MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Richland county commissioners heard from representatives of the Rover Pipeline Project at their Thursday meeting. The new Director of Nursing at Dayspring was also formally introduced to the three commissioners. The Rover Pipeline is a 711-mile pipeline designed to transport 3.25 billion cubic feet per day of domestically produced natural gas […]
Angel N. Ross-Taylor, Correspondent
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Boot Camp for New Dads available at Mansfield Y Saturday
MANSFIELD, Ohio – New fathers and dads-to-be will have the opportunity to talk to other men, share stories, and seek advice during a “Boot Camp for New Dads” on March 7. The 9 a.m. to noon boot camp at the Mansfield YMCA is designed to be a strictly male-based event. No women or moms will be permitted to […]
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Annual soul food dinner rounds out Black History Month
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The aroma of fried chicken, black-eyed peas, and collard greens permeated the air in the Eisenhower cafeteria while close to 200 community members enjoyed good food, great entertainment and good company Thursday evening as The Ohio State University-Mansfield (OSU-M). The event conclued the Black History celebration with the annual Soul Food Dinner. […]
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Community members gather to recognize Kenneth and Inez Shepard as ‘Living Black History’
Family, friends and colleagues gathered last Sunday to honor Kenneth and Inez Shepard in a “Living Black History” tribute at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The Shepard’s have been community stalwarts in running Happy Time Childcare for nearly 50 years, making it one of the longest running community businesses on Mansfield’s north end of town. The […]
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Mansfield City Schools fiscal committee chairperson ‘surprised’ at audit differences
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield City Schools Financial Planning and Supervision Commission Chairperson Paul Marshal said at this week’s commission meeting that he was surprised by the findings in the Ohio auditor’s performance audit. The report’s summary suggests that the district could save approximately $4,790,500 annually by eliminating 24.5 fulltime teaching positions, 11.5 fulltime equivalent positions […]
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Racial equality and economics linked at town hall meeting
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio State University-Mansfield hosted a town hall meeting Thursday evening to show the topic of racial equality still matters while there was also discussion of how we are more unified than we are different. OSU-M Diversity and Family Engagement Director Renee Thompson said the reason for the talks was because of […]
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Local author’s urban book may be on the big screen
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield author Brandi Johnson recently released her fifth book entitled, “Powder Blue,” and is working to develop her popular third book, “Trickin’,” into an independent film. The urban genre author said she always paints the women in her books as survivors. Her first book, “Spoiled Rotten” was written in 2006 and published […]
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Urban agriculture gains growing interest in Richland County
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Local interest in urban agriculture was apparent Tuesday evening with more than 50 people packing the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) community room. Speakers noted that it doesn’t take a lot of space to grow a garden that can serve a community. “We are looking forward to getting lots of people […]
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Mansfield City Schools treasurer not at financial commission meeting
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield City Schools (MCS) Financial Planning and Oversight Commission Chairperson Paul Marshall wanted the record to reflect that district treasurer, Rosetta L. Stephens, was not in attendance at the regular monthly meeting on Thursday. “I would like the minutes to reflect that the treasurer was not here, despite the boards specific directions […]
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MLK Day of Service brings reading to Big Red Bookshelf event
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield Mavericks basketball player Michael Morgan expressed the importance of reading to children at the United Way’s Big Red Bookshelf event Monday in honor of the national MLK Day of Service. “Reading will be important no matter what you do in life,” the North Central State College freshman said. He then compared reading […]