Five minutes to share an idea, product, or business plan, followed by five minutes of audience questions and critique – that’s SunDown RunDown. Mansfield’s first SunDown RunDown was held Wednesday evening at The Old Bag of Nails Pub on Lexington Avenue. Five entrepreneurs were selected prior to the event to present their products and ideas, […]
Candace Harrell, Correspondent
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Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education holds public interviews for superintendent
The Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education (BOE) interviewed three candidates for the position of superintendent during a special meeting Thursday at Clear Fork High School in Bellville. This was the second round of interviews for hopefuls Michael Ferguson, Janice Wyckoff, and Christopher Brian Petrie, having been gleaned from a pool of applicants […]
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Chamber finds issues with postal service, sees results
The United States Postal Service (USPS), in an effort to cut $1.2 billion in operating costs by consolidating 461 mail processing locations, found service has become an issue, at least locally. A survey completed by members of the Mansfield-Richland Area Chamber of Commerce showed that many were dissatisfied with the service provided by the USPS […]
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Ohio Bioproduct Innovation Center addresses agribusiness forum
Plastics made from soybeans may sound like science fiction, but according to Dustin Homan and Michael Sword, representatives from the Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center (OBIC), it is science fact. Speaking at the monthly Northeast Ohio Agribusiness Forum Friday morning in Bellville, the pair presented many soybean based items, including plastics in their topic, “Ohio Agriculture […]
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Postal rate increase brings needed revenue to USPS
Postal rates are set to increase effective Jan. 26, 2014, and though many consumers are not pleased with the increase, it will bring necessary revenue to the United States Postal Service (USPS). A common misconception of the USPS is that it is a government agency funded by taxpayer dollars. This was indeed the case until […]
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Democratic Women’s Caucus installs 2014 officers, hears guest speakers
The Richland County Democratic Women’s Caucus (RCDWC) installed their 2014 officers Monday evening in Mansfield before listening to presentations from Liz Walters, Executive Director of the Ohio Democratic Party and Samantha Peko, an activist opposing House Bill 203. The RCDWC officers installed for 2014 were Brenda Baker, President; Vickie Eichoff, First Vice President; Joann Mudra, […]
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Clear Fork board of education elects new president, swears in members
The Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education welcomed four new board members and elected a new president and vice president Thursday evening in Bellville. New board members Jim Klenk, Randall Freeman, Jim DeSanto, and Jason Snyder were welcomed and sworn in. Jim DeSanto was elected president, with Jim Klenk as Vvce president, both […]
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Bellville council meeting follows public hearing for zoning amendments
Prior to Bellville’s regularly scheduled council meeting, a public hearing on B-3 zoning was held at the Bellville Police Department Tuesday evening. Mayor Darrell Banks and the Bellville Village Planning Commission explained the proposed changes to the B-3 Highway Business District, some of which were highlighted in an article by Richland Source this past weekend. […]
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RiCI’s Reintegration Program participants give back to the community
Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) offenders involved in RiCI’s Reintegration Program give back to the community with their “Mats for the Displaced” project. Fashioned from ordinary plastic shopping bags, the mats are soft, waterproof, and insulating. The program was instituted approximately a year ago by Jennifer Gillece, now RiCI Correctional Wardens Assistant, during her time as […]
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SCORE offers advice to help small businesses succeed
Business plans, start-up financing, legal issues, and growth strategies can be very confusing for the novice entrepreneur. Perhaps you have a great business idea, but no clue where to begin to put it into practice, or you are in the early years of small business ownership and simply need sound advice. SCORE can help. SCORE is a […]