MANSFIELD — Some members of Ohio State University-Mansfield’s Social Work Student Association did not go to a southern beach for spring break. Instead, Terrahl Del Taylor, a graduate student and six other from the department helped move a U-Haul truck with 10 tons of water to Flint, Michigan, to distribute via Catholic Charities. The goal […]
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St. Peter’s 6th grade dancer to step across the pond
MANSFIELD — Ross Pruett-Miller is small for his age, but the St. Peter’s sixth grader is a giant in Irish dance circles. Pruett-Miller and his family left Tuesday for Glasgow, Scotland and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the 2016 World Championships of Irish Dance. It all started when Allison Pruett and her husband David […]
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Commissioners hear update on Black Fork Wind Farm
MANSFIELD – A representative of the company developing the Black Fork Wind Farm told Richland County Commissioners the company plans to start construction this year but there is no guarantee that will happen. Bill Behling, a business development manager with Capital Power, the Canadian-based developer associated with the wind farm in the northwest corner of […]
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Falcon Room Supper Club opening on Lexington Ave.
MANSFIELD — A new restaurant will soon open on Lexington Avenue, promising good food, service and entertainment. Shelli Street, owner of the Falcon Room Supper Room Club and Lounge is excited to open her restaurant, April 1. Previously, Street was a bartender at Adam’s Other Rib — the former business which occupied the space three years […]
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RiCI warden lauds law enforcement after gun scare
MANSFIELD — Three law enforcement entities were lauded Monday for their respective roles in thwarting a potential gun incident at Richland County Correctional Institution last September. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Richland County Prosecutors office and the Richland Correctional Institution senior investigators were acknowledged for identifying and detaining a suspect after he threw contraband, […]
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Soul Food Dinner Celebration provides fellowship for all
MANSFIELD — If there is one thing Renee Thompson knows for certain, it’s that people come together over food. Thompson, the Ohio State University at Mansfield’s director of diversity hosted its 15th Soul Food Dinner Celebration the evening of Feb. 25. “(Soul food) speaks to an era; it speaks to a history. It originated through […]
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OSU-Mansfield chorus celebrates Black History
MANSFIELD — The University Chorus of Ohio State Mansfield took its audience for a history lesson on Negro Spirituals Thursday afternoon. The event, at Conard Performance Hall in Riedl Hall at the Mansfield campus, coincided with Black History Month. “We have done so many spirituals for our February concerts,” said David Tovey, director of the […]