MANSFIELD — Due to water main repairs, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. South Adams Street from Dale Avenue to Home Avenue. The road has been closed and is expected to reopen by March 28th 2023. Construction signs will […]
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Rebecca Madden
Rebecca C. Madden BELLVILLE: Rebecca C. Madden, age 71 of Bellville passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 in OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital following a six-month battle with cancer. To quote Rebecca in the summation of her life “I’ve had a great life, had great loves, wonderful friends, and many adventures.” She was born November 11, 1951 […]
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Academic challenge champions crowned from all over north central Ohio
MANSFIELD The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center recently hosted the Winter Academic Challenge League and Tournaments for the past few weeks. Students competed as teams, answering questions about a wide range of topics, including literature, fine arts, geography, history, math, and science. “The level of competition was high for these tournaments, which was matched by the […]
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GALLERY: Academic Challenge Champions
The 7th-8th grade runner-up was Colonel Crawford, coached by J. Briggs, with team members Owen Bland, Jaylee Kragh, Lexi Rankin, Dalton Rankin, and Seamus Comerford. The overall runner-up was Loudonville Varsity coached by P. Snyder included team members Aaron Stephenson, Blake Robinson, David Knoble, Chris Paterson, Allison Cawrse, and Madeline Ajtaji. Ashland JV was the […]
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Little Chats with some Mansfield businesswomen: Helen Adams, manager, The Evergreens
Editor’s NoteAs a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on Aug. 14, 1921 on Page 3 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public Library […]
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2 new fugitives, 2 sex offenders sought this week by task force officials
MANSFIELD — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking two new names and two sex offenders, all of them men, in the Fugitives of the Week list as compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. What was previously known as Most Wanted has been changed to Fugitives of the Week, at […]
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Ross W. Clark
Ross W. Clark, 81, of Mansfield, Ohio passed away quietly at home, surrounded by his family, on March 12, 2023. Ross was born in Rexburg, Idaho on June 10, 1941 to Rulon J. Clark and Helen Welker Clark. Ross was elder brother to five siblings: Janice Bingham, Rex W. Clark, Marlene Rogers, Kevin W. Clark, […]
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Sherrod Brown: Standing up for Ohio workers vs. unfair foreign competition
Our trade remedy laws are critical to protecting Ohio businesses and their workers from foreign competitors who cheat the rules and cheat Ohioans out of work. And we have taken important steps to reform those trade enforcement laws over the last few years. My original Leveling the Playing Field Act – which passed in 2015 […]
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Mildred Sue Shade
Mildred Sue Shade, 84 years old, of Mansfield, Ohio passed away after battling a long illness, on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Arbors of Mifflin Nursing Home. She was born November 20, 1938 in Twilight, West Virginia, to the late Jack and Holly Henderson. Mildred lived in Mansfield, Ohio most of her life and worked […]
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Hillsdale Local Schools selects new superintendent
JEROMESVILLE – Hillsdale Local Schools has chosen a passionate and skilled individual to lead the district as superintendent. “We are pleased to announce that Dr. Catherine Trevathan will take on this title,” the district stated in a press release. “She has served in administrative positions in the United States and overseas for over 15 years […]