MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a $1,542,410 contract to EMH&T for the design of an earthen dry dam aimed at alleviating flooding on the city’s north. Mansfield City Council approved the expense in September 2021 for the design of the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Hazard Project to remove 106 acres of […]
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Mansfield will spend $110,200 to buy ‘wetlands credits’ as part of reservoir dam project
MANSFIELD — A $1.2 million seepage mitigation project at the 73-year-old Clearfork Reservoir dam will cost another $110,200 to purchase required “wetlands credits.” The Mansfield Board of Control approved the expense Tuesday at the request of city engineer Bob Bianchi. “We have 0.91 acres of Category 2 wetlands that needs to be filled in as […]
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LISTEN: Mansfield discusses avalanche of snow issues; Remember The Star Theatre in 1919
Mansfield City Council gives administration a snow removal ‘to-do’ list: https://www.richlandsource.com/news/mansfield-city-council-gives-administration-a-snow-removal-to-do-list/article_6d1ad508-878e-11ec-80e2-334262d30b29.html?block_id=1098581 The Star Theatre 1919: https://www.richlandsource.com/area_history/the-star-theatre-1919/article_cf20f372-1918-11e5-a805-174c677a10f1.html Three Ohio state parks honorarily renamed ahead of Super Bowl LVI: https://www.richlandsource.com/life_and_culture/outdoor/three-ohio-state-parks-honorarily-renamed-ahead-of-super-bowl-lvi/article_38846a5c-8838-11ec-812b-87b35cfad0bc.html Margaret Jean (Yoder) Oney: https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/margaret-jean-yoder-oney/article_40bd888a-885a-11ec-b8f5-0b33ace0b127.html Mansfield City Council gave the administration a “to-do” list of snow-removal chores during a rare Sunday afternoon special meeting. Although it seems […]
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Local blood drives organized to address severe Red Cross shortage
COLUMBUS — As severe winter storms continue to move through the country, the American Red Cross asks members of the community to schedule the earliest-available blood or platelet donation appointments in their area once it is safe to give. Dangerous snow and ice conditions have contributed to about 600 blood drive cancellations across the country […]
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GALLERY: Traveling Animal Farm Exhibit
Traveling Animal Farm Exhibit Fred Boll, far left, of the Little Buckeye Children’s Museum participates in the ribbon cutting of the Traveling Animal Farm Exhibit at Shelby’s Marvin Memorial Library. Chicken Feed Farm stalls Magazines exhibit
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Traveling Animal Farm Exhibit debuts at Shelby’s Marvin Memorial Library
SHELBY — Little Buckeye Children’s Museum has announced the debut of a new Traveling Animal Farm Exhibit thanks to the generosity and support of the Malabar Farm Foundation and the Marvin Memorial Library. This new traveling exhibit will debut in the children’s department of the Marvin Memorial Library in Shelby on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. […]
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NECIC and OSU offering free training for substitute teachers
MANSFIELD – The North End Community Improvement Collaborative and Ohio State University Mansfield Campus will be co-hosting two workshops for prospective substitute teachers in Richland County. The workshops will take place Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. and Feb. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the NECIC office, located at 134 N. Main Street […]
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GALLERY: Feb. 8 Most Wanted
James Lowe, 49, is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He is sought for trafficking in drugs. Officials say he has ties to the Mansfield, Willard, Shelby and Celina areas. James Davis, 45, is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wanted for a probation violation on a […]
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Men with weapons, domestic violence charges among this week’s Most Wanted
MANSFIELD — Four men with ties to Mansfield, some also have connections to Shelby and Willard, comprise this week’s list of Most Wanted fugitives, according to the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. James Lowe, 49, is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He is sought for trafficking in drugs. Officials say […]
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Vote on proposed gas station dies in Lexington village council
LEXINGTON – The proposal for a new gas station in downtown Lexington hit a bump in the road during Monday night’s village council meeting. Council received an official recommendation from the village planning commission, but a motion to approve it died after no one seconded. Lexington’s village planning commission voted on Jan. 26 to approve […]