Who says sand belongs just in a box? At Crossroads Community Church, the staff decided to think outside the box and present a new and unique feature to their Christmas service: sand art. Sand art, or sand animation, is a type of live performance in which the artist creates a series of images using sand. […]
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“Art of the Brick” builds audience at Mansfield Art Center
The Mansfield Art Center worked for eighteen months to bring Nathan Sawaya’s Art of the Brick to Mansfield. The exhibition is the art center’s biggest-ever offering and stretched the thinking, marketing, and fundraising efforts of the small staff well beyond the norm. All that big thinking has paid off, however, as Sawaya’s innovative and unique […]
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Holidays see increase in burglaries in Richland County
Burglaries continue to plague Richland County as 16 cases have been reported already for December. Fifteen of them were classified as breaking and entering and one was a robbery. Six reports were made on December 16 for an area immediately north of Bellville. Areas like that, with rural homes, are vulnerable targets and according to […]
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Lexington gives and gives
Both students and faculty at Lexington High School embraced the giving spirit for the holidays through participation in a t-shirt fundraiser that will benefit families in need within the school district. The proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards the purchase of several gift cards to area restaurants and stores to be distributed to eleven […]
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Springmill Learning Center offers cutting-edge educational approach
From the outside, it looks like an old school building. There is a flag pole in front of the traditional brick building located at 1200 Nester Lane in Mansfield, in addition to a sign that reads “Springmill Learning Center.” However, upon entering the front door and peering into the vibrantly colored rooms filled with all […]
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Toy Time spreads Christmas cheer—helps 488 families
With the mission to assure that every Richland County child in need will have a present at Christmas, Toy Time was able to provide 1,021 toys to children during its distribution weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 600 volunteers helped 488 families through this program. Director Teresa Boner noted that the preparations for the program […]
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12 Days of Christmas at Richland Mall to benefit United Way
In accordance with the Christmas season, the United Way of Richland County is partnering with the Richland Mall to host the 12 Days of Christmas, in which participants could enter to win a $500 Richland Mall gift card. Individuals wanting to participate need to purchase a $1 game card at the Richland Mall office or […]
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St. Peter’s glowing with Christmas cheer
With Christmas approaching, St. Peter’s students and staff are radiating with Christmas cheer through their participation in charitable projects and a sweet visit from St. Nicholas. As part of the HOUSE program, students “adopted” seven impoverished children and purchased Christmas gifts for them. Several teachers also agreed to adopt their own child for Christmas. This […]
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Ontario grad aids athletes at MSU
In what may seem like a devastating situation for an athlete, former Ontario student Ashia Jones saw the silver lining in her circumstance and turned it into a future career path. It all started during her senior season of basketball at Ontario High School. Jones was playing in tournament game at Ashland University and suffered […]
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Kingwood Center serving as holiday hot spot
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until Dec. 29, people will have the opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit by witnessing the Christmas displays at Kingwood Center. Christmas at Kingwood is an annual holiday event in which visitors can see Kingwood Center decked out for the holidays. In accordance with the event’s theme for […]