Good morning, Mansfield.

The Mansfield Men’s Garden Club honored 18 properties and two individuals with its 49th Area Beautification Awards on Sept.

1 at Kingwood Center Gardens. Winners received yard signs for their landscaping efforts and the program celebrated efforts across residential, commercial and civic areas.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 462 in September, allowing local schools to carry nasal-spray alternatives to EpiPens (a change aimed at boosting student safety).

Hummingbirds in Ohio are migrating south for the winter, and the Ohio State University Extension advises keeping feeders until they stop visiting + doing so helps the birds refuel before heading to Central America.

Residents in Mansfield will set clocks back one hour (at 2 a.m.) on Nov.

1 when daylight saving time ends, gaining an extra hour of sleep before winter while lawmakers debate making the change permanent.

Daylight saving time will end on Nov.

1 at 2 a.m., and residents will set their clocks back one hour for extra sleep while Ohio stays with the current rules pending Senate action (bill still under review).

The Lucas Cubs won 34-14 over Tiffin Calvert in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference football game on Friday, Sept.

18 at Bob Wine Field at Lucas Stadium.

In (Week 5) local high school teams bounced back as Shelby won 47 to 6 over Highland and Clear Fork beat Pleasant 42 to 0 while Lexington earned coach Jacob Owens’ first win with Camron Glennon scoring multiple touchdowns.

They will face new opponents next week.

The South Central Trojans won a 15-7 Firelands Conference game against the Crestview Cougars at Crestview High School on Sept.

19, 2026.