MANSFIELD — From the road, all that can be seen is a parking lot and tree-lined horizon, but the large swath of land on the corner of Home Road and Marion Avenue is rich with hills, wetlands and tributaries flowing toward the Clear Fork and Mohican rivers. A parking lot has been installed off of […]
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Meet Sheryl Weber, Mansfield City School’s new board of education president
MANSFIELD — Sheryl Weber has held numerous roles in the field of education, from teacher to administrator to school board member. Last week, she undertook yet another role as president of the Mansfield City Schools board of education. Weber was elected the president of the board on Jan 5 during the board’s 2021 organizational meeting. […]
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Lexington council seeks new member, hires police officer
LEXINGTON — A seat opened up on Lexington Village Council Monday night when council unanimously approved the resignation of Erin Underwood. Underwood, 44, was elected to her second term on council in Nov. 2019. A month later, law enforcement was notified that Underwood sent naked photos of herself to a 17-year-old Lexington student while working […]
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Jadon Scott Glover is Richland County’s “Baby New Year”
MANSFIELD — Jadon Scott Glover came into the world on his own terms. The first baby born in Richland County in 2021, Glover was born at 7:52 a.m. on New Year’s Day at OhioHealth Mansfield hospital. “He was supposed to be my Christmas baby. He was due Dec. 26, but evidently he decided 2020 was […]
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Mansfield woman launches fundraiser for family of COVID-19 victim
MANSFIELD — Lyft driver Michael Barnett took every precaution to protect his passengers from COVID-19. He wore a mask. He sanitized his vehicle after every pick up. He and his wife stayed home and didn’t socialize. Barnett, 70, told his wife Jacki he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if a client caught COVID-19 […]
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Open Source: Where can I donate clothes, toys and household goods?
Editor’s Note This story was written in response to a question from a reader. Is there a question you’d like the Richland Source team to investigate? Submit it through our Open Source platform. MANSFIELD — Whether you’re clearing out room in your closet for your new holiday gifts or getting a jumpstart on your spring […]
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Let’s look back at the brighter side of 2020
RICHLAND COUNTY — If you’re like me, you’re probably more than ready to bid a not-so-fond-farewell to 2020. We lost a lot in 2020 — from people we love to experiences we look forward to that were cancelled due to the pandemic. So when it came time to put together the traditional “year in review” […]
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Lexington woman seeks help in finding lost therapy dog
LEXINGTON — Victoria Williamson, a Lexington resident, is asking community members to keep an eye out for her missing dog, Duke. Duke is an English Shepherd mix with black fur and tan markings on his snout, chest and paws. Williamson describes him as about a foot and a half tall and between 30 and 35 […]
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NCSC receives $600k for First Responders Safety and Training Center
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State University Mansfield campus and North Central State College are set to receive a combined total of more than $4 million in state funds from the Ohio Capital Improvement Budget, part of Senate Bill 310. Dorey Diab, president of North Central State College, said the college had submitted two proposals for […]
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Mansfield woman publishes children’s book about therapy dogs
MANSFIELD — Some of Brooke Young’s fondest childhood memories were formed in an unexpected place — a local nursing home. At Oak Grove Manor, Young learned the value of serving others, bringing joy and forming relationships that span generations. Now an adult, she hopes to pass on those values to the next generation of children […]