MANSFIELD — Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 95th birthday on Monday. Mansfield City Schools commemorated the late civil rights leader with tributes from staff, students and alumni during the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program. The event highlighted King’s vision and legacy, as well as the artistic and oratory talents […]
Katie Ellington Serrao
Staff reporter at Richland Source since 2019. I focus on education, housing and features. Clear Fork alumna. Always looking for a chance to practice my Spanish. Got a tip? Email me at katie@richlandsource.com.
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Bellville planning commission to consider banning marijuana dispensaries
BELLVILLE — There won’t be any cannabis dispensaries operating in Bellville for at least six months. Bellville’s village council imposed a temporary moratorium on cannabis businesses at its most recent council meeting Tuesday. The resolution prohibits both medicinal and recreational cannabis businesses from operating within village limits for the next six months, according to council […]
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Crestview High School announces honor roll
ASHLAND — Crestview High School has announced its honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Freshman All A’s Gabriel Clark Naomi Gearheart Nathan Kaufman Kennedy Lehman Wyatt Love Claudia Magers Amber McKee Deryn Moore Logan Moore Natalie Hollinger Annabella Rall Shelby Robinson Hudson Stacy Maycee Tackett Allison Volz Freshman All A’s & […]
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Mansfield City Schools swears in new board members, adjusts meeting slate
MANSFIELD — Two new members took their oath of office Tuesday during the first Mansfield City School school board meeting of 2024. Jennifer Kime and Leslie Ward were both elected in November. The first-time public officials will succeed longtime school board members Renda Cline and Sheryl Weber, who did not run to retain their seats. […]
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Guns seized, no arrests in Thursday’s incident on the square
MANSFIELD — No arrests were made Thursday after Mansfield police confiscated several weapons from a vehicle on the square. An incident report from the Mansfield Police Department states an officer initiated a traffic stop at around 3:10 p.m. on Thursday. The patrolling officer observed a tan Ford Taurus operating with an expired license plate. According […]
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Lexington schools fly flags half mast in honor of Bob Whitney
LEXINGTON — The flags at Lexington Local Schools are flying at half mast this week in honor of Robert “Bob” Whitney. Whitney died on Monday afternoon at age 88. He had served on the Lexington Local Schools board of education for almost 60 years, making him the longest-tenured school board member in the state. He spent […]
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Here’s Richland Source’s biggest education stories of 2023
MANSFIELD — Three years ago, I asked my boss if I could switch beats. I started my tenure at Richland Source as the business reporter. I got to tell a lot of great stories and meet passionate entrepreneurs from across the county. It was a great gig. But when the role of education reporter opened […]
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A conversation with Bob Jarvis, the next mayor of Lexington
LEXINGTON — Robert “Bob” Jarvis starts every day with a 3.25-mile walk. It’s a habit he plans to stick to even after assuming a new set of responsibilities as the next mayor of Lexington. Jarvis, a 17-year member of Lexington Village Council, ran unopposed in November’s mayoral election. His four-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024. […]
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Mansfield City Supt. honors outgoing board members
MANSFIELD — During a TED Talk she delivered in 2013, the late Rita Pierson encouraged viewers to step up and be a champion for a child. “Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understand the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly […]
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Open Source: What does Mansfield do with the fall leaf collections?
MANSFIELD — Last year, the City of Mansfield collected approximately 5,249 cubic yards of leaves. That’s enough to cover an entire football field almost three feet deep. So what happens to all those leaves? According to Steve Lump, a supervisor in the city street department, the leaves get composted at a city facility on Park […]