Tierra Thomas, Thrive Reporter

MANSFIELD — Despite COVID-19 throwing a wrench into the Renaissance Theatre’s 2020-2021 season, artistic director Michael Thomas continues to fulfill every artist’s creative needs to perform, put on shows and be creative.  “We rely on staying in the front of people’s minds, and if the Renaissance goes away — that’s one of the huge assets […]

BELLVILLE — Charil Fuhrer was honored by The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc as the 2020 Richland County Outstanding Senior Citizen on Wednesday.  “I’m not originally from Bellville, but when I retired and I started volunteering in 2013 I said to myself, ‘I’m not going to sit at home and do nothing,’” […]

MANSFIELD — On Aug. 28, thousands will gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC for the 57th anniversary of the historical 1963 March on Washington, including some Mansfield locals. Richland Source and Mansfield local Traishaun Beard will also be in attendance. Beard will not only be celebrating Martin Luther King’s infamous “I Have a […]

MANSFIELD — The local musicians of Mansfield are a tight knit community always looking to grow individually while also passing their knowledge on to one another.  Vaughn Robinson, known as ‘Vaundoom’ in the local music scene, has been making music since his sophomore year of high school, having rap battles with his fellow track mates during […]

MANSFIELD — Although the summer hasn’t been ideal in terms of kids developing more social skills, there are still opportunities for fun and using imagination.  Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, partnering with several other organizations, created activity bags for children through the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC).   “We wanted to make sure we give children […]

BELLVILLE — When Bellville resident and soldier in the Army Reserve Trace Smith lost his wallet, he thought if someone found it then it would be gone forever. He couldn’t have been more wrong.  Willowick resident and Bowling Green State University student Ryan Hargas happened to be in Bellville visiting his girlfriend and helping her […]

MANSFIELD — Due to a high volume of boys compared to girls in their system who are in need of mentorship, Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring currently seeks more male mentors to help guide young boys on their journey to becoming men.   “We get about five female volunteers to every one male volunteer, and then not all […]

MANSFIELD — While the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities have come a long way toward gaining rights and being accepted in the world today, the transgender community unfortunately can not say the same. In fact, some say they’re about 25 years behind their sister communities.  The subject of gender identity and gender reassignment continues to […]