Saturday afternoon was full of emotion as teens auctioned off their prize livestock. For some, this was their last chance to experience and enjoy the thrill of raising and selling their steers, calves, goats, and lambs. The auction started promptly at 9:30 a.m. and finished at 3:45 p.m. The action was non-stop. Facilitators and auctioneers […]
Dillon Carr, Staff Reporter
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MANCI internal investigation concluded after inmate escape
On Wednesday, July 3, inmate James Myers escaped from the main compound of the Mansfield Correctional Institution (MANCI) at 9:10 p.m. MANCI is an adult, male, close security (level 3) facility with a minimum (level 1) security camp. An internal investigation ensued and the report from that investigation was released yesterday by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation […]
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Livestock sales booming and breaking records at auction
Phillips Manufacturing Co. Richland Bank Charles Shaw Jamison Well Drilling Livestock sales at the Richland County Junior Livestock auction were soaring Friday night as records were set and broken all within an hour. Wesley Eidt, 16, and an upcoming junior at Shelby High School, sold his 43 pound turkey last night for a whopping and […]
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The show must go on at the Renaissance
Once upon a time there was a majestic theater, the main attraction for entertainment in Mid-Ohio: The Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield. A place where age-old tales came to life, where dreams became realities. This old iconic building still lives on today and the show goes on. Last night marked the second matinée of the Les […]
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ODOT announces $68 million SR 30 reconstruction project
This morning marked a “great day” for the city of Mansfield. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced the $68 million reconstruction project aimed at improving and replacing the strip of Route 30 starting from the convergence of SR 309 and SR 30, all the way to the Fifth Street interchange. Allen C. Biehl, District Deputy […]
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Representative Romanchuk discusses possible flood solutions
“This is not a small local problem, this is a regional issue,” said Shelby’s mayor Marilyn S. John in Wednesday’s meeting at Bellville’s Police Department. In response to the flooding in Richland County earlier this summer, mayors, county commissioners, community members, and State Representative Mark Romanchuk convened to talk about possible solutions to excessive flooding. […]
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Warrior takes pride in prize-winning pies
Anyone heading west into Ontario on Park Avenue has likely seen the distinctive blue Corvette sitting atop the Warrior Pizza & Ice Cream restaurant. Behind that unique roof ornament and inviting blue doors are more than just pizza and desserts. Inside their doors are international and national awards and a history dating back to the […]
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RCDG pushes ahead, eyes young professionals project
“The grass is always greener. Sometimes you have to go away to appreciate what you had. And we understand that,” said Bridget T. McDaniel, Executive Director of Richland Community Development Group (RCDG). McDaniel was referring to the youth who all too often want to leave Mansfield because they do not feel connected. They don’t feel […]
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The Mansfield Sailing Club sails onward
Mansfield sailors have been catching wind in their sails through the Mansfield Sailing Club (MSC) for 60 years. In 1953, a group of eight local doctors and lawyers founded the club, after leaving the more prestigious club at Charles Mill Lake. “The club at Charles Mill Lake was too established, they (the founders) wanted something […]
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Korean War veterans remember and continue to serve
After World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided in two by the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union occupied the Northern zone, and the U.S. occupied the south. As ideologies clashed between both zones, so did instability. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations condemned this invasion offensive and soon […]