A 15-year-old male was taken into custody on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Lexington High School. Lexington’s head football coach Taylor Gerhardt reportedly found a handgun in the student’s backpack during a football practice. The student was not participating in the practice. According to Lexington Police Department’s (LPD) press release, the call was […]
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Mansfield City Schools start school year with new technology, some new administrators
Mansfield’s Board of Education met Tuesday evening for the last regular scheduled meeting before classes start on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The board room at the Raemelton Administration Building was filled with community members, teachers, and other administrative members of the school district. The board heard three presentations given by individuals who are working to offer […]
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Cyclists and experts point to gear as essential to pain prevention
Biking is a growing interest among individuals of all ages. In a period of five years, (2006-2011) Ohio’s bike commuters in Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Toledo and Cincinnati increased 43 percent, according to numbers found on Governing Magazine. But before jumping on the bike, however, new cyclists might want to take preliminary steps to ensure a safe […]
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Mansfield City kindergarteners gear up for school
For the first year, Mansfield City Schools tried a Kindergarten Readiness Camp, held from Aug. 11-15 in the Springmill Learning Center to help mitigate anxieties of children new to school. Moving on from preschool and day care to all day kindergarten in a large building filled with unknowns can be daunting to a five-year-old. Some […]
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Richland County Fair more than just rides and food
The Richland County Fair has been going strong now for 164 years. For one week every year, Richland County citizens have been able to indulge in cotton candy, deep fried Oreos, elephant ears, the ferris wheel, bumper cars, and rides that continuously spin and test our stomachs’ ability for holding in the fair food ingested […]
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Richland County Jr. Fair steers in positive direction
A steady stream of youth with their animals flowed through the Show Arena at the Richland County fair on Saturday at the Richland County Fair. The Junior Fair Livestock Sale started promptly at 9:30 a.m. and continued until late afternoon. Many area businesses were present to bid on their favorite animals. The first eight feeder […]
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Journey Down The Aisle: Part IV Dillon’s Wedding
The “Journey Down The Aisle” essentially has allowed you all to read about Emily and my individual stories with the loves of our lives. It has truly been a privilege to share this with everyone. And yes, it has been a journey to remember. Everything leading up to my wedding day seems to have come […]
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Lyrics to “My Simple Song” — Dillon’s wedding vows
I’ve written poems for girls in the past They weren’t really good. I tried rhyming and iambic pentameter Big words and witty metaphors. I tried hard to impress rather than reflect the truth. I guess I just wasn’t ready. It’s funny what love does to people I always laughed at them. A disregard for the […]
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What happens to heaps of demolition rubble?
Richland County has recently seen demolition of some sizable structures with funding for this sector of Community Development. The Mansfield P.R.I.D.E. tax levy provided $600,000 for demolition projects in 2014, which means around 70 homes and vacant buildings are slotted for demolition throughout the year. Last year resulted in 180 demolitions in Mansfield. With this […]
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Local couple to launch food truck Altered Eats
Mansfield has a new business rolling into town. A local couple will launch a food truck named Altered Eats to serve locally grown food to their hometown. Co-owners Anne Massie and Aaron Schopp said they have always loved preparing and eating quality food. Schopp has worked in The Leaning Tower of Pizza for the last five years […]