Republican Congressman Pat Tiberi, who is running for re-election on Tuesday for Ohio’s 12th District, stopped in to Brumby’s Coffeehouse & Pizzeria in Bellville on Saturday, Nov. 1. The café was filled with citizens armed with questions to big issues. Topics discussed included supposed corruption in Washington D.C., immigration, the EPA’s role in local municipalities, […]
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Community members sleep in boxes to raise awareness of homelessness
Harmony House housed 561 clients and served 47,028 meals to homeless individuals in 2013. They have seen these numbers since its founding 24 years ago, and 20 years ago started organizing a unique fundraiser that would become “Sleep Out for the Homeless.” On Friday, Oct. 31 members from the community in Richland County slept outside […]
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179th Airlift Wing MSG commander Daniel L. Tack Jr. promoted
Commander Daniel L. Tack Jr. was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel on Friday, Oct. 31 at Mansfield’s 179th Airlift Wing. As the Mission Support Group (MSG) Commander, Tack commands more 300 personnel who provide mission support to more than 1,200 individuals assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing and RED HORSE units. Attending the promotion […]
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Wake the Dead event hopes to stir Christian revival in Mansfield
Ontario Free Methodist in Ontario will be hosting a “revival crusade” on Friday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. For Tom Dunn, organizer and Ontario Free Methodist Leadership Board member, revival meetings used to be routine part of his young life. But now he says these meetings are not as common anymore – so he decided […]
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Mansfield board approves hiring 9 safety specialists
Mansfield City Schools’ board of education special meeting on Monday resulted in a heated discussion over hiring six safety specialists through Maxim Staffing Solutions or hiring nine safety specialists through Mansfield City Schools. After the discussion, the board voted and narrowly approved hiring the nine safety specialists employed by Mansfield City Schools, which previously had […]
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Making Strides sweeps through downtown Mansfield
Breast Cancer Awareness month is in full stride nationally. On Saturday, over 600 community members showed their support for Breast Cancer research and services through the third annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk in downtown Mansfield. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer estimates that the chances for a woman contracting some form of invasive […]
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Make A Difference food drive accepting food donations
Nine years ago, Doc Stumbo, a member of the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce, started a food drive named Make a Difference Food Drive at Graham Auto Mall on West Fourth Street. Over the years, thousands of food items have been dropped off in the spirit of making a difference in the lives of Richland […]
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Lexington Board of Education hears concerns from teachers, parents
Teachers dressed in red at Lexington’s Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening, and they also brought in food for the district’s annual food drive – signifying support from the Lexington Teachers Association (LTA) for the ongoing negotiation process. The teachers’ contracts, between the LTA, the Ohio Department of Education and the district’s Board of […]
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Mansfield Board of Education hears report from Springmill Learning Center Committee
Mansfield’s Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21 and voted on specific personnel items, but first they heard a report from chairpersons Dawn Kitchen and Teana Sykes from the Springmill Learning Center Committee. The Springmill Learning Center Committee has held regular meetings since June of 2014. The group is a […]