GALION, Ohio – Galion’s Northside Farmers Market will open on May 5 at its new location in Heise Park. The popular market was formerly located in front of the Galion KFC. However, the increased traffic and a lack of space for vendors and parking led to a need to change the location. Nikki Ward, administrative […]
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Apply for Community Garden Grants by April 8
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) is offering Community Garden Grants of up to $300 to groups who are interested in starting or expanding a community garden in Richland County. These grants are designed to connect neighbors, share best gardening practices, encourage residents to eat more fruits and vegetables, improve community health, […]
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Ashland University sets lecture on ‘Rehabilitation of Nature in Urban Landscapes’
ASHLAND, Ohio – The second event in Ashland University’s Environmental Lecture Series this semester will be a presentation by Dr. Mary Gardiner, entomologist, associate professor and director of the Urban Landscape Ecology Program at Ohio State University. Gardiner will speak on rehabilitation of urban green spaces, and the natural functions and “services” that natural areas […]
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St. Luke’s Point of Grace presents ‘Cabin Fever’
MANSFIELD, Ohio – A series of historical dinner theaters entitled “Cabin Fever” will be offered at St. Luke’s Point of Grace, 2 Marion Avenue, Mansfield, to raise funds for the purchase an old cabin to rebuild near the blockhouse in South Park. The same group of volunteers that completed the Blockhouse restoration in 2010 have […]
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John R. Cullen
John R. Cullen, 77, of Mansfield passed away March 31, 2015 at MedCentral Health System. John was born June 28, 1937 in Mansfield to Joseph and Mary Breen Cullen. He was a 1955 graduate of Mansfield Senior High and a 1961 graduate of Ohio University where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity. John […]
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Spontaneous Peep hatchery reported near Route 30
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) responded to a call Wednesday for sprouting peeps. Peeps, marshmallow chicks, have been confirmed to be growing on the hillside and residential yard of 237 Longview Ave. in Mansfield near Route 30. On Friday, Jan. 30, a semi truck full of eggs overturned, backing up traffic on […]
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Renaissance Theatre to repurpose potholes
MANSFIELD, Ohio–The Renaissance Theatre announced today that they will not be repairing the numerous potholes in their parking lot on Third Street, but will instead open them to the public as swimming pools for the summer of 2015. Development Director Colleen Cook shared, “We are all about serving our community. It would cost us nearly […]
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Madison tri-meet with Ontario, Shelby
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Shelby’s Stine shines in opener
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The calendar read March, the temperature suggested February and Shelby’s Cody Stine jumped like it was June. In his first outdoor meet of the season, Stine smashed his own school record when he cleared 6 foot-10 in the high jump competition at Tuesday’s tri-meet with Madison and Ontario on a sun-splashed but […]
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Tuition changes approved by NC State Board of Trustees
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Board of Trustees of North Central State College voted unanimously at their March 25 meeting to approve a new tiered tuition plan beginning with summer 2015 semester. In the plan, tuition will increase to $165 per credit hour for students taking one to eleven credit hours each term. For any student […]