MANSFIELD — Due to water main repairs, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close the following road while repairs are being completed. East Fifth Street from North Main Street to North Diamond Street. The road will be closed at 9 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1 and is expected to reopen […]
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Mary Helen Adkins
Mary Helen Adkins, 73, of Galion went home to be with her savior lord on Saturday, October 29, 2022 after a lengthy illness at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital. Helen was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 13, 1949 to the late Roston D. Bowman and Asa C. (Maples) Bowman. She married the love of […]
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Theaker: All options being considered in Mansfield’s codes and permits department
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to discuss Tuesday during caucus a 2023 temporary appropriations budget that includes a $33.7 million general fund. That’s about a 3 percent increase over the final general fund budget for 2022. The budget includes $813,752 for the codes and permits department, an area that has become the subject […]
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Ralph E. Thauvette
Ralph Edward Thauvette, age 76, went to be with the Lord on October 30th, at home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 17, 1945 to Ralph and Vera (Hatch) Thauvette, he had been a lifelong Shelby area resident. Ralph was a 1963 graduate of Shelby High School and continued his education at […]
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Gerald R. Hobart
Gerald R. Hobart “Grap”, age 93, of Mansfield died Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Lexington Court Care Center. Born January 2, 1929, in Delaware, Ohio, he was the only child of L. Dow and Ola M. (Herriott) Hobart. He moved to Mansfield with his parents in 1937 at the age of 8. Gerald lived […]
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Destination Moon exhibit at Mansfield/Richland County Public Library Nov. 1-18
MANSFIELD — The Main Library location of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) will display Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission in the 2nd-floor lobby Nov. 1 to 18. The poster exhibition from the Smithsonian celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and explores the birth and development of the American space program […]
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GALLERY: MAC Masquerade
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Further misadventures in matrimony: The later marriages and divorces of Amos D. Norris
Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published as a blog post by The Sherman Room at Mansfield Richland Public Library on Oct. 29, 2022. It is being republished by Richland Source via a collaborative agreement with the library. Last week, we explored the first marriage and divorce of the “well-known” Amos D. Norris, who apparently considered […]
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Out of the streets and into the ring: Tyger Style Boxing works to lower youth gun violence
MANSFIELD — Jovonte Myers watched as his three youngest students practiced their punches. Over and over, they repeated the drill — pushing off the wall, hopping back and launching a right jab. “One, two! Good,” he said, injecting rapid-fire encouragement between each rep. “One, two! Good. One, two!” On the other side of the dimly […]
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Shining Light on Fall Prevention in Nursing Homes
(StatePoint) Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in U.S. adults aged 65 or older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The economic impact of falls is immense, with fatal falls estimated to cost $754 million and nonfatal falls $50 billion annually. As the aging population enters long-term care facilities, fall […]