Chances are, you have at least one active social media account, using it regularly to tweet or post or send pictures to your friends and family. Personal social media activity is not the only kind of communication taking place on platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Businesses are also using social media to increase engagement […]
Anita Alvarez, Correspondent
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SEO marketing helps local business gain new customers
Direct mail, billboards, TV spots—these are tried-and-true marketing methods that help local businesses succeed. There’s a new kid on the block, however, that’s gaining traction. Search engine optimization (SEO) gives local businesses an edge to get noticed on the world wide web. SEO is not displacing more traditional methods of marketing a business. “I was […]
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Ohio Valley Reclaimed Wood attributes success and longevity to SEO marketing
Ohio Valley Reclaimed Wood Small business owners dream of setting up a system that automatically brings in new customers and leads. Optimizing a business website for search engines helped take Bellville business, Ohio Valley Reclaimed Wood, to the top. It also gave owners Gary and Lisa Smith a “rainy day” fund that would propel them […]
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Mansfield Memorial Museum displays Elektro in honor of robot’s 75th anniverary
The Mansfield Memorial Museum is hard at work preserving just one piece of our rich history: Westinghouse Electric Company’s contribution to the nation’s engineering professionals and movie industry. This weekend, the museum featured the Exhibit of Elektro in celebration of the robot’s 75th birthday. Originally constructed by Westinghouse for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, […]
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OSU Mansfield collaborative theatre efforts benefit students, community
The Mansfield community was in for a treat with Thursday night’s opening performance of “The Fantastiks” by The Ohio State University at Mansfield theatre department. Based on Edmond Rostand’s long-running play “Les Romanesques,” audiences could expect to enjoy the timeless, universal story and the collaborative effort of the theatre department at OSU-M, driven by Theatre […]
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Exploring what it means to refer to “the cloud” today
“I’m on cloud nine,” “you’ve got your head in the clouds,” “there’s a black cloud hanging over your head”—these are all sayings we’ve come to know and use in daily conversations without thinking twice. There’s a relatively new “cloud” saying that’s gaining traction because of its versatility and practicality for personal and business applications: the […]
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Local artist sees beauty where others see the forsaken
For a town that’s forging a path toward reconstruction and rebuilding a community that’s been through an economic downturn and business closings, and the resulting ripple effect on community services, education and morale, Mike Frank’s photography show at “Relax, It’s Just Coffee” is a timely exhibition for Mansfield—and many of the smaller cities that litter […]
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MedCentral’s Cardiac Surgery at the center of Mansfield’s growth
It’s been more than a decade, but one man with the persistence to build a nationally recognized cardiac center is now seeing that dream come to fruition. MedCentral Health System’s 4.5 million investment in buildings and equipment and a merger with OhioHealth should only serve to enhance the already stellar MedCentral’s cardiac surgery and coronary […]
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Henson retires from bench in 2014
Having earned the distinction of the longest-serving judge in the Richland County area—ever—Judge James D. Henson is retiring in early February, 2014. His replacement has big shoes to fill. After working in the county’s prosecutor’s office for seven years, on January 1, 1981 Henson began his illustrious career as a judge serving the Richland County […]
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St. Peter’s graduate achieves notoriety
Ohio has produced a string of memorable people who’ve made their mark on everything from American politics to aviation to innovation. Richland County continues that tradition, producing notable figures of its own from Jedediah Smith, one of the pioneers who forged the Sante Fe trail, to Charles Follis, the first African American to play professional […]