Bunches of toys, bicycles, games and other Christmas items will be given out to almost one thousand of Richland County’s neediest children this weekend for Toy Time’s annual toy distribution. While volunteers have been busy repairing and cleaning toys and bicycles in anticipation for the big giveaway, longtime volunteer Jeff Hammett said the non-profit organization […]
Angel N. Ross-Taylor, Correspondent
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Did I just see that? A menorah on top of a car?
It’s not every day you see a huge menorah on top of a car while at a gas station. But that’s what happened last week at the BP gas station at the corner of Ohio 13 and Longview Avenue. Chaim Eilenberg and Zalmy Goldberg have been traveling the United States attracting attention to the Jewish […]
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Ohio born ‘Funky Winkerbean’ cartoonist gives talk and signs autographs at Main Street Books
With the stroke of his pen, cartoonist Tom Batiuk brought Lisa’s story from the vibrantly colored comics section of the Sunday newspaper to real life. The Ohio born comic artist visited Main Street Books on Friday night to talk about his popular comic Funky Winkerbean and characters from the series. An intimate crowd of approximately […]
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Ontario kicks off Christmas season with tree lighting and festivities
Thanks to Kelby King and Avita Health System, people who attended the Ontario tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday got to enjoy a ride in a horse drawn carriage to the former movie theatre across Stumbo Road and back to city hall. Both horses had sleigh bells attached to their heads and the carriage was decked […]
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Local church will put on play by local playwright
You can expect to laugh and be entertained while taking in a more serious topic of life and death and heaven and hell if you see the stage play “Hell No! Heaven Yes!,” at the Oasis of Love Church, 190 Chester Ave., Mansfield. The Oasis of Love Church and Faith Productions will present the free […]
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Richland County Commissioners make plans to start construction on security check point
The Richland County Commissioners plan to accept a bid to renovate the vestibule in the courthouse for security reasons at their meeting on Thursday morning. “What we’re looking to do on the front side of the courthouse is extending our vestibule, creating a security checkpoint for the building,” said Chuck Minich, building maintenance superintendent for […]
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Community members talk about equality at social justice forum
Community members gathered Thursday evening for a social justice forum in the community room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library. “The purpose of tonight’s forum is to identify ways to accept each other as individuals and communicate our differences in a kind and considerate manner,” said Bill Baker, organizer of the event. The forum included […]
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15-year-old Mansfield girl missing
Fifteen-year-old Cherie McConnell has been missing since October 30 and her mother just wants her to return home safely. She was last seen at Mansfield Senior High School and was wearing campus wear, said Rosa Woodruff, McConnell’s mother. “The last person someone seen her with was a 23-year-old boy named Lucky,” Woodruff said. “That’s his […]
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Welcome Johnny and Jane home project reaches out to veterans
The Ohio State University at Mansfield, North Central State University, Ashland University and the Richland County Veterans Administration hosted a kick off of the Welcome Johnny and Jane Home Project: A Listening Initiative. The event was held on Monday in North Central State’s Kee Hall. “The very simple act of listening means bearing witness, it […]
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Harmony House has annual Sleep Out for the Homeless Event
A look around Mansfield or Richland County doesn’t reveal the stereotypical characteristics of homelessness – random tent cities, dirty people wearing torn clothes walking downtown during all hours of the night or that person with a cup of change in front of them with a sign that reads “homeless anything helps” scribbled on it. “People […]