MANSFIELD — The Richland County Jail has received a 100-percent compliance grade, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. According to a press release sent out by the Richland County Sherrif’s Office, there were no deficiencies found during the 2018 annual Jail Inspection. The onsite inspection occurred Thursday, Sept. 27, according to the […]
October 2018
Posted inLife and Culture
New polar bear arriving at Columbus Zoo
POWELL — Columbus Zoo and Aquarium team members are looking forward to welcoming Lee, an 18-year-old male polar bear, who will be arriving from the Denver Zoo later this fall. The move was recommended as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP), a cooperatively managed program designed to maximize […]
Posted inBusiness
The Holden Agency named Premier Broker Excellence Award recipient
MANSFIELD — The Holden Agency announced Tuesday that it’s the third-place winner of the Premier Broker Excellence Award Contest in the Midwest Region. The Holden Agency has leveraged Zillow Group’s Premier Broker platform to connect with actively searching home shoppers by using Zillow®, Trulia® and RealEstate.com traffic to increase agent productivity, better recruit new agents […]
Posted inObituaries
Edwin E. Walter
Edwin E. Walter, 74, left this world for the peace of Heaven late Sunday evening, Sept. 30, 2018. He was born May 10, 1944, in Wyandot County, Ohio to the late Glenn and Cordilla (Boyce) Walter. He graduated in 1962 as a member of the last class of Wharton High School. Edwin was a truck […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Making strides against breast cancer walk set for Oct. 20 at The Brickyard
MANSFIELD – The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will be held Saturday, Oct. 20 at The Brickyard to unite communities, honor those touched by the disease and raise awareness and funds for a world without breast cancer. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events […]
Posted inRising from Rust, SXSW
SXSW team member describes “sausage-making” process
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. At this time last year what’s become known as the “SXSW Team” was just forming. Fifteen Richland County leaders, myself included, were still being chosen for […]
Posted inArea History
Then & Now: Mansfield Beauty College 1975
In the 1970s, there was a concerted effort made in downtown to beautify Mansfield, and one business that was having a great deal of success at it was Mansfield Beauty College on North Diamond Street. MBC was turning out graduates who were capable of remaking the entire population from the top down.