ONTARIO — Thatcher Samuels, 17, presented a proposal Wednesday for a set of parallel bars and pull-up bars in Marshall Park to the Ontario parks committee.
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Bowersock earns ‘Standing O’ for lifetime achievement economic excellence award
Bowersock served as Mansfield’s economic development director for 25 years and retired at the end of 2024. On Feb. 12, he was honored with a lifetime achievement economic excellence award.
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NOPEC electric aggregation to start in March for Madison Township
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township residents will see a new electric supplier on their bills if they don’t choose to opt out of an aggregation program by the March billing cycle.
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Mansfield City Council to consider $92K to help remediate Bowman Street gas station
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to discuss in caucus a remediation match fund to the Richland County Land Bank for a property at 474 Bowman Street.
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100+ students put their ‘hearts into STEAM’ at OSU-Mansfield Friday
MANSFIELD — One Richland County high-schooler had an unnerving realization Friday morning. They might actually like math. Dawn Kitchen, associate dean at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus, said this was just one of the pieces of feedback she heard at the first “Pour Your Heart into STEAM” day on campus. “In the engineering lab, they’re […]
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Ontario mayor updates school board on Safe Routes to School initiative
ONTARIO — Ontario Mayor Kris Knapp knows the wheels of government grind slowly. Efforts to improve safety and mobility in “old Ontario” may take years, but Knapp outlined a plan to get started at a school board meeting Tuesday night. “I’ve learned real quick in government, it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years,” Knapp said. “By […]
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NCSC one of 28 colleges selected for rural student success program
NCSC serves both urban and rural students, and was recently selected as one of 28 colleges nationwide to participate in phase two of the Rural Guided Pathways Project. The project started in 2022 with 16 colleges. Phase two begins this year and will run through 2027.
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Beth DeLaney honored with annual ATHENA award during chamber event
MANSFIELD — Spherion Mid Ohio franchise owner Beth DeLaney is good at a lot of things. Just don’t count accepting awards as one of them. DeLaney said she was “very honored” on Wednesday to join a group of nearly 40 Richland County women who have received the ATHENA award. “I think it’s hard to accept […]
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Bird Sanctuary founder Gail Laux wins 2025 Chairman’s award
MANSFIELD — Gail Laux struggled to come up with a word for how she felt besides “humbled” after earning the Richland Area Chamber’s Chairman’s Award Wednesday night.
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Madison Twp. Trustees approve security cameras for road department
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township trustees approved Road Superintendent Larry Weirich’s request this week to install three cameras at the township’s salt shed, garage parking and gas pumps.