The National Biscuit Company was located at the corner of 5th and Walnut Streets. (Photo courtesy of Mansfield Bicentennial Committee) Workers take a break to pose for a photo at the Mansfield Power Company. (Photo courtesy of Mansfield Bicentennial Committee) Laborers work at the Mansfield Tire Company in 1919. (Photo courtesy of Mansfield Bicentennial Committee) The Mansfield Tire […]
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Triple Crown Series rolls again at Mansfield Motor Speedway
MANSFIELD — The weather finally cooperated for racing this weekend, and Mansfield Motor Speedway was ready for it. Round Two of the Triple Crown Series returned to MMS on Sunday night. Drivers competed in three divisions, including the 410 Winged Sprint Cars, the Super Late Models and the Non Wing Sprint Cars. Shane Cottle won […]
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Triple Crown Series at MMS
From left, Carson Macedo (3rd), Rico Abreu (1st) and Spencer Bayston (2nd) took the top three spots in the Sprints. Shane Cottie won the 410 Sprints non wing division. Triple Crown Series Rnd 2 05.jpg Triple Crown Series Rnd 2 03.jpg Triple Crown Series Rnd 2 01.jpg Triple Crown Series Rnd 2 02.jpg Triple Crown […]
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Betty Jean Perry
BUTLER: Betty Perry, age 81, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in OhioHealth Riverside Hospital in Columbus following an unexpected illness. Betty Jean was born in Butler on September 11, 1935 to parents George & Verde (Butler) Oswalt the youngest of their 11 children. On December 17, 1954 she married Henry Perry and they shared […]
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Minnie Burris
Minnie M. Burris, 92, of Mansfield passed away in her home, Saturday, July 15, 2017, after a long illness. She was born April 4, 1925, in Mason County, West Virginia, to the late Reuben Wilson Hayes and Sarah Litchfield Hayes. Minnie came to Ohio shortly after marrying her husband, Myron Burris, on August 29, 1972. […]
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Brown: Giving Ohioans a raise
It’s simple. If you work extra hours, you should earn extra pay. Yet all too often, Ohioans are working longer days without the overtime pay they’ve earned. This month, the Trump Administration took an important step forward in delivering overtime pay for 130,000 Ohioans who were promised it under a new rule issued by the […]
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ODOT cautions Richland County drivers on these roads
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued this week’s District 3 road construction report. Richland County drivers are urged to use caution on these roads: State Route 97 State Route 97, at its interchange with Interstate 71, will have two narrowed lanes of traffic in each direction. Crews are working on the berm, […]
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Richland Public Health begins mosquito spraying schedule July 19
MANSFIELD – Richland Public Health will be conducting mosquito spraying, weather permitting, in the following locations during the week of July 17 through July 21: July 19 – South of Harmon Street, North of West 6th Street, East of Allison Avenue, West of Lida Street, Mansfield City. July 19 – South of Cline Avenue, North […]
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ODOT cautions Crawford County drivers on these roads
GALION — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its weekly District 3 construction report. Crawford County drivers are urged to use caution on these roads: State Route 19 State Route 19, from the Seneca County line to SR 19 and on SR 19 to SR 100, is closed for a 14 day closure to […]
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ODOT cautions Ashland County drivers on these roads
ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued this week’s road construction schedule. Ashland County drivers are urged to use caution. State Route 95 State Route 95, just east of SR 39 to the Wayne County line, will have intermittent lane closures as part of a chip seal project. Traffic will be maintained with […]