COLUMBUS — Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) this week recognized the 2017 Division II Cross Country High School Boys and Girls state championship teams from Lexington High School. The girls’ team ended the 2017 season with a 195-8 record, and the boys’ team finished the same season with a 228-15 record. “I’m honored to […]
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Skills USA winners recognized at Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Pictured here were the first-, second-, and third-place winners at the Skills USA awards ceremony earlier this week at Madison High School. The winners will compete at the Regional competition on Feb. 16 at Four County Career Center.
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Mansfield Playhouse presents “Greater Tuna” starting Feb. 9
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Playhouse will present “Greater Tuna,” written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. beginning Feb. 9. What do Arles Struvie, Thurston Wheelis, Aunt Pearl, Petey Fisk, Phineas Blye, and Rev. Spikes have in common? In this comedy send-up of small-town morals and […]
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Main Street Books to hold Monster Painting Art Show
MANSFIELD — Main Street Books is pleased to announce the dates for its third annual Monster Painting Art Show. The opening reception of this community project will be on Friday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. in Main Street Books’ Book Loft Gallery. The concept is simple: get a cheap or free painting somewhere and add […]
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Columbus Symphony to perform Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish,’ Copland, and Beethoven
COLUMBUS — In this program led by guest conductor Jayce Ogren, the rustic romanticism of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) and the coarseness of youthful Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 are juxtaposed with a virtuosic concerto written by Aaron Copland for the legendary jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman. Copland’s Clarinet Concerto will showcase the talents of CSO […]
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Libraries to lend electronic blood pressure monitors
MANSFIELD — High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, raises your risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. Richland Public Health has created an opportunity for customers of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and the Marvin Memorial Library in Shelby to check out electronic blood pressure monitoring kits. The Communities Preventing Chronic Disease […]
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Mansfield Aviation Club accepts scholarship applications
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Aviation Club (MAC) has announced it is accepting applications for the 2018 Aviation Scholarship which was established in 2016 “to provide aviation scholarships for others to learn to fly.” This year’s scholarship will be $1,000 to be used exclusively for flight and/or ground training. To be eligible for the MAC Aviation […]
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Hunchback of Notre Dame musical opens March 3 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre’s Richland Bank Broadway Series will present the area premier of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This will be a fully-staged production featuring live orchestral accompaniment on March 3 and 4, and 10 and 11. Directed by Michael Thomas and based on the Victor Hugo novel, with songs from the Disney […]
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Irish folk music legends The High Kings in Columbus on March 16
COLUMBUS — The true heirs of Ireland’s folk heritage, The High Kings are internationally acclaimed singers and instrumentalists with a unique brand of high-octane balladry and folk that has won them numerous accolades. Touring in support of their 10th anniversary album, Decade: The Best of The High Kings (November 2017), their live shows are the […]
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Section of W. Fourth St. closed in Mansfield through Feb. 6
MANSFIELD — Due to water valve repairs the city of Mansfield will close sections of the following road while work is being completed. West Fourth Street between Western Avenue and Penn Avenue. The road will be closed today January 31, 2018 and is expected to be re-opened by the end of the workday February 6, […]