MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is launching an investigation after an inmate at the Richland County Jail died on Saturday. Joseph Estill Breeze, 37, was found unresponsive at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to the Sheriff’s Office. An inmate notified corrections staff that something was wrong with Breeze, and correctional and […]
Brittany Schock
Brittany Schock is the Regional Editor of Delaware Source. She has more than a decade of experience in local journalism and has reported on everything from breaking news to long-form solutions journalism. Her work has earned national recognition for its audience-centered approach. She recently relocated to Delaware to build the newsroom from the ground up and can often be found exploring local businesses, attending community meetings or drinking iced coffee.
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Mansfield man invents new design for wind turbines
MANSFIELD — Growing up in Holland, Henry Keultjes spent most of his life around windmills. So it seems natural that someday he’d invent a new way to generate electricity based on those designs. Keultjes plans to put into the public domain a design called the “switch reluctance wind turbine” that generates electricity in a much […]
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‘A Murder in Mansfield’ makes national debut on Dr. Phil, Investigation Discovery this week
MANSFIELD — The homegrown documentary “A Murder in Mansfield” will make the rounds on national and international television this week with a discussion on Dr. Phil on Wednesday, and the showing of the full film on Saturday. “A Murder in Mansfield” officially premieres on Investigation Discovery on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. EST. The […]
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CityLab Detroit: The case for talking to strangers
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richland Source’s Rising from Rust team traveled to Detroit, Michigan from Oct. 28 to 30 for CityLab Detroit, a summit organized by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The story below relates to at least one of the sessions at that convention. It’s much easier to choose isolation instead of community. […]
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We asked the experts: When do you start decorating for the holidays?
SHELBY — There are two types of people in the world: People who start decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween, and people who refuse to touch an ornament until the day after Thanksgiving. Whatever your preference, research does show that decorating for Christmas early can make you happier. Psychoanalyst Steve McKeown told UNILAD, “In […]
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‘Annie’ brings hope in time for the holidays at the Renaissance
MANSFIELD — Ask anyone in the cast and crew of “Annie” at the Renaissance Theatre what the main theme of the show is, and the answer is unanimous. “Hope is what the show is about,” said first-time director Ryan Shealy. “It’s the reason the show has survived this many years. To be able to present […]
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John retains seat as Richland County Commissioner
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Commissioners will keep their veteran member as Marilyn John retains her seat. Unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections show John defeated challenger Rebecca Hergatt by 25 percentage points. John earned 27,142 (62.91 percent) of the vote while Hergatt earned 16,000 (37.09 percent) of the vote. “I’m very […]