MANSFIELD — Richland County Park District Director Jason Larson on Tuesday labeled as a “win/win” the West Creek Conservancy plan to acquire and restore 213 acres of vacant land in Sandusky County. The Parma-based conservancy has the property in contract, buying it from James Rogers and Martha Rogers, according to Joe Leslie, real estate director for […]
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Shelby company earns construction bid for Mansfield Fire Dept. bunk room alterations
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a $214,088 contract to Finnegan Construction to provide safer sleeping quarters for firefighters. The Shelby company’s bid was the lowest of five submitted for the project, which will renovate sleeping quarters at Station 1, converting it from a dormitory style arrangement to 10 individual bedrooms […]
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West Creek Conservancy plans to acquire, restore 213 acres in western Richland County
SANDUSKY TOWNSHIP — The West Creek Conservancy plans to acquire and restore 213 acres of vacant land in western Richland County, a project scheduled for discussion Tuesday with county commissioners. The Parma-based conservancy has the property in Sandusky Township in contract, buying it from James Rogers and Martha Rogers, according to Joe Leslie, real estate director […]
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Progress: West End Neighborhood Plan officially underway on Glessner Avenue
MANSFIELD — The West End Neighborhood Plan, the result of a public-private improvement partnership, officially got underway Monday morning along Glessner Avenue. The $1 million Phase One of the project calls for Glessner Avenue streetscape beautification improvements, an effort scheduled for completion by the end of summer. Adrian Ackerman, the city’s community development & housing […]
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Historical cooking heats up Petersburg Cabin at Mansfield’s South Park on Saturday
MANSFIELD — Laura Supinger can’t recall a time in her life when she wasn’t interested in history — and historical cooking. “I grew up in it. For as long as I can remember, my family always did some sort of (historical) re-enacting. It just slowly grew,” she said. “I got asked to help when we […]
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Superman, aka Dean Cain, coming to Mansfield on March 25 to aid children in need
MANSFIELD — Superman is coming to Richland County to aid local children in need. Actor Dean Cain, who played the superhero in the 1990s series, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, will be in Mansfield on March 25 to help launch Ohio Helping Hands and to continue work on several faith films being produced […]
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Downtown Improvement Advisory Board endorses grant program for building owners
MANSFIELD — The Downtown Improvement Advisory Board on Thursday unanimously endorsed a program to help building owners improve their properties. The $66,000, two-year evaluation program will now go to Mansfield City Council for consideration at its next meeting April 5. The “vertical improvement grant” program, which would be managed by Downtown Mansfield Inc., would offer […]
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Richland County commissioners award $340K contract for Dayspring addition
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $340,000 construction contract to a Monroeville company to build a nursing addition at Dayspring. The award to Tusing Builders and Roofing Services came on the recommendation of Mansfield architect Dan Seckel, who reviewed two bids submitted for the project at the county’s assisted living center. The other […]