Nearly three years ago, Melissa Satterfield, the Event Director for Mansfield’s Spectrum Behavioral Solutions (SBS), a specialized school for autistic children, addressed the need for a playground. “I asked our board [at Cookies for iPads] what they thought our greatest educational need was, and they all agreed it was a playground,” said Satterfield.
Demrie Alonzo, Correspondent
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Lucas school board holds special meeting to reconsider cheer coach candidate
Life-long Lucas resident Jamie Langston interviewed for the position of the middle school’s Basketball Cheer Coach when the position was announced in October. “I interviewed and then spent a few weeks working with the girls,” explained Langston. Involved with the Pee Wee cheer program at the elementary school for the past few years, Langston felt […]
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Billboard considered oversized by some residents
Downtown merchant Tracy Graziani spoke to Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night regarding the new North Central State College billboard on Main Street across from the carrousel. “Imagine our shock and horror as business owners saw our beautiful area cheapened by a massive billboard,” stated Graziani. It’s not the billboard itself that bothers Graziani, but […]
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Walker Lake Road changes confusing drivers
The Lexington-Springmill and Walker Lake roads’ intersection has been an ongoing problem for the city of Ontario due to the complexity of turn lanes at the intersection. The city worked to install several changes to make the intersection safer. The center lane crossing Lexington-Springmill from the GFS/Taco Bell side and going towards Meijer used to […]
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‘Do Something Rally’ rocks for change at St. Peter’s High School
When Catholic Charities asked St. Peter’s Catholic Church if they could use their location to bring author Robert Lupton to Mansfield, Father Jeremy Miller jumped at the chance. “We needed this. Our youth and especially our youth workers needed this,” he said. The event meant putting together a youth music program to include as part […]
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Issues to appear on November ballot for Richland County
A number of issues are on the November ballot for Richland County including income taxes and 14 school replacement levies as well as some renewal levies. The City of Shelby is asking for a .2 percent income tax increase in order to maintain their safety services. “Our general fund has suffered from all of the […]
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Lucas schools’ renewal levy explained to residents at special meeting
Co-chair of the Lucas Renewal Levy Committee Marianne Sweat introduced members of the Levy Renewal Committee at a public meeting Monday at the Lucas Elementary School cafeteria. The committee, Sweat explained, has been meeting and planning support for the levy since the beginning of September. “The committee is a great cross-section of the Lucas community […]
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6 local candidates vie for upcoming election seats
As the Nov. 4 General Election for Ohio is approaches and residents will notice the signs in yards and on billboards. Six local candidates vie for the positions of Richland County commissioner, Richland County Common Pleas Court judge, and state representative. “The openings for commissioners and judges are the heaviest campaigns this year,” stated Paulette Hankins, […]
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Joshua Schell steps in as new Lucas Schools board member
Lucas Local School District Board of Education appointed Lucas resident Joshua Schell to the board in late August, before their regular September meeting in which grants were discussed. Schell, who was appointed to the seat vacated by Randy Endsley in August, is not only a Lucas graduate but his son recently graduated and he has […]
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Lucas opens old Liquid building for LCC fundraiser
The new Lucas Community Center (LCC) was open over the Labor Day weekend for residents to see the progress still under way on the old Liquid nightclub. Events were planned daily Friday through Monday in the partially remodeled building and on the property grounds. “It’s like an open house,” explained LCC Board Member Linda Waggle […]