The Mansfield Richland County Public Library hosted a Build a Robot contest in July as part of their Summer Reading Program. The contest was held at all eight locations as well as at the main library, said Katie Gatten, coordinator of services for children at MRCPL, and there were two ages groups: kindergarten through third grades […]
Richland County Sheriff’s deputy revives unresponsive woman
Deputy Brent Broom responded to 1121 Clayberg Rd., Lot 46, Greenwich, Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7:23 a.m. after dispatched received a 911 call of an unresponsive female who was not breathing. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, when Broom entered the residence, brothers of the victim, who was lying on the floor, […]
Stellar Robotics to hold first meeting
Stellar Robotics, a Mansfield area, community based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team, will hold its first meeting on Friday, August 8, at 7:30 p.m., welcoming all interested students and parents. FRC is known as “a Varsity Sport for the Mind,™” combining sport, science, and technology. Teams of students are challenged to raise funds to build […]
Hunter Lewis LaChance
Hunter Lewis LaChance, 21, of Norwalk died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 3, 2014. He was born April 21, 1993 in Galion and was the son of Richard E. La Chance of Galion and Lori A. (Ault) Ewing of Galion. Hunter was employed at R.R. Donnelly in Willard and recently moved to Norwalk. To know him […]
Arva Collins
Arva Collins, 84, of Mansfield, died August 4, 2014. Born March 29, 1930 in Mingo County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Andy and Blanche (Perry) Ball. Her number one enjoyment was going to Church. Arva enjoyed word search puzzles, reading her bible, and gardening. Surviving are her daughters, Betty (James) Riggins, Brenda Parker, […]
James C. Snodgrass
James C. Snodgrass, 61, of Loudonville died unexpectedly Monday morning, August 4, 2014 in Glendora Care Center, Wooster, after a five year illness. Jim was born Feb. 8, 1953 in Wadsworth and was the son of the late James and Edith (Morris) Snodgrass. He had lived in the Loudonville area since 1983 when he moved […]
Beverly J. Reid
Beverly J. Reid, 77, of Mansfield passed away early Monday morning, August 4, 2014. She was born December 3, 1936 in Mansfield, to the late Josephine Strome Dillon and Israel Dillon. She was a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School and retired as the Head Transcriptionist with Mansfield Internists in 2002. Beverly was a loving, […]
James “Jim” S. Lingenfelter Sr.
James “Jim” S. Lingenfelter Sr., 56, passed away peacefully at his Loudonville home on August 3, 2014 after a long battle with corticobasal syndrome. Jim was a lifelong community servant and loving family man. He was born in Loudonville to the late Jacque R. and Ruth C. (Workman) Lingenfelter on December 16, 1957, and was […]
Floyd Morris Hoover
Floyd Morris Hoover, Jr., 87, of Mansfield, died Sunday morning, August 3, 2014. He was born June 19, 1927 in Mansfield to the late Snoie Shrewsberry Hoover and Floyd Morris Hoover, Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and member of the Cuyahoga American Legion. Floyd was a member of First Congregational Church […]
New outreach program to teach and publish creativity among youth
A collaborative partnership between Friendly House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mansfield Richland County Public Library, is bringing the art of comic strips, short fiction & animation to Mansfield/Richland youth. This new outreach program, through DOJO Comics of downtown Mansfield, is the result of the summer small grants program from North End Community Involvement Collaborative (NECIC)and […]
