MANSFIELD – One of Richland County’s artistic gems, the Mansfield Playhouse, has now been in existence for half a century. Hailed as Ohio’s second-oldest continuously producing community theater, the Mansfield Playhouse is celebrating 50 years at its current location at 95 E. Third St. downtown. But the theater’s history goes back even further. According to […]
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 Pride festival celebrates love in all forms
MANSFIELD – People of all shapes, sizes, religious backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations gathered at Mansfield’s Central Park on Saturday for the city’s third-annual Gay Pride Festival. Despite the weather literally raining on their parade Saturday morning, the Mansfield Gay Pride Association pressed onward and tried to stay dry for the festival itself. Todd Rice, […]
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Livestock auction invests in the future of the Crawford County Fair
BUCYRUS – The call of the auctioneer at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale is the siren song that ends the Crawford County Fair each year. Standing nervously before a crowd of eager bidders, 4-H students cross their fingers in hopes that the animal they invested time and energy in all year will go for a […]
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Maestro Más-Arocas brings musical passion to Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Music was not a passion that Octavio Más-Arocas chose in his life. He was born into it. Growing up in the town of Buñol, Spain – a town of less than 10,000 people – Más-Arocas always knew he would be in a band. Specifically, one of the two bands that originated in Buñol, […]
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Shelby considers new $16M building, new football stadium
SHELBY – The Shelby Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to start the process of asking Shelby voters to build a new Pre-K through 8th grade building, as well as constructing a new football stadium. In a special meeting, the board approved a resolution declaring the necessity of submitting to Shelby voters the question […]
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Crawford Co. Fair’s 4-H Horse Show teaches discipline, teamwork
BUCYRUS – The best horse-and-handler teams of the Crawford County Fair were officially determined on Tuesday at the 4-H Horse Show. The Western Showmanship competition kicked off on Tuesday morning at the Fairgrounds’ horse arena, and ultimately the Grand Champion of showmanship was 13-year-old Kalyn Carroll of Galion and her horse, Bullseye. It was Carroll’s […]
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Economic development director recommended in Shelby
SHELBY – Economic development now has a path forward in the city of Shelby thanks to a study presented to City Council on Monday evening. Greg Timberlake, president of the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) in Shelby, discussed the review and recommendations of an economic development study created by the Montrose Group. It is the mission […]
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Kasich’s line-item veto could jeopardize $1.5 million in Richland County revenue
MANSFIELD – A line item in Ohio’s 2018-2019 budget vetoed by Gov. John Kasich has the potential to strip Richland County’s general fund of approximately $1.5 million in revenue. With local governments already losing a revenue source due to the end of a sales tax on Medicaid-managed care organizations, Ohio’s General Assembly included a plan […]
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New directors, same family fun at Shelby Bicycle Days
SHELBY – Two fresh faces are at the helm of Shelby’s annual Bicycle Days festival this year. Patricia Del Greco and Tina Eldridge, associates at OhioHealth and involved community members, are preparing for their first Shelby Bicycle Days as co-directors when the festival kicks off on Thursday, July 13. While they may be new to […]
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Clear Fork teen composes, conducts, performs for Richland Academy concert
MANSFIELD – Students in the honors band at Richland Academy of the Arts will have the unique opportunity to perform a concert written entirely by one of their peers. The band’s July 13 show will be the public premiere of five original compositions written by 18-year-old Wyatt Boggs, an upcoming senior at Clear Fork High […]