On Tuesday, the price of unleaded gas at the Moto Mart at Trimble Rd. and Fourth St. started at $3.39 9/10 and remained one of the best prices in Mansfield. With local prices at nearly $4 a gallon recently, Tuesday’s price allowed local motorists a reprieve. The Shell gas station on S. Diamond and Fourth […]
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Frim serves Red Cross as disaster specialist
Julie Frim, a Disaster Specialist for the Red Cross, moved to Richland County in 2012 bringing an optimistic yet serious demeanor to conversations about local training and national disaster relief. Julie Frim is a Native American, and lived on a Reservation in Canada until her parents, who were teachers there, adopted her. Their family moved […]
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Bissman Building: Sneak Preview
This box of cigars was one of many products that carried the Bissman label. If you purchased a load of goods from the original Bissman store, this would have been your receipt. In 1886, when the Bissman Building was built, there was a railroad spur from the B&O Railroad that brought freight cars nearly to […]
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Fitness comes to the parks
“Life should feel good, should be fun,” said Suzy Beeson, a Mansfield resident and volunteer for Friends of the Mansfield Parks (FOMP). Beeson is a local substitute teacher of K-6 who spends her free time volunteering through the FOMP. Beeson says she enjoys engaging local residents in the Fun in the Parks Program, a project […]
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MedCentral Golf Classic at Westbrook Country Club
Westbrook Country Club hosted the eleventh annual 2013 MedCentral Golf Classic yesterday. The event was a fundraiser for the MedCentral health system, with the proceeds going into programming and medical supplies. The day of golf cost $200 per player and included all greens fees, lunch and dinner, staffed locker rooms, and a chance to win […]
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Doris M. Patrick
Doris M. Patrick, 86, of Mansfield, died Sunday morning, June 23, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born December 17, 1926 in Globe, Kentucky to the late Blanche (Bond) and Cecil Canafax. She was a hard working woman and retired from Tappan Company and had previously worked at Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co. She […]
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Event roundup: 5K runs
Ontario Liberty 5K Dust off those running shoes and get ready for the Ontario Liberty 5K. This event will be held Thursday, July 4 at 8:30 am. It is sponsored by Ontario’s Cross Country team, the Ontario Fourth of July Festival Committee, and Brian and Michelle Gates State Farm Insurance. Race-day registration begins at 7:45 […]
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Romanchuk supports youthful opportunity
Ohio Representative Mark Romanchuk supported the LeaderRichland program in the spring and recently encouraged a middle school student to learn more about business. He believes that the program is a great opportunity for the students in the county. “I think it is a huge opportunity for middle school aged kids to be exposed to opportunities […]
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Mechanics Bank opening in Clear Fork community
Mechanics Bank is constructing a new banking office to serve the Clear Fork Valley and has purchased a property on the southeast corner of Main and Ogle Streets in Bellville. Since that time, the property has been cleared existing structures including a vacant ice cream stand and a structure housing a bar and apartments. Preparations […]
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What goes around comes around
Stationed in the heart of Downtown Mansfield, What Goes ‘Round, a non-profit thrift store, aims at giving back to those in need. “We’re a good mix with the downtown area,” said store manager Cindy McConnell. “We try to do everything we can to be a part of the community and support Richland County, so we […]