MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools union negotiators, teachers, support staff, board members and other administrators can take a deep breath of relief; negotiations have concluded. A deal in protracted negotiations was finally struck on Wednesday night, with a pay raise for teachers — the first in eight years. Teachers operated under an expired contract for […]
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Mansfield features 2 movies providing life lessons
Editor’s Note: “Race” and “Eddie the Eagle” are both playing in Mansfield’s Cinemark Theatre. They competed in Olympic Games separated by five decades. One was a tremendous athlete who earned four gold medals in 1936. The other was the antithesis, an average man simply happy to compete in his event and live to tell about […]
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Lloyd Allen Burton Jr.
Lloyd Allen Burton Jr., 67, of Mansfield, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Born Oct. 11, 1948 in Ashland, Kentucky. He was the son of Lloyd A. Burton Sr. and Margaret Ruth (Stephens) Burton. He was a 1966 graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School, where he was a member of the […]
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Jessie Mae Lee
Jessie Mae Lee, 70, passed this life Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Ohio Health MedCentral Mansfield Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Lee was born on Sunday, Aug. 19, 1945 in Benoit, Mississippi. Jessie lived in Mansfield for 30 years prior to moving to the Wooster area in 1994 and returned to Mansfield in 2008. […]
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Richland Newhope salutes coloring contest winners
MANSFIELD – Eleven Richland County students have been selected as winners of the 23rd annual Richland County Third Grade Coloring Contest. The event is sponsored by Richland Newhope as part of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March. This year’s statewide theme is “What’s Your Story?” Richland County schools with third grade classes were invited to […]
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NECIC to host artist gathering March 5
MANSFIELD – North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) will host an informal gathering of artists on Saturday, March 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. at 199 N. Main St., Mansfield. “All artists are welcome and encouraged to attend,” said NECIC Community Programs Coordinator Diane Ottolenghi. “We want to see writers, fine artists, dancers, actors, musicians, […]
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Richland Academy celebrates 25 years with annual cabaret, auction
MANSFIELD — Richland Academy of the Arts is inviting the community to celebrate its 25th anniversary during its annual Cabaret Show and Auction on March 5 at 6:30 p.m. Funds raised during the benefit will go toward a scholarship program that awards $25,000 annually, to provide quality arts education opportunities to students. WMAN radio personality […]
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Richland Soil & Water Conservation offers contest
MANSFIELD — Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) encourages residents to enter the I Have a Project Contest! on its website. This fun and interactive contest takes contestants through a simulated process of obtaining a storm water permit. Go to Richland SWCD’s website at http://richlandswcd.net through March 31 and enter the contest for […]
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Jack S. Grubb
Jack S. Grubb, 71, of Mansfield, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at Ohio Health/MedCentral Mansfield Hospital, after suffering an apparent heart attack. Jack was born in Mansfield on Feb. 8, 1945 and lived here his entire life. He was the son of to the late Richard and Romana (Shephard) Grubb. He was married to Carol […]
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Health Dept. seeks pit bull after dog bite incident
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health is seeking assistance in finding a dog in Mansfield which has been implicated in biting a person. The dog is described as a brown and white pit bull. The dog was last seen in the area of Harker and Mulberry Streets on Wednesday, March 2. Anyone seeing this dog should […]