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Walkable experiment begins in Downtown Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Downtown Mansfield will be more walkable for the next two weeks. The Richland County Regional Planning Commission removed barricades Friday afternoon, once paint dried on the portion of 4th Street between North Diamond and North Main Street in downtown Mansfield. “The project is a temporary demonstration of what a pedestrian-friendly space could do for downtown,” […]
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Pollinator Festival helps teach families about pollinating insects at Gorman Nature Center
MANSFIELD — The Gorman Nature Center is buzzing with excitement about the sixth annual Pollinator Festival, planned for Friday through Sunday. “I wanted to have something all-encompassing, you know? Something with a lot of depth to it, so you’re not pigeon-holing yourself with just humming birds or bats. This was something we could really expand […]
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Former Crestview band director sentenced to 3 years of probation
MANSFIELD — Former Crestview band director and music teacher Christopher Thompson was sentenced to three years of community control Wednesday after pleading guilty to sexual battery against a student. Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge Brent Robinson noted that Thompson had a relationship with a student, which began when she was 17 years old. “When […]
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Richland County newborns can be enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
MANSFIELD — Parents can register their infants for new books each month through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Celia Flinn, a Mansfield pediatrician with Akron Children’s Hospital, led a press conference Friday morning at Richland County Public Health, on Lexington Avenue. “We need to start reading to babies at birth for this reason,” Flinn said. […]
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World-renowned stinging insect extraction expert removes large beehive from Mansfield residence
MANSFIELD — A large bee hive fixed under the first floor of a Rivera Ridge Road was enough to get Eric “Critter” McCool buzzing. McCool, one of the world’s foremost stinging insect extraction experts, spent Friday removing a hive above a garage at 1665 Rivera Ridge Road. “We have been hired by this client here […]
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Woodland pool enjoys rebound summer
MANSFIELD — The Woodland Pool has made serious strides after its board announced it would be closing almost one year ago. “The pool had some difficult times,” said Sarah Esmont, a member of the newly rejuvenated club board. “Nearly a year ago, the board said we were out of money.” For families who had been […]
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Mansfield Schools Board of Education appoints new administrators
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools District appointed new administrators and added new AP courses to the high school class option at Tuesday night’s meeting. The school board approved superintendent Stan Jefferson’s six appointments, including: Andrea Moyer, Tom Hager, Marinise Harris, Nikia Fletcher, Jason Douglas and Renee Bessick. Moyer, who served as principal at Malabar […]
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Control Board approves excavation plans for new Mansfield Police shooting range
MANSFIELD — New plans for a shooting range for the Mansfield Police Department were the focus of the city’s Board of Control meeting Tuesday morning. The board approved a $35,000 excavation and build for 30-foot walls in connection with a shooting range near Mansfield Lahm Airport. Since November 2018, plans of a shooting range have […]