On Saturday hundreds of children descended upon downtown Mansfield to take part in the 2nd annual Touch a Truck event. Modeled after a similar event in Westville, OH, Touch a Truck is a fun, family-friendly event that is free and open to the public. Children had the opportunity to not only see big trucks such […]
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Back to school on a budget
Area schools resume classes in a matter of days and that means parents are scrambling to complete back to school shopping. The average American family is projected to spend $635 dollars this year, an 8 percent decrease from last year despite a 7.3 percent increase in cost of goods. So how are families managing to […]
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Mansfield Police swear in 5 new officers
August 14th the Mansfield police department swore in five new police officers, bringing their total staffing up to 76. The new hires are a mixture of home-grown and transplants. Paul Webb is the son of Paul and Michelle Webb, a retired Mansfield firefighter and police captain respectively. Webb, along with Shane Gess, Michael Haines, Charles […]
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Barefoot runner, marathoners retrace Appleseed run
It’s often said that we study history in order to prevent ourselves from repeating it, but no one seems to have shared that concept with Zach McCardel. McCardel is an ultra marathon runner, who like the historic figure Johnny Appleseed, prefers to do his running barefoot. From 6 p.m. on August 9 to roughly 9 a.m. […]
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Richland County Fair Events
(Events with an asterisk are free with regular admission) Sunday–*Harness Racing, 5:30 p.m. Monday–*Harness Racing, 5:30 p.m. Monday–*Ohio Idol, 9 p.m. Tuesday–*Phil Dirt and the Dozers, 8 p.m. Wednesday–Pie Auction, 5 p.m. Wednesday–Motocross, 7 p.m. Thursday–Modified Tractor/Truck Pull, 7 p.m. Friday–Tractor/Truck Pull, 7 p.m. Saturday–*Draft Horse Pull, 10 a.m. Saturday–Demolition Derby, 7 p.m. There is […]
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163rd Richland County Fair poised to please
The Richland County Fair opens to the public this Sunday, but the fairgrounds are already abuzz with activity and excitement. Preparing for an event as large as the fair is no small task. Countless volunteers donate thousands of hours, many of them working on fair activities all year long. Dick Hagerman and Bob Hoover have […]