SHELBY — Shelby is asking voters on Nov. 8 to allow more flexibility in the bidding process on city projects. Shelby voters will decide whether to amend Section 46 of the Shelby City Charter, specifically one sentence that states, “No contract shall be let which exceeds the estimate for the improvement contemplated.” In layman’s terms, […]
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Police investigating decomposing body discovered in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department was called in to investigate the scene where a decomposing body was found earlier on Friday evening. Chief Keith Porch told Richland Source that officers were dispatched to the immediate area of 300 N. Mulberry St. when a call came in about a decomposing body found in the area. Porch […]
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‘Next to Normal’ at Theatre 166 explores peaks & valleys of human experience
MANSFIELD — If the definition of “normal” is to be “usual, typical or expected,” then what does it mean to be next to that? It’s an answer that evades the local cast of eight performing “Next to Normal,” the award-winning musical opening this weekend at the Renaissance’s Theatre 166. Ultimately, the audience is left wondering […]
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Nan Whaley: A conversation about her campaign for Ohio governor
Editor’s Note Our discussion with Nan Whaley, Ohio’s Democratic candidate for governor, touched on a variety of issues, using some of the questions developed by author and reporter Amanda Ripley as a way of cutting through conflict with questions that “complicate the narrative.” Ripley’s work is aimed at helping reporters and editors dig beneath people’s […]
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26th annual Cops & Kids program conquers back-to-school shopping at Possum Run Walmart
MANSFIELD — When shopping for back-to-school clothes, perhaps the last person an incoming seventh grader would ask for fashion advice is Mansfield’s chief of police. Luckily, 12-year-old Alajae Cameron had her mother around for a second opinion, while Chief Keith Porch was gratefully relegated to pushing the cart. “She said she was doing all the […]
