MANSFIELD — Those driving by the Butterfly House might have noticed a new fixture in front of the building. Jess Allred, a retired newspaper publisher, was watching the news when a 10-second clip caught his attention and inspired him to build a blessing box, which was placed outside the Butterfly House at Mind Body Align […]
Tracy Geibel, Staff Reporter
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Ontario posts financial information online
ONTARIO – Ontario will be the second city in Richland County to post its financial information online through OhioCheckbook.com. Ontario follows in the footsteps of Mansfield as part of the financial transparency program. “The City of Ontario is committed to financial transparency for its residents,” said auditor Mary Anne Hellinger. “By joining the Ohio Checkbook, […]
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Malabar 4th graders begin tree-planting mission
MANSFIELD — Before handing out nearly 250 tree seedlings to an excited group of fourth graders at Malabar Intermediate School Tuesday, Doug Versaw told the children about the tree he received in fifth grade. Versaw, of the Mansfield Shade Tree Commission, recalls planting a tiny tree seedling near his Lincoln, Nebraska home as a young boy and […]
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Manufacturing Matters: Mansfield Engineered Components
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is the first in a series, Manufacturing Matters, that focuses on products that are made in Richland County. MANSFIELD – Slam your oven door. Drop the lid of your washing machine. If it slowly closes despite your best efforts to make noise, you might have Mansfield Engineered Components to thank. Mansfield Engineered Components, […]
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Mansfield will be a case study on globalization in Virginia college course
MANSFIELD — An out-of-town visitor has some broad business insights on Mansfield that he plans to use in his Virginia classroom. Micheal G. Anderson, adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College in Springfield, Virginia, and a retired foreign service officer, visited Mansfield earlier this week. He met with Scott Schaut at the Mansfield Memorial Museum […]
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Next Generation Films gives public a look at new distribution center
LEXINGTON — When Next Generation Films swung open the doors to its newly constructed, automated distribution center Thursday, April 27, allowing its employees and the public to take tours of the next facility, it was given an interesting surprise. The company, which makes films that are used for packaging purposes and employs more than 450 […]
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Richland Bank plans to double size of Ontario office, will remain open
ONTARIO – Richland Bank is nearly doubling the size of its Ontario banking office. Several local leaders were present when ground was broken for the office at 325 N. Lexington-Springmill Road Friday morning. The office will remain open throughout the remodeling process, which will begin within the next two weeks. The remodel should be complete […]
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Hidden Hog BBQ returns to Shelby
SHELBY – The Hidden Hog BBQ has come out of hiding. Following a year-long hiatus, Dawn Kershner from Hidden Hog BBQ, decided to get back in the restaurant business, returning her restaurant to its original location at 19. N. Gamble St. in Shelby, where it was previously known as Shelby Floats & BBQ. “I had […]
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Fun Center Pools & Spas thought HGTV show might be a scam
ONTARIO — When Andrew Getz from Fun Center Pools & Spas listened to a voicemail from a HGTV representative, he thought it might be a scam. Fun Center Pools & Spas, 2172 W 4th St., Ontario, will be included in an episode of the Home and Garden TV’s new series “Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation,” which […]
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Anti-Semitic rant triggers rebuttal at Holocaust Remembrance Service
MANSFIELD — Amie Mutti said she was inspired to speak at the Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation’s Holocaust Remembrance Service after hearing an anti-Semitic rant. Amie Mutti was one of several people to speak at the remembrance service Tuesday night at the congregation’s 1650 S. Main St. location. “After my encounter, I wanted to speak about the […]