Homeschoolers braved the snow and cold Tuesday to venture outdoors for education at Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors (MOS) Homeschool Opportunity for Outdoor Training (HOOT). HOOT offers hands on training for children, with an opportunity to explore a variety of educational subjects, both indoors and out. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to network amongst other homeschool families, […]
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Public nights begin at Warren Rupp Observatory
Warren Rupp Observatory held the first Public Night of 2014 last Saturday. The Observatory, located on the grounds of Friendly House Hidden Hollow Camp on Possum Run Road, will be open to the public the first Saturday of each month until November, unless otherwise noted on their calendar. And Monday visitors can view the full lunar […]
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Dogs as well as inmates benefit from Richland Correctional Institution’s program
Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) not only works to rehabilitate and integrate inmates back into society, but to educate them and assure they leave the facility with employable skills. One popular program to accomplish this goal is the Animal Training Apprenticeship program. Offenders train abandoned and rescued dogs which, in turn, allows those dogs to integrate with […]
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Clear Fork board of education hears from Bellville mayor, others
The Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education heard from various speakers during its regular meeting Thursday evening in Bellville. Among them was Village of Bellville Mayor Darrell Banks, who addressed the board with a request for support in the effort to establish a Clear Fork subdistrict of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD). […]
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Richland Moves encourages public participation
Richland Moves held its regular meeting at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library in downtown Mansfield Tuesday evening. Paul Bender, co-founder of Richland Moves, explained the origin of the group, “It was kind of through Safe Routes to School, Karyl and I, and Kim Hildreth. The City of Mansfield’s Safe Routes to School Program was active and […]
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Local family reaps reward of Flying Horse Farms
Flying Horse Farms, a camp that focuses on seriously ill children getting a chance to just be kids, was recently the recipient of $5,000 raised by Richland, Delaware, and Morrow County Farm Bureaus. The camp relies on donations and grants because is no charge for children or families to attend the camp, and they receive […]
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Entrepreneur skates toward success
BlackHole Racing SCORE Caffeinated Ideas SunDown RunDown BlackHole Facebook page Entrepreneur and craftsman Lamar Melton may be one of Mansfield’s best kept secrets. After all, who would expect to find custom inline racing boots being made right here in Mansfield? Melton, owner of BlackHole, not only designs and fabricates each individual pair of boots, but […]
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Camp for children with illnesses gets boost from ag community
Richland, Delaware, and Morrow County Ohio Farm Bureaus raised $5,000 when they joined forces Saturday evening to host a fundraiser for Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with serious illnesses. “Flying Horse Farms is a magical place,” said Donald Wiggins, Director of Community Relations and In-Kind Donations at Flying Horse Farms. “It’s a place where […]
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New septic rules for homeowners explained
The Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department hopes to clarify concerns regarding the recent changes to septic system rules. “It’s not often we actually get to talk to homeowners, for example, about their septic systems, and what they do and everything else, so the nice thing is actually being able to have these chances just to get […]
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Ohio’s new septic rules discussed for realtors’ association
The Mansfield Association of Realtors and the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department held a meeting Friday morning to discuss Ohio’s new septic rules. Speakers included Rebecca Fugitt, Program Manager of Residential Water & Sewage Program at the Ohio Department of Health; Matt Work, Director of Environmental Health at Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department; and Christopher Schraff, Attorney with Porter […]