MANSFIELD, Ohio — Breck Dokken, district director for Boy Scouts of America Heart of Ohio Council, was a Boy Scout growing up, and now he works to keep the program that positively influenced his life alive. On Wednesday, June 10, community members will have the opportunity to support the longstanding organization by participating in the […]
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Matthew Stanfield: Mansfield’s serious bike commuter
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The sky was spitting chunks of hail and the wind was blowing; but Matthew Stanfield kept pedaling through Mansfield one day in April. Stanfield took the “30 Days of Biking” pledge this year to ride his bike every day in April, rain or snow … or hail. Through the program, for every […]
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Mohican MTB 100 draws hundreds, locals
BELLVILLE, Ohio — David Jolin was just one of nearly 700 men and women who jumped on his mountain bike this weekend for the 100-mile race through the Mohican forest in Loudonville — the Mohican MTB (Mountain Bike) 100. Racers from all over the nation and world came to find sanction on a saddle. “It’s […]
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Local artist collaborates on countywide Piano Man Project
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Ken Arthur infuses human qualities into his artisitc creations. He finds rusted tools, skulls, nails, drift wood, pine cones, buckeyes, bolts, pianos, masks, rocks — anything that makes his right brain tick. And then he makes art that is familiar to the human eye. His latest project is a collaboration with artists […]
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Richland County Courthouse marks one year with security check point
MANSFIELD, Ohio — One year ago Friday, May 29 the Richland County Courthouse installed a security checkpoint at its main entrance. With an average of 8,800 individuals creating monthly foot traffic through the courthouse’s main doors, Chief Probation Officer Dave Leitenberger said its installment was past due. According to Leitenberger, Richland County’s courthouse was one […]
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Reuse, repurpose, upcycle: what it looks like
MANSFIELD, Ohio — If there was one phrase to sum up what repurposing old items looks like, it would be this: “I just visualize and it becomes a reality.” Debby Martinez, the woman who said this, lives in her store on South Main Street in Mansfield; she started repurposing, or upcycling, for a living 20 […]
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Ministry prepares for the summer
ONTARIO, Ohio — Ontario United Methodist Church’s preparations for their summer’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Ministry are in full-swing. This year they expect at least 35 families on free or reduced lunches to receive aid through their program, which equates to nearly 90 students who attend Ontario schools. The ministry started as a way to […]
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Mansfield Police pedal for justice and community
MANSFIELD, Ohio — After a long, dreary winter, bicycles are emerging from storage. Similarly, the Mansfield Police Department (MPD) decided earlier this year to dust off their bicycles to revive the department’s bike patrol. Twelve policemen have volunteered to participate in the department’s dormant bike patrol. According to Captain Bret Snavely, it’s been shut down […]