MANSFIELD — Jeffrey Hutchinson paced back and forth across the stage, clinging a pocket knife. Jay Blackshear and Heather Logan, both security personnel at OhioHealth’s Mansfield Hospital, tried to get him to surrender the knife as an audience of first responders watched the scene unfold. Hutchinson, a local actor, was part of the Friday’s Crisis […]
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Eastview students bring Little Free Library to campus
MANSFIELD — A new Little Free Library was installed outside Eastview Elementary last month, thanks to a student-led initiative. It all started in Kathie Jansen’s third-grade classroom. In November, her students read a book about the man who started the Little Free Library movement. It was a standard part of the curriculum, but this year, […]
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Richland County Drug Court provides an alternative to incarceration
MANSFIELD — For 15 years, Melissa P.’s on-and-off drug use brought her nothing but trouble. Now, she’s starting a new chapter. “I’m going to finally do something with my life,” she said. “I want to go work at New Beginnings, which is a rehab center here in Mansfield, and help other addicts achieve what I’ve […]
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A mile in her heels: Mansfield Christian student to compete for Miss Ohio Teen USA
MANSFIELD — Brooklyn Petersen is trading her school uniform for an evening gown. Petersen, a junior at Mansfield Christian School, is one of 42 candidates selected for the Miss Ohio Teen USA competition. She’ll compete for the state title as Miss Mansfield later this month. If she wins, Petersen will advance to the Miss Teen […]
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Marvin Memorial Library celebrates 125 years in Shelby
SHELBY — From teetotalers to a town-wide debate, the history of Shelby’s 125-year-old library is full of fascinating tidbits. Library staff gave an overview of the Marvin Memorial Library’s evolution Tuesday as part of the institution’s yearlong quasquicentennial celebration. The library got its start in 1897, when the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Shelby established a […]
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Tyger Signing Day celebrates graduating seniors’ postsecondary plans
MANSFIELD — Qweoncy Peoples stood in the gymnasium of Mansfield Senior High School on Wednesday and signed a pledge to be her best self, to be dedicated in the pursuit of her goals and to never give up. She was one of 49 seniors at Mansfield Senior High to participate in Tyger Signing Day, a […]
