“He has all the qualities we were looking for,” Lucas School Board President Roger Maglott said, confirming the hire of Dan Freund as superintendent. Freund recently announced his retirement from Mansfield City School after three years stating that he wanted to spend more time with his grandchildren. “They called me after I announced my retirement,” […]
Dianna Snell, Staff Reporter
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Coffee with a cause
Deeper Roots website Crossroads website Coffee House link “Have a cup, change the world” is the inspirational slogan of The Coffee House. The quaint, European styled cafe is housed in the Crossroads Church located at 1188 Park Avenue West, Mansfield and their mission is to “connect lives and sell good coffee for a good cause.” […]
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Spazz Monkey climbs to new heights
Spazz Monkey website “No one else does what we do”, said Matt Winemiller founder and chief designer of Spazz Monkey-3D Wall Art “We believe we are one of Mansfield’s best kept secrets”. Spazz Monkey designs and manufactures 3D wall décor made of PVC board. Each individual product is comprised of multiple pieces that are skillfully layered, […]
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Diamond Cellar Classic launches Mid-Ohio Season
The Diamond Cellar Classic, featuring the Rolex Sports Car Series Race, was held Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and launched the 52nd season at the course. Grand-Am Road Racing was the sanctioning body for the race. Located at 7721 Steam Corners Road, Lexington, the race began at 4:30 p.m., with a 3:30 p.m. […]
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Lucas a family friendly village
Central Ohio EMS Training website “Lucas is best known as a quiet, peaceful village,” stated Mayor Todd Hall. When asked what about Lucas he was most proud of, he was quick to respond that Lucas has one of the smallest public school systems in Richland County. That enables the teachers to provide excellent one on-one […]
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Harvesting community, one row at a time
“Our goal is to build community within the gardens,” said Christina Thompson, Community & Economic Development Coordinator for Shelby. What started in May of 2008 as a project to build community and feed the hungry through gardening, has blossomed. The garden began with three gardeners and now has over 40 gardeners and a flourishing 56,000-square-foot […]