MANSFIELD — The Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Mansfield Senior High School sought to embark on creating one community. About 200 members of community, elected officials and students and Mansfield City School administrators gathered at the high school to have breakfast together and listen to the ‘We Are One CommUNITY’ event on Monday, from […]
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Artists showcase deeper selves in Saturday art show
MANSFIELD — Multiple personalities will be on display Saturday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m. at La LUNA, which is located at 32 North Walnut Street. Several local artists will celebrate the start of 2020 by showcasing new and original art on Saturday at “Membrane Constellation.” The free exhibition, a project that was created by individuals in […]
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Mansfield police seek help identifying second suspect in downtown rape case
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man has been indicted for rape, which allegedly took place July 3, 2019, in an ally in downtown Mansfield. Andre Bigsby, 47, and an unidentified male, allegedly attacked and raped a 57-year-old woman walking near her home, said Brandon Pigg, chief criminal attorney in the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office. Pigg met […]
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Richland County Children Services hires former intern as executive director
MANSFIELD — The announcement Tuesday regarding the new executive director of Richland County Children Services is a story of retention and success. Nikki Harless began her career at RCCS as an intern in 1992 while attending The Ohio State University at Mansfield. “I was just so fascinated with what caseworkers do, going into homes and […]
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Mansfield Spanish Immersion School principal Costa resigns
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Spanish Immersion School principal Gabe Costa turned in his resignation to the Mansfield City School District late Thursday night, district spokesman Larry Gibbs said on Friday afternoon. Gibbs said he did not know why Costa resigned from Mansfield Spanish Immersion School, the districts leading school, according to academic achievement. “It was unexpected, I […]
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Richland County United Way raises over $1 million with 7 weeks remaining in campaign
MANSFIELD — The United Way of Richland County is expecting to reach its goal of $1,425,000. If it does, this would be the third straight year of reaching the goal, campaign chairman Chris Hiner said at the Mid-Campaign Luncheon Friday inside the Eisenhower Memorial Center on Ohio State-Mansfield’s campus. “The United Way in raising funds, […]
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Mansfield City Schools board hopes to continue academic progress
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School Board has its sights set on continuing the academic momentum the district generated last year. At Tuesday night’s first school board meeting of the year, board members Renda Cline, Sheryl Weber and Linda S. Golden were sworn in after earning the public’s vote in the Nov. 6 election. Judy […]
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Former Mansfield OSHP trooper indicted on 3 criminal charges
MANSFIELD — A former Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper at the Mansfield post has been indicted on three felony charges after an internal investigation into missing drugs seized at a car stop. According to a Dec. 27 termination letter from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, trooper Preston C. Brooks, 32, was fired for violating […]