ASHLAND – The moment of the final buzzer, Amanda Brown was in the lobby of Kates Gymnasium printing T-shirts. Student workers from the university book store formed an assembly line to crank out the custom purple T-shirts with WOMENS BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS printed in large block letters. The shirts went quickly amid a long line […]
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Open Source: Bellville V&M slated to reopen in mid-April
Editor’s Note This story idea was suggested by a reader. Do you have a question you’d like our reporters to answer? Submit it here. BELLVILLE – When a Cadillac crashed through the south wall of the V&M Family Restaurant, the diner’s social media manager managed to find the humor in the situation. “For anyone wondering, […]
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Open Source: Mansfield Sr. grad Jeannine McKee, 93, was Beta Alpha Psi’s first female member
Editor’s Note This story idea was suggested by a reader. Do you have a story suggestion for our team? Submit it here. MANSFIELD — It never occurred to Jeannine Skelton McKee, that she may be making history. She was just doing what she’d always planned to do — go to college and study something she […]
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North End Community Improvement Collaborative announces RICI farming program
MANSFIELD — The Richland Correctional Institution will soon be home to a 65-acre farm. Deanna West Torrence, president and CEO of the North End Community Improvement Collaborative, announced Thursday the organization will be partnering with RICI to farm onsite. The income generated by the sale of produce will support NECIC. Inmates who work on the […]
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Mansfield Board of Education votes to drop campus wear requirement for fourth quarter
MANSFIELD — Students at Mansfield Middle and Senior High School won’t have to wear campus wear from April 11 through the end of the school year. The Mansfield City school board voted 5-0 Tuesday night to drop the campus wear requirement and implement a dress code for a pilot period, which will start after spring […]
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Richland County Judge removes 2 Mansfield metro housing board members
MANSFIELD — Two former members of the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority who refused requests to resign have been removed by court order. Richland County Common Pleas Judge Brent Robinson ruled Monday that Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker has the power to remove his board appointees, Debra Chase and Isoleen Dunn. “I’m pleased with his decision,” Theaker […]
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Mansfield ‘Crop Swap’ to begin April 1
MANSFIELD — Jody Johnson can feel an excitement surging around homegrown food. “I feel like people are feeling it,” said Johnson, a Mansfield resident and third-year gardener. “Everyone I talk to is like, ‘I’m planting my first garden this year.’” For Johnson, gardening is more than just a hobby. It’s a way to bring people together […]
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Mansfield middle schoolers learn about street art during Mansfield Art Center visit
MANSFIELD — Leelynd Leaf didn’t expect to see painted grenades when he walked into the Mansfield Art Center. “It blew my mind,” said Leaf, a seventh grader. He wasn’t the only one to marvel at the weapons of war wrapped in bright, bubble letters that spelled out the word “LOVE.” About 40 students from Mansfield […]