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Pastor Walter Jordan leaves behind a legacy of love
MANSFIELD — Even before he was a professional pastor, Walter Jordan II was a man of the people. As a child, he was the neighborhood pastor, according to his sister Addi Jordan. “It didn’t matter who they were, he would grab white kids, black kids and start speaking with them,” she remembered. “He was always […]
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Radio DJ begins project to keep area homeless warm
MANSFIELD — It’s not every day a community makes it easy to help the homeless, but that is what Chris Kelly is trying to do. “It’s something you don’t often hear about,” said Kelly, senior Vice President of programming for iHeart Radio in Mansfield and Ashland. “There are organizations that do stuff (for others) but […]
Posted inWellness
Misfits Running Crew helps some fit in, others combat addiction
MANSFIELD — Scott Drozda’s life changed for the better about three years ago. While he was going through a challenging divorce, he decided to start running. “I fell in love with running. I started running every morning. It changed my life,” he said. “It helped me clear my head of negative thoughts and it helped […]
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Dispatcher Meister celebrated on her retirement
MANSFIELD — Suzanne Meister has seen it all during her 31 years as a 911 dispatcher working with Mansfield police and fire departments. “We’ve been through it,” said Lisa Abrams a fellow dispatcher. “We’ve done bank robberies, shootings, pursuits … Suzanne has taught me a lot of things being a dispatcher. “She taught me it’s […]
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Mansfield man charged with animal cruelty gets unique sentence
MANSFIELD — It was a sign that perhaps Gerald Galloway had learned his lesson. The Mansfield man walked up and down in front of the Mansfield Municipal Building for three hours on Thursday afternoon, wearing a sign that said he will never be cruel to animals. The three hours of public penance was part of […]
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Mansfield gets a new Indian food eatery
MANSFIELD — Less than a year after replenishing the food desert around Downtown Mansfield with fresh and healthy food options at their KV Market, owners Karamjit Singh Bhullar and Varinder Kaur Bhullar are filling a new void. Following the closing of Saffron Indian Restaurant in May of 2018, no Indian cuisine locations could be found in the city. […]
Posted inEducation
Mansfield school board focuses on updating safety in buildings
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Spanish Immersion may be soon be the safest building in the Mansfield City Schools District. Robert Booth, the district’s facilities manager, told the Mansfield City School Board on Tuesday night he would like to add Rapid Barricade switches to doors inside the facility. Booth brought a one-minute video showing how the product […]
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Ohio funding helps Catalyst expand learning & development programs for small children
MANSFIELD — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has approritated $51,244 to Catalyst Life Services in an effort to support its Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) services. Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) is an improvement system administered by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. SUTQ recognizes and promotes learning […]