MANSFIELD — Residents may once again be able to walk from North Lake Park — through Middle Park — and into South Park in Mansfield. “That’s been one of the most asked-for parks things, to be honest with you,” Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday morning, “at least on Facebook. People asking about Middle Park and […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider $2.2 million investment in parks, infrastructure
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry on Tuesday will lay out plans how she believes the city should spend $2.2 million of the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds. The projects cross a wide range, including $1.2 million sought for improvements related to the city’s parks, according to proposed legislation. The projects outlined are: — […]
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‘That was my calling’: Whispering Willow Way re-opens in downtown Shelby
Tonya Bishop, along with her family and local leaders, celebrated Friday the grand re-opening of Whispering Willow Way at 35 E. Main St.
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Richland County seeks bids for $3.4 million in courthouse renovations
MANSFIELD — Richland County is seeking contractors to perform an estimated $3.4 million worth of improvements to the county courthouse. The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved advertising for bids for a $2.75 million in renovations to multiple floors of the five-story building and also a $750,000 project to build a fourth Common Pleas […]
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Interactive StoryWalk unveiled in downtown Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The StoryWalk, displaying a children’s book, starts in front of the Buckeye Imagination Museum and ends at the Richland Carrousel.
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Bids for Mansfield’s $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement to be sought Monday
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to seek bids for its planned $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan. City engineer Bob Bianchi said Thursday afternoon the federal government had reviewed all of the plans related to the project, now a few years in the making. On Wednesday, it gave the city authority […]
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Page Excavating seeks to dismiss Mansfield’s lawsuit over YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — Attorneys for a Lucas contractor have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the City of Mansfield that seeks to recoup money and damages from an alleged improper demolition of the former YMCA on Park Avenue West. The 28-page motion filed Wednesday in Richland County Common Pleas Court by a […]
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Mansfield advances wayfinding signage program to enhance city navigation
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry helped create the Mansfield Rising plan in 2019 as the leader of the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. Fast forward five years and now Mansfield Mayor Perry is a step closer to implementing another action item from that plan: creation of a “wayfinding” signage program in the city. Two design […]
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2 firms bid for Bellville wastewater upgrade to enhance Ohio 97/I-71 area
BELLVILLE — Two local companies submitted bids for a wastewater improvement plan designed to aid increased economic development near the Ohio 97/I-71 interchange. Those bids from Driven Excavating of Crestline and Simonson Construction of Ashland were opened Tuesday morning by the Richland County Board of Commissioners. The project was estimated at $4.2 million by Richland Engineering […]
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Trimble Road tunnel project: Mansfield mayor answers most common questions
MANSFIELD — Work continues on a $1.2-million tunnel project beneath Trimble Road that will one day allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy street when an accompanying planned B&O Trail connector project is complete. The busy five-lane road was closed on Aug. 19 as Adena Corp. began the work in earnest, a […]