Mansfield Motor Group Mansfield Motor Group (MMG) and Richland Source decided back in October to offer a brand new car or a $10,000 scholarship to a high school senior through the Mansfield Motor Group Student Citizen Program. This program is meant to encourage students to make healthy life choices and excel academically by rewarding responsible […]
Dillon Carr, Staff Reporter
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First United Methodist Church reaches out to help at Christmas in a spirit of giving
This year, First United Methodist Church, located at 12 North Diamond Street, is posing a question that might get people thinking: “Could you cut your Christmas shopping in half and give the rest as a sacrifice to Christ?” The church’s goal is to raise $10,000 to donate to Harmony House in Mansfield this Christmas season. […]
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Sovroncourt offers “lo-fi” musical experience
Meet 32-year-old Cameron Sharp: an original musician, a husband, a teacher, and a photographer. He is most recognized in the community for his band: “sovroncourt.” His music has been described by some as “Broken bedroom country from a half completed house across the yard during The Hour of the Wolf in Ohio.”; “floor stompin’ basement […]
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Mansfield elementary schools receive state honor
Out of hundreds of schools in Ohio, only 38 were recently named 2013 Schools of Honor by the Ohio Department of Education. This year, Woodland and Sherman Elementary schools are local schools that achieved this recognition by excelling academically. Both schools were rated as “Excellent” last year. To become a High Progress School of Honor […]
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Chris’s Bar & Grill hosts original, local music Friday
On Friday, December 20, there will be a live music show at Chris’s Bar & Grill on Fourth Street in Mansfield. The event is held and promoted by Clash @ Events. The bands playing include Mahoney & the Pliers, Tv Movie, Divebomb, and DirtyWax. The event is free of charge and starts at 9 p.m. […]
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Lowell Smith retires from Mansfield School District
The Mansfield Board of Education and community members of Mansfield’s school district said farewell on Tuesday evening as a long time board member’s career came to a close. At age 75, Lowell Smith is ready to say goodbye to Mansfield City School District to focus more on his family. His career in education housed him […]
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Electrical wire cause of Wednesday fire on Stewart Avenue
MANSFIELD- Around 4:45 p.m. on December 11, Leigha Seats drove by 126 Stewart Avenue and from the corner of her eye, she saw flames. She stated that she hurried over to the porch where she saw the flames and threw snow at the flames in an effort to put it out. As Seats tried to […]
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Mahoney & the Pliers introduce Mansfield to ‘”punx”
Meet four young musicians living in Mansfield who make original music: 23-year-old Earnest Mahoney (lead vocalist), 25-year-old Danny Mastin (drums), 25-year-old Mark “Mux” Canole (guitarist), and 22-year-old Cody Nicolas (guitarist). The band lives together in a house that they have turned into a music venue. They write and produce their own brand of music dubbed […]
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Local playhouse reminds us “It’s a Wonderful Life”
“It’s a Wonderful Life” opens Friday, Dec. 6 at the Mansfield Playhouse. Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers, the show will be performed the next two weekends. The 90 minute play, based on Frank Capra’s 1946 film, takes spectators through George Bailey’s life as he impacts other people’s lives. Before George almost commits […]
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Salvation Army provides Thanksgiving meals to over 600 families
Mansfield’s Salvation Army handed out turkeys and other holiday food items last Friday to 656 families. People from all over the community lined Second Street to receive food for the holidays during the morning and early afternoon. According to Captains Andrew and Melissa Betts, the number of families served this year went up 10 percent. […]