MANSFIELD ─ The city’s wastewater treatment system got a boost recently from a long-time Mansfield business. Four new pumps, manufactured by Gorman-Rupp Pumps, were recently installed at the Park Avenue East Pump Station, replacing six-decade old equipment. The City of Mansfield held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new equipment on Thursday. Jeff Gorman, chairman and […]
Peng Chen, Staff Reporter
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King of Ribs resumes food truck in Madison Twp. with new fish items
MADISON TOWNSHIP ─ The “King of Ribs” is back ─ at a different location and with an updated menu. The concession-stand business, The King of Bar-B-Que Ribs, Caterings Inc., operated in the parking lot of Lowes in Ontario for years. It is now based at 995 Ashland Road, the parking lot of Mansfield Storage Center. […]
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Old Franklin Church venue opens in northeast Mansfield
MANSFIELD ─ The best time to see the beauty of The Old Franklin Church is when the sun comes through the stained glass windows. The former Methodist church, built in 1906, is located at 3775 Franklin Church Road in the northeast corner of Mansfield. The congregation sold the property years ago to Perry and Bonnie […]
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Open Source: What happened to Swagelok’s operation at Lexington Industrial Park?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to reader-submitted questions through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. LEXINGTON ─ The 50,000-square-foot facility at Lexington Industrial Park has sat quietly for a while. But the sign outside reminds people that Mansfield Screw Machine Products Company once […]
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Developer moves forward on former GM site redevelopment with confidence
ONTARIO ─ Revitalization at the Ontario Commerce Park, the former General Motors site, started strongly, according to Chris Salata, chief operating officer for Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP). The Solon-based developer signed a development agreement with Ontario in November, purchasing six acres of the land and the former press prep building. Salata updated Ontario City Council […]
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Ontario to allow alcohol sales at special events in parks
ONTARIO ─ A beer garden or other types of alcohol consumption might be seen in Ontario’s parks when there is a special event. On Wednesday night Ontario City Council approved an amendment regarding regulations of the use of all city parks. It will allow alcohol sales and consumption at special events. Ontario Mayor Randy Hutchinson […]
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Edge Plastics expects $16 million expansion to be finished in December
MANSFIELD ─ Edge Plastics broke ground on its new facility on Wednesday, right after the April snow. The plastic storage products manufacturer will add almost 35,000 square feet of space at its production facility on Newman Street, according to chief operating officer Mike Bradley. He said about 19,000 square feet will be used to store […]