Tierra Thomas, Thrive Reporter

MANSFIELD — When Teana Sykes came up with the idea to create a children’s book, she had her four daughters in mind. They always liked the idea of journaling, however, when Sykes would purchase the books, she found that her daughters’ only interest was the cover art.  “They want all [of] the journals simply because […]

Willard resident Harley Stumbo had a normal pregnancy in 2020. She did everything right in terms of taking all of the right vitamins and attending all of her check-up appointments. Unfortunately, the birth of her 1-year-old daughter, Wren Stumbo, preceded many of the complications she would have to face as a new mother. “The first […]

Jay Miller, chief executive officer of DRM Productions, can recall his first couple of years working for DRM as a freelancer 16 years ago.  He started off as a programmer and writing code, working with the founders of DRM Dave Damron, Bob Jones and Mike Green. As times continued to change and he stayed with […]

MANSFIELD – When Ontario resident Macey Kinney was born, her mother, JeriLynn Kinney, discovered there were some complications with Macey’s birth, though she wasn’t given a proper diagnosis at the time.  It was when Macey entered the sixth grade that they discovered she had Noonan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that prevents normal development in various […]

MANSFIELD – When Ukrainian Marina Olar applied for U.S citizenship, she initially believed that all she needed to do was have an interview. She didn’t know she would have to take a test.  Although she learned of the known difficulty of the Civics test, she didn’t let that intimidate her even though she had no […]

MANSFIELD – At the beginning of August, the Mental Health Recovery Board introduced new Behavioral Health Urgent Care locations to the Richland County area.  The three sites, located at Catalyst Life Services and Family Life and Counseling offices will serve those seeking guidance right away, without an appointment and outside of the regular counseling services’ business […]

MANSFIELD – Since the beginning of the pandemic, new information continues to roll out each week about coronavirus, its variants and the vaccines to help defend against it. However, the sharing of misinformation across social media platforms can often spread faster than the truth. Melody Parton, a nurse at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, grew disheartened when […]

MANSFIELD – The South Central Local School district received a generous donation of 70 tote bags filled with school supplies, starting the first week of school back on a high note.  For the past five years, Kim Riggenbach, an independent director at Thirty-One Gifts, has collaborated with local businesses that sponsor bags to donate school […]