SHELBY — It might seem odd that a countywide library system doesn’t serve Richland County’s second largest city. But Chris May, director of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, said it’s not that unusual. “It’s actually more common than not for there to be multiple library systems in one county,” May said. “There’s only a handful […]
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Mobile Career Fair brings trades to Clear Fork High School
BELLVILLE — Iona Hickerson sat in the cab of a CAT 303 Excavator, carefully pulling the levers at her waist. It’s not how Hickerson, a freshman at Clear Fork High School, typically spends her lunch break. In fact, she’d never operated an excavator before Friday afternoon’s Mobile Career Fair. Representatives from 40 local businesses set […]
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Butler seeks tax renewal, additional funds for village police department
Editor’s Note A feature on the Richland County Auditor’s site that allows property owners to see the cost of existing and proposed tax issues was not working for this renewal + addition at the time of publication. This issue has since been resolved. BUTLER — Chief Eric Winbigler said he was surprised at the age […]
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Jefferson Township seeks 2-mill additional levy for road maintenance
JEFFERSON TWP. — A proposed additional property tax would help cover the rising cost of road maintenance in Jefferson Township. Township residents will decide the fate of the 2-mill levy during the May 2 primary election. If it passes, the property tax would result in an additional $142,842 of revenue each year. Collection of the five-year […]
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Bellville couple with Shelby roots celebrates 70th wedding anniversary this month
MANSFIELD — Charles didn’t think he had a shot with Bonnie when they first met, but time has proven him wrong. The Ginters will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on April 12. The couple lived most of their lives in Shelby but currently reside in Bellville. “It has gone very quickly,” Charles said. Bonnie agreed. […]
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Mansfield’s BibleWalk brings scripture, church history to life
MANSFIELD — When Julie Hardin reads the Bible, she feels a sense of peace and divine strength. Hardin said people often feel similar things when they tour BibleWalk, just north of Mansfield. It’s a life-sized wax museum depicting stories from Christianity’s holy book. Located at 500 Tingley Avenue, BibleWalk features more than 325 wax figures […]
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Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority fires Hartzler & tenant counselor
MANSFIELD — Stephanie Hartzler was officially removed from her position as acting executive director of the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority at their meeting on Tuesday. Removing Hartzler as acting executive director was on the Feb. 13 board meeting agenda, but the five board members at the time couldn’t agree on the action. Since then, two […]