MANSFIELD — Though she didn’t have fresh flowers at her own July 2020 wedding, Mansfield resident Kayla Smith helps other brides preserve their wedding bouquets through professional flower pressing. Smith founded K Crafty Decor in 2019 and switched her focus to flower pressing under the name The Pressed Bloom in September. She started pressing flower […]
Grace McCormick, Reporter
Posted inLife and Culture
Mansfield Art Center to host first Crow Festival Oct. 28-29
MANSFIELD — Anything that looks like paint produced by crows is usually an unwelcome addition to Mansfield Central Park’s monuments and benches. But Ohio Bird Sanctuary crows CeCe and CoLee painted canvases with their talons to display and sell among human-produced art at the Crow Art Show. Curator of birds Amanda Vanderford gave the crowd […]
Posted inElections, News
Bellville voters to decide police levy replacement, cemetery renewal
BELLVILLE — Two familiar levies for Bellville voters are on the ballot this fall. The first levy is a replacement of the police services levy passed in 2017. The 2022 levy is a 3-mill property tax levy asking residents to pay $105 for every $100,000 of property value annually. Bellville police Chief Ron Willey said […]
Posted inNews
Madison Twp. approves purchase of mini excavator & salary increases for 2 trustees
Editor’s Note A previous version of this article misstated when trustees Jim Houser and Cathy Swank’s raises would take effect. The raises are retroactive to January 2022. MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township trustees voted to purchase a mini excavator they expect to pick up by the end of the month. Trustees voted to use $92,860 […]
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Mansfielder Jay Goyal celebrates Inflation Reduction Act signing at the White House
MANSFIELD — Goyal Industries president Jay Goyal is still actively involved in politics — though he hasn’t served in the Ohio Statehouse since 2012. He was an early supporter of President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and said the White House often invites him to presidential visits in Ohio. In September, Goyal attended a South Lawn […]
Posted inBusiness
Gravity Ohio seeks to support community organizations & art
MANSFIELD — Growing up in Mansfield, Dan Lew saw the city’s beauty and shortcomings. Lew said his mother instilled a good work ethic in him from a young age and he learned the importance of philanthropy from her. Though Richland County has multiple nonprofits dedicated to enriching the lives of citizens in various ways, Lew […]
