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 […]
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Mansfield and Richland County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau celebrates last year, looks ahead
MANSFIELD, Ohio — According to Mansfield and Richland County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau President Lee Tasseff, Mansfield and Richland County tourism is turning a corner. Mansfield and Richland County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) held their annual meeting Wednesday, May 19 to recognize businesses who increased tourism in 2014 and years past. “We had a […]
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Memorial Day Parades to go see
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Cookouts, picnics, and family gatherings suggest it will be a good weekend, and then on Monday, May 25, there will be an opportunity to pause and remember those veterans who gave their lives in service to our country. Five area cities or villages will hold parades and ceremonies Monday. Which one will […]
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Eggstravanza Fundraiser raises funds for American flag
ONTARIO, Ohio — Nearly 50 “celebrities” from all over Richland County congregated Wednesday morning for the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging’s “Eggstravaganza Fundraiser.” The event’s proceeds will contribute to the purchase and installment of an American flag at the agency’s Park Avenue West headquarters to honor veterans. Modern Woodmen of America agreed to […]
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Click It or Ticket kicked off at Lew Petit Driving School
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Monday marked the first day of Click It or Ticket, a two-week long campaign aimed at enforcing seat belt usage. To kick off the campaign, Lew Petit Driving School hosted Rchland Public Health Educator Public Health Reed Richmond and State Highway Patrol Post Trooper Randall Adkins. Richmond and Adkins spoke to students […]
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Diesel fuel spilled after collision on State Route 30
MANSFIELD, Ohio — An elderly couple northbound on state Route 603 collided with a commercial semi truck tanker heading west on state Route 30 after failing to yield at the intersection. Mifflin Township Fire department and EMS squads responded Monday at approximately 11 a.m. Ohio State Highway Patrol Ashland Post Sergeant Jason Bittinger said the […]
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Renaissance Theatre: Season Preview in a palace
MANSFIELD, Ohio — “Theaters in America are like palaces,” said Colleen Cook, Development Director for the Renaissance Theatre. Their opulence is America’s equivalent to a European palace, and Tuesday that opulence will be the scene for the #RenSeason Season Preview Party. On a recent tour, Cook, President/CEO Mike Miller and Board President Rand Smith talked […]
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Mansfield Greek Festival: a way to remember heritage, roots
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Bill Katsaounis has been attending Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Mansfield since he and parents moved from Greece in 1968. During their annual Greek Festival in Mansfield, he said it’s important to remember your roots. “You have to know where you came from, where your roots are. Everyone has […]