MANSFIELD — When Dottie Stone graduated from Madison High School in 1966, it’s unlikely she envisioned the historical turns her life would take. The former Plymouth High School teacher, who also taught at Pioneer Career & Technology Center, just completed a year of research as the Morganthau Holocaust Fellow at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Nothing good going on around here? Oh, please ….lol
MANSFIELD — The internet and its social media culture are amazing things, especially to someone who grew up using manual typewriters for writing, slide rules for calculating and party lines for talking on the phone. We now literally communicate globally at the speed of sound — or as fast as the high-speed internet will allow. […]
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Proposal to Richland County commissioners would integrate criminal court case management system
MANSFIELD — A new online case management system that integrates law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts and defense attorneys into one comprehensive system was demonstrated to Richland County commissioners Thursday. The system would streamline the local criminal justice system, creating efficiencies in all areas, according to Joe Whang, co-founder and CEO of Matrix Point Software. Richland […]
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D-Day 75 years later: Operation Overlord launches ‘beginning of the end’
President Franklin Roosevelt said Dec. 7, 1941 — the day Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor — was a date that would “live in infamy.” If that date marked one of the darkest days in U.S. history, then June 6, 1944, will be remembered by many as the beginning — the beginning of the end of […]
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Plymouth, Mifflin villages watching speed camera battle race into court
PLYMOUTH — It’s understandable if Mayor Tim Redden feels like his village is caught between colliding giants. Plymouth has an automated speed enforcement camera operating near its school, an automated system similar to the one used by the Village of Mifflin in Ashland County. It’s the same system that a new state transportation budget bill, which […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs $25,000 for skate park design work
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council appropriated $25,000 on Tuesday evening to pay for the design, engineering and cost estimate for a new skate park at Maple Lark Park. The decision, which came after a lengthy parks committee meeting and council caucus discussion (which included four residents speaking on behalf of the skate park), came on […]
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Commissioners approve CDBG funding of $100K for new roof at Dayspring
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners Tuesday approved a plan to apply for $288,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds — with $100,000 earmarked for a new roof at the Dayspring Assisted Living Center. CDBG dollars are federal funds administered by the state and must be used to benefit low- and moderate-income residents. The grant application […]
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Photo finished? New Ohio law will impact Village of Mifflin speed camera usage
MIFFLIN — It’s clear Ohio lawmakers don’t want cities and villages to use traffic enforcement cameras, given language in the state transportation budget that takes effect in July. What’s not clear is what the Village of Mifflin plans to do with its camera. Changes required by that budget bill require local officials to adjust the […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider $200,000 skate park at Maple Lake
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on a $200,000 plan to build a skate park and add playground equipment at Maple Lark Park on the city’s west side. Mayor Tim Theaker said Monday morning Parks & Recreation Department Manager Mark Abrams is working with a company on the skate park […]
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Dollar General building in Madison Township sells for $1.2 million
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A Dollar General store at 2257 Park Ave. East has been sold for $1,254,966, according to recent property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. The 9,026-square foot building, completed in January, was sold by Mansfield (Park Ave.) DG, LLC, to ExchangeRight Net Leaded Portfolio 27 DST, according to the property […]