MANSFIELD — The Jared Mansfield Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is offering scholarships again this year. DAR scholarships can open doors of opportunity to many students. The $300 scholarship, is open to all students, both genders, who will be attending OSU-Mansfield, NCSC, or the Dwight Schar College of Nursing, Mansfield and pursuing […]
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Raising Richland Community Garden Summit scheduled for March 8
MANSFIELD – The eighth annual Raising Richland Community Garden Summit will be held March 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield. This free event is open to the public, and children are welcome. The event will feature beekeeping advice from local beekeeper Dave Duncan, tips on healthy […]
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Richland Co. Emergency Management Agency awarded $28.7K grant
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Emergency Management Agency has been awarded $28,782.78 through a FY2015 Homeland Security Special Project Grant, according to director Mike Bailey. The 100 percent grant is awarded through the State Homeland Security Program. The grant is specific in that it can only be used for the purchase of entry suits. There […]
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Madison’s Jackson tabbed OCC Player of the Year
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison senior Kyle Jackson was chosen the Ohio Cardinal Conference Boys Basketball Player of the Year after a vote of the league’s coaches on Tuesday night. Jackson fired the biggest individual shot heard all season on Friday night, pouring in a school-record 43 points to power the Rams past arch-rival Mansfield Sr. […]
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Madison students headed to state in SkillsUSA competition
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Students from Madison Comprehensive High School enjoyed a big day at the Northwest Regional SkillsUSA competition on Friday Feb. 16. Madison students took one gold medal, five silvers and a bronze during the competition. The 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place winners qualified for the State SkillsUSA competition in Columbus on April 24 & […]
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OSHP: High-speed chase on I-71 recovers stolen car, runaway juvenile from Tennessee
BELLVILLE – A Tennessee man was arrested and faces three felony charges and a 17-year-old girl is in the process of being returned home after a high-speed chase that reached 95 miles per hour on I-71 in Richland County on Tuesday. Adam D. Blair, 27, of Rocky Top, Tennessee, was taken to the Richland County Jail […]
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Heroine(e), an Oscar-nominated documentary, screens March 1 at the library
MANSFIELD — Family Life Counseling and Psychiatric Services and the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library are inviting the public to a free documentary and discussion gathering on Thursday, March 1 from 5 until 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the downtown library, located at 43 West Third Street, Mansfield. There will be a screening of […]
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Wilt disease threatens Ohio oak trees
COLUMBUS — Oak Wilt is a serious and often deadly vascular disease of oaks. The fungal pathogen, Ceratocystis fagacearum, is believed to be native to the United States and has been reported throughout the Midwest and Texas, including Ohio. Which Trees Are Affected? Oaks in the red oak group – Black Oak, Northern Red Oak, […]
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The Toy Symphony will be at the Ohio Theatre March 18
COLUMBUS — As part of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s Concerts for Kids series, CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and the Columbus Symphony have teamed with the acting troupe Really Inventive Stuff to present The Toy Symphony at the Ohio Theatre on Sunday, March 18. Professor Tympanium van Hammer zee Trumpeterclangor, a whimsical Austrian sound scientist […]
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Four men sought on this week’s Most Wanted list
MANSFIELD — Four men are sought on this week’s Most Wanted list, according to a list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, Richland County Division. Dustin Starcher, 25, is 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wanted for possession of heroin. Officials say he has ties to the […]