MANSFIELD — Renaissance Performing Arts is pleased to announce an online initiative called “QuaRENtine Creations: Giving You a Healthy Dose of the Arts.” This video series is designed for our community to continue to be engaged, educated and inspired by the performing arts while the Renaissance Theatre is temporarily closed. All artists involved are donating […]
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North central Ohio’s first snow of 2020 leans toward slush
MANSFIELD — The first significant snow fall of the year began on Friday night and quickly turned to a sloppy mush as icy precipitation turned to rain around 8:30 a.m. in Mansfield. According to the National Weather Service, the high for the day is 40 degrees. The low is 12 degrees. The NWS said there […]
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Wooster stuns Mansfield Senior in OCC upset
WOOSTER — Mansfield Senior’s dream of an undefeated season died at Wooster’s Follis Field on Friday night. The Tygers led the entire game until the final 23 seconds, when Generals quarterback Owen Roach tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Micah McKee to give Wooster the 18-17 upset victory. The Generals (5-3 overall, 5-0 in the […]
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1969: Tell us where you were when man landed on the moon
On a warm summer afternoon, July 20, 1969, at 4:17 p.m. local time to be exact, America landed a manned spacecraft on the room. A breathless world heard American astronaut Neil Armstrong tell mission controllers, “Houston … uhh … Tranquility Base here … the Eagle has landed.” Less than seven hours later, the Ohio-native Armstrong, […]
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4th-annual Pastoral in the Park set for Independence Day
LEXINGTON — The fourth annual Pastoral in the Park is set to take place, July 4 at the Bicentennial Park in Lexington. “It’s an opportunity for people to come, bring a picnic and enjoy the community together,” Heather Capra, who is in charge of the event said. “It’s a fun event hoping to bring family […]
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Meet this year’s Miss Ohio candidates
MANSFIELD — Miss Ohio has shined a bright light on north central Ohio for years. It’s become a summer-time ritual. Just as school ends and the temperatures begin to warm, Miss Ohio candidates converge on Mansfield. The community takes great pride in it. The event is a chance to show off the historic Renaissance Theatre, […]
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Meet this year’s Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen competitors
MANSFIELD – The Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program takes place on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield. There will be 17 teens competing for a scholarship, gifts and an entry to Miss America’s Outstanding Teen competition in Orlando, Florida in August. Get a closer look at each contestant in this […]
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Sheriff: Richland County residents should be aware of phone scam
MANSFIELD — Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon has issued an alert to the community of a phone scam that was received on Friday by a Richland Source employee. In the ruse, a bogus text is sent to an individual involving a canceled credit card. The text is presented as a fraud alert. That is followed […]
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4-year-old suffers non-life threatening injuries after getting struck by vehicle
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — A 4-year-old girl suffered non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a car Monday morning, according to Major Joe Masi with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. A 9-1-1 call was placed shortly after 9 a.m. asking for medical assistance at 3627 Middle-Bellville Road. According to Masi, a 4-year-old child was going to […]
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UDPATE: All clear at Pioneer Career & Tech Center after bomb threat
SHELBY (UPDATED at 12 noon) — The all-clear signal has been given by authorities after a search by numerous entitites of the Pioneer Career and Technology Center in Shelby on Friday morning. The school was evacuated Friday and students were sent home after a bomb threat was discovered, according to Shelby Police chief Lance Combs. […]