After three generations and 85 years in business Swan Cleaners will close their doors this Friday. The family owned dry cleaning business has been a Mansfield mainstay since 1929. In an interview, current owner Jeff Kent expressed gratitude to the community and especially his customers for their loyalty and support over the years. The official […]
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Beyond the beret: RCDG Arts Sector survey looks to address stereotypes
Arts Sector survey A common stereotype exists that artists are arrogant, pretentious guys who wear berets, smoke fancy cigarettes, and are somehow inaccessible to ordinary people. Another stereotype is the perception that art exhibitions and symphony performances and plays are exclusive high brow events for the wealthy and privileged. The Arts and Culture Sector of […]
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Small business tax cuts discussed at Kehoe Center
The Richland Community Development Group in collaboration with The Richland Area Chamber of Commerce and North Central State College (NCSC) hosted the Cutting Taxes and Growing Ohio Small Business program at the NCSC Kehoe Center on Monday. Representatives from four state level offices came to Shelby to discuss programs and initiatives designed to lower taxes […]
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Mansfield City Council accepts grants, transfers properties
Mansfield City Council accepted grant monies from Richland County Childrens Services, UMADAOP and the Richland County Foundation at Tuesday’s meeting. Also, three residential properties owned by the city were transferred to area nonprofits. The city will enter into an agreement with Backflow Solutions to outsource EPA backflow compliance, and an additional property has been […]
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Spanish Immersion School evades cuts, Newman still closing
A special session of the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education was held at Mansfield Senior High School’s gymnasium Monday evening in order to accommodate the crowd of more than a hundred concerned citizens interested in the Financial Planning and Supervision Commission Initial Recovery Plan. A second draft of the plan was presented. Springmill […]
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Three schools and 100 jobs slated for Mansfield City Schools cuts
The Mansfield City School District Financial Planning and Supervision Commission met today to discuss the Initial Recovery Plan. The commission will meet again on April 29 to adopt the plan presented today. The commission is recommending the closure of three schools and a reduction in force of 20 percent. Despite the advance from the State […]
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Kindergarten Readiness Fair connects parents with community resources
The Mansfield/Richland Public Library (MRPL) hosted a new event on Saturday afternoon and the response from the community was overwhelmingly positive. The Kindergarten Readiness Fair was created to help parents connect with community resources for children from birth through kindergarten. The library has been working with Mansfield City Schools on their reading readiness grant […]
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Chamber Expo brings together businesses and the community
The Richland Area Chamber of Commerce held it’s annual Business Expo at the Richland County Fairgrounds on Thursday. Ninety-four members of the chamber had booths at the expo, which was well attended by the public. The expo allows businesses, nonprofits, and the community to connect and is often a way for customers to discover local […]
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Retirees honored at Mansfield City Council meeting
Mansfield’s City Council meeting honored two city employees upon their retirement: Tobie Smith retired from the police department and Duane Debo retired from the fire department. Council also continued to move forward with legislation increasing regulation of pawn and resale/thrift shops as well as precious metals dealers. Deputy Chief Tobie Smith joined the Mansfield […]
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Community celebrates life of Ettore “Eddie” Chiudioni
More than a hundred people gathered at St. Peter’s Church in Mansfield on Saturday to celebrate the life of Ettore “Eddie” Chiudioni, or “Mr. C” as his students called him. He passed away Wednesday morning March 12, 2014 in the OSU Wexner Medical Center following a short illness and the news of his passing deeply […]