MANSFIELD — In honor of Women’s History Month, the Main Library will exhibit Picturing Women Inventors, a series of eight posters that explore the inventions of 19 highly accomplished American women. Astronauts, computer pioneers, and businesswomen join athletes, engineers, and even teenagers are among this remarkable group of inventors. This exhibit will be displayed in […]
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Mansfield teen discusses time on Capitol Hill as YMCA youth advocate
MANSFIELD — Brandon Polak got to put his political advocacy skills to the test on Capitol Hill this month. A junior at Mansfield Senior High School and member of the city of Mansfield parks board, Polak represented the state of Ohio during this year’s YMCA Youth Advocate Program. We sat down with Polak to hear […]
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Charlie Yoakam of Stingel Elementary wins 3rd grade spelling bee
MANSFIELD — Charlie Yoakam of Stingel Elementary School took the top prize in this year’s Richland County Third Grade Spelling Bee. The winning word was canteen. Yoakam battled it out for several rounds with Aire’yanah Jones of St. Peter’s Elementary School, the second-place winner. Third place went to Adylynn Copley, also a Stingel Elementary School […]
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Richland Academy of the Arts features new African Drumming and Dancing instructor
MANSFIELD — Richland Academy of the Arts welcomes African Drumming and Dancing instructor Sogbety Diomande Sogbety was born in the village of Toufinga, a small farming community located in the Northwest region of the Ivory Coast. He started his career as a drummer and dancer at a very early age. He has toured with Ballet […]
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Common Grounds: student run coffee shop opens at Madison High School
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Students at Madison Comprehensive High School now have their own campus coffee shop. Common Grounds is located inside the Ramble Inn, just off the high school cafeteria. The cafe is run by students in the high school’s culinary arts career tech program. The school celebrated Common Grounds’ grand opening Wednesday. Students took […]
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Mansfield Middle School mural club creates cosmic tiger painting
MANSFIELD — Demetrius Howell stood over a group of seventh grade students, each with a different shade of blue on their paintbrush. A large black canvas with the profile of a tiger sketched in white sat atop their cluster of desks. Howell is an artist, clothing designer and advisor for the new mural club at […]
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Poetry reading focuses on condition of Black life in America on March 22 at Ashland University
EDITOR’S NOTE: This event was previously stated as taking place on March 2. It will actually take place on March 22. Richland Source received incorrect information. ASHLAND — The department of English at Ashland University is sponsoring a poetry reading by visiting writer Saeed Jones on March 22, at 7 p.m. It will take place […]
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Local student brings passion and ambition into her work with the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition
Editor’s Note RCYSUC wants to empower Richland County youth, families and the community to reduce youth substance use through education, intervention, and participation. This is part 2 of a 7 part sponsored series around preventing substance abuse. Read the previous story here. Julia Long has ambition. She dreams of renovating old Victorian homes across the […]
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Smaller campuses like OSU help students make waves in their programs
Editor’s Note This story is part of an ongoing partnership between The Ohio State University Mansfield and Richland Source. For more, click here. When looking to further their education, many students crave the comfortable, caring and personal environment a smaller-scale college can provide. The Ohio State University at Mansfield community offers these qualities and many […]