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Eat More Chikin? Chick-Fil-A tests well in Mansfield, but some want customers to eat more local

MANSFIELD — While hundreds have lined up for the visiting Chick-Fil-A food truck over the past month, the experience left a local food truck owner disappointed. In early July, during one of Chick-Fil-A food truck’s first visits to Mansfield, customers wrapped around the Appleseed Shopping Center parking lot, while young entrepreneur Travis Moore sat along […]

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Mulberry Street in downtown Mansfield closing Sunday, Monday for two-way traffic conversion

MANSFIELD — An idea envisioned in the Mansfield Rising plan will come to fruition in a few days when Mulberry Street is converted to two-way traffic between Second and Fifth streets. Mayor Tim Theaker announced Thursday afternoon that Mulberry Street, which has only had southbound traffic for many years, will be closed to all traffic […]

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Drug evidence, handgun seized during METRICH raid in Bellville

BELLVILLE — Drug-related evidence and a handgun were seized Wednesday when the METRICH Enforcement Unit, assisted by Bellville police and the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept., raided a home at 102 Main St. The search warrant was executed at that location as part of  an ongoing investigation involving Bellville Police and METRICH Enforcement Unit, according to […]

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Ontario planning to flush fire hydrants in next two weeks

ONTARIO — Ontario’s hydrant flushing schedule will be extended into the second and third weeks of August. Annual hydrant flushing is critical to ensure the continued operation and reliability of the city’s hydrants, according to Springfield Township Fire Department Capt. Michael Mullins. Flushing will normally be done between the hours of 0730 a.m. and 4:00 […]

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GALLERY: Thursday at the Richland County Fair

DSC_0100.jpg DSC_0105.jpg DSC_0108.jpg DSC_0110.jpg There will be a Junior Fair livestock show and sale at the 2020 Richland County Fair, organizers said Wednesday. (Richland Source file photo) DSC_0114.jpg DSC_0117.jpg DSC_0120.jpg DSC_0123.jpg DSC_0124.jpg DSC_0126.jpg DSC_0128.jpg DSC_0130.jpg DSC_0132.jpg DSC_0133.jpg DSC_0140.jpg DSC_0143.jpg DSC_0145.jpg DSC_0148.jpg DSC_0149.jpg DSC_0150.jpg DSC_0153.jpg DSC_0155.jpg DSC_0157.jpg DSC_0159.jpg DSC_0160.jpg DSC_0162.jpg DSC_0166.jpg DSC_0170.jpg DSC_0172.jpg DSC_0175.jpg DSC_0180.jpg DSC_0183.jpg […]

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Author of ‘The Shawshank Redemption Revealed’ to speak Sept. 6 at Main Street Books

MANSFIELD — Main Street Books has announced a Sept. 6 book talk with Mark Dawidziak, author of The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive. Dawidziak will speak and sign books, starting at 6 p.m. The book, published on the 25th anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption movie, one of the most cherished American films […]

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