Mansfield City School’s Board of Education voted to sever ties with three charter schools Tuesday morning during a special meeting. The vote passed 4-0, ending the sponsorship effective on June 15, 2014. Interactive Media and Construction, (IMAC) Inc., Mansfield Elective Academy, and Mansfield Enhancement Academy have been on academic probation since August of 2013. Management […]
Dillon Carr, Staff Reporter
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Gorman Nature Center offers close-up experience in bird tagging
The Gorman Nature Center in Lexington held an educational event open to the public on Saturday, Jan. 25. Due to inclement weather, however, only one community member made the event. At the center, retired federal bird bander Steve McKee still caught migratory birds and demonstrated how the birds are tagged for information tracking. After live-catching […]
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Goodwill celebrates 50 years in Richland County
Goodwill Industries celebrated 50 years in serving the Richland County area on Saturday, January 25. To thank the community for its support, for shopping and donating, a celebratory party was held at Goodwill’s retail store at 2154 West Fourth Street in Ontario. The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc. (GIA), is a not-for-profit corporation that […]
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STARTEK holds open-house to add more jobs
STARTEK is expanding their employee base due to success from their telecommunications provider. STARTEK, an inbound call center for billing, payment, and basic technical support on West Fourth Street, held an open-house interview and hiring exposition on Friday afternoon, January 24. The applicants were encouraged to “dress to impress” for the interview. The interview process […]
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Rap artist hopes to inspire local hip-hop scene at Friday night show
For Tazjin, a 20-year-old rap artist from Mansfield, rapping has been part of his life since eleven years of age. He began his career by handing out mix tapes of himself by the time he was age 14. To kick start his professional career as an artist, he started promoting himself in any way he […]
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USSA Ski Race this weekend at Clear Fork Ski Resort
This weekend, Clear Fork Resort will be hosting their first annual United States Ski Association (USSA) ski race for young athletes from ages 7 to 20. An estimated 40 to 70 racers from all over the United States are expected to compete in Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Kombi races. The races will start at 9 […]
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Part 2: Two-way conversion survey results express division
(Continued from Two-way conversion survey results express division) Forty percent of the merchants favored the two-way conversion, and 24 percent thought neither would stimulate economic and cultural growth. If the merchants were to choose a project between the two, however, according to the results in the survey, they would choose the Reunification of Central Park. […]
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Two-way conversion survey results express division
Two downtown revitalization projects were proposed for downtown Mansfield in 2013. The two project ideas, the reunification of Central Park and the conversion of Main and Diamond Streets to two-way traffic, remain on the table for the city council of Mansfield. Opinions from Central Park merchants were published, but what about the merchants along Main and Diamond […]
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Light pillars paint Tuesday night sky
As temperatures dropped, many Richland County residents noticed beams of light streaking up into the night sky. “I got home about 9 p.m. last night and when I got out of my truck I noticed them over the trees across the cornfield,” said Adam Bowman who lives just north of Mansfield. “I could see them […]
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Lexington board welcomes new member, new vice president
Lexington Local Schools’ Board of Education held a joint meeting on Saturday morning to elect a new vice president and welcome a new member to the board. The previous meeting was scheduled for Jan 8, but due to increment weather, was rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11. Replacing Loren Blackstone as board vice president is Jeff […]