priebe is a co-pastor at the church.
Chuck Deem, seen here in Marion Fire Department Station 1 on Thursday, June 15, 2017, was promoted to chief of the department in May. His goals include improving safety and training for his staff.
An empty seat with a graduation cap, gown and rose honors the memory of Walker Ramsay at Crestview High School's graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Walker, who died in his sleep in May 2016, was a member of Crestview's Class of 2017.
Pete and Audrey Thacker, seen here Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, were married Feb. 1, 2017, more than 50 years after they first met at church. They started their relationship after they both lost their spouses within a week of each other.
Firefighters draw more water from a tanker to fight a fire on Walnut Drive South in Mansfield on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. No one was injured in the fire, but the structure was ruled a total loss.
Participants in a pro-life service wait for the event to start Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. St. Peter's Catholic Church hosts the event each year around the anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.
Barbara Piatt, a Mansfield resident and Oak Hill Cottage volunteer, plays the pump organ in the second-floor chapel at the cottage Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. Piatt has played the piano since she was five and has played Christmas songs on the 19th-century organ at the cottage for several years.
Xander Baltzell, 8, of Mansfield talks to Santa Claus during Shelby's Moments of Christmas Magic on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Mrs. Claus, Buddy the Elf and other Christmas characters stopped by the event.
Larry Moore, a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran, pauses for a photo with his plaque at the VFW Post 3494 in Madison Township on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Moore was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame earlier this month.
Wiener King owner Jimmy Smarjeff reacts after his long ponytail is cut off at the Mansfield restaurant Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Smarjeff cut off his ponytail and donated it to Locks of Love as part of a grand reopening and 40th anniversary of the restaurant.
Conservative columnist Cal Thomas speaks to Ashbrook scholars at Ashland University on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Thomas told the scholars he believes government is too large and needs to be scaled back to better fit with what the U.S. founding fathers envisioned for the country.
Pam Reed, left, and her husband Frank Reed look at what is left of their barn on Richland Run Road in Shelby on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. The barn was deemed a total loss, with an estimated $350,000 in property inside the barn lost, after a trash fire in a metal barrel spread to the barn.
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