MANSFIELD — Mansfield has a deep history of manufacturing and innovation, and is also developing a deep and diverse creative community. While there are many existing creative spaces, they generally operate as separate units with little overlap or sharing of resources. A multi-use creative maker-space would serve to inspire the next generation of makers and […]
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: Launch a Digital Trauma Support Resource
MANSFIELD — Safety and violence prevention needs to be at the forefront of every community development plan. Ensuring our residents have a safe space to live, work, and go to school are the fundamental building blocks that grow a healthy city and attract investment. During a May 2024 gun violence panel discussion, survivors shared how […]
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: Housing First for Mansfield
MANSFIELD — In 2023 alone there were 257 students in Mansfield City Schools experiencing housing insecurity. Mansfield has a poverty rate which is double the national average. For kids experiencing homelessness, there are not enough shelter beds or accessible affordable housing options to meet their needs. Often times, couch surfing is the only attainable solution […]
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: The Homage Project
MANSFIELD — Central Park is the front door to Mansfield, and should enrich our citizens lives and welcome visitors to the city. Over the years it has become a crowded memorial space in the midst of one of the least quiet and reflective places in the city. Currently, Central Park neither serves the purpose of […]
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: Establish an emerging developers accelerator
MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s ability to grow and sustain its housing market is threatened by a shortage of skilled developers interested in completing projects in Mansfield. There is lasting benefit in the cultivation of the next generation of homegrown talent to sustain community growth and attract new investment. This initiative is designed to cultivate homegrown housing […]
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Richland County Foundation $250K grant will restore Vasbinder Fountain
MANSFIELD — A book report by Blair McClenathan helped Mansfield procure $250,000 in funding to restore the historic Vasbinder Fountain in Central Park. After the city’s deputy engineer Tuesday explained to City Council how the plan that will utilize a grant from the Richland County Foundation, city engineer Bob Bianchi offered a historic explanation of […]
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: Increasing accessibility to school transportation
MANSFIELD — The project aims to address transportation issues for high school students living within a 1.5-mile busing radius of Mansfield City Schools, where 33 percent of students face attendance problems, especially in winter. By partnering Mansfield City Schools with Richland County Transit, the initiative seeks to provide reliable transportation, enhance community connections, and promote […]
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The Ideas of March: An update to Mansfield Rising begins
MANSFIELD — Welcome to the Ideas of March! Over the next couple of weeks, the Source has partnered with Mansfield Rising and the Richland County Foundation to introduce nine new ideas for a better Mansfield and Richland County. Each day will bring a new idea and a new opportunity to ask questions and get involved. […]
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School-based health center an asset for Shelby City Schools
The school-based health center has welcomed nearly 800 patients since opening in December 2023 at Shelby’s Board of Education building.
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200-plus single-family homes proposed for Ontario near Stowell Park
Planning commission members heard from Holden Agency CEO Jerry Holden and engineer Keith Amstutz Wednesday on a proposed planned unit development zone for the land near Stowell Park and Maple Ridge Villas.