MANSFIELD — Contracts were signed Thursday to begin demolition and remediation of former Westinghouse properties on Mansfield’s east side. The Richland County Land Bank board and officials with R&D Excavating of Crestline signed the $3.99 million deal to remove one of the longest-standing industrial eyesores in the city. The Land Bank had awarded the contract to the […]
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‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ set to open Friday night at the Mansfield Playhouse
“There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination Living there, you’ll be free If you truly wish to be” — Willy Wonka MANSFIELD — Noah Burton enjoyed creating his own world from Legos when was a young boy. Without even knowing it, the now 18-year-old Burton was prepping for the lead role […]
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GALLERY: Scenes from ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ at the Mansfield Playhouse
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Shelby’s FFA develops an entrepreneur
SHELBY — A couple of years ago Dick Friebel gave Cadence Fairchild the opportunity to grow 25 extra mums as a summer project. Cadence took the knowledge and experience last year to grow over 2,000 mums that she sold last fall. Cadence used last year’s mums as one of her FFA projects along with her […]
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Dan Marino’s Tips to Keep Health Goals on Track During Football Season
(StatePoint) The kickoff to football season is here again, and with it comes pizza, beer, wings and more. In a poll of 2,000 American men conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Nutrisystem, 37% said they usually gain weight during football season from September to January, with 53% claiming they gain 10 pounds or more. But […]
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GALLERY: Fredericktown’s Little Miss Tomato 2022
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Ontario City Council applies for state lead pipe service grant
ONTARIO — Ontario City Council voted Wednesday night to apply for a state grant program that aims to help communities reduce the number of lead pipes they have servicing public water systems. According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s website, the H2Ohio initiative may grant up to $50,000 for projects of identifying and mapping lead […]
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Richland Pregnancy Services celebrates 35-year anniversary at Oct. 6 gala
MANSFIELD – Richland Pregnancy Services is celebrating 35 years and over 11,000 lives impacted by their ministry at its annual fundraising gala. The annual gala takes place Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center and all are welcome. This year’s featured speaker will be Steventhen Holland, a recording artist and Founder […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs new economic development projects near airport
MANSFIELD — Business is continuing to pick up around Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. As expected, City Council unanimously approved two pieces of legislation on Tuesday linked to additional economic growth on the north side. First, lawmakers approved a tax abatement for a local fabrication company that bought almost nine acres in Reid Industrial Park along Miller Parkway in […]
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Fuel/retail development possible near U.S. 30/Ohio 13 interchange on Mansfeld’s north side
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank on Wednesday voted to sell two parcels of land, a move that could result in a sizeable fuel and retail development near U.S. 30 and Ohio 13. The two parcels — a small part of nearly two dozen vacant acres northwest of the highway interchange — were purchased […]