MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Explorer Post took third place at the “Heart of Ohio Law Enforcement Explorer Competition” in Akron, April 15 and 16. The post members competed against Explorers from 26 different Ohio police and sheriff agencies, making up 50+ four man teams. Each team competed in “Traffic Stops,” “Traffic Accident Investigation,” and […]
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Mansfield Senior High School hosts OASC conference, wins state recognition
MANSFIELD — “The kids run the whole shebang.” A proud Senior High Student Council Advisor Jen Lepard sat back in her chair as she relished in her spare minutes Friday afternoon amidst the Ohio Association of Student Councils 63rd Annual State Conference. Mansfield Senior High School hosted this year’s event — it’s been on Lepard’s […]
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Ashland U. seminary students inducted into honor society
ASHLAND – Three Ashland Theological Seminary students — Joseph A. Ellis, Ashley R. Kronick and Stacey S. Richter – have been inducted into Eta Beta Rho, the national scholastic honor society for students of Hebrew language and culture. The induction ceremony for the three students of Classical Hebrew at the seminary took place on Monday, […]
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Mansfield schools awarded more than $17,000 in grants from CenturyLink Foundation
MANSFIELD – CenturyLink, Inc. announced the local winners of the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant program. The program, which has been offered since 2008, awards grants of up to $5,000 to schools in CenturyLink’s local service areas on behalf of teachers who have developed specific plans to innovatively implement technology in […]
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Mansfield Schools rolls out plan for Hedges Campus
MANSFIELD — Superintendent Brian Garverick presented the board Tuesday night with plans to reconfigure Hedges Campus starting next fall. Hedges Campus is a school that offers intervention to students struggling to pass courses due to behavioral or academic issues. During last week’s meeting, the board approved a one-year renewal contract for the school’s new principal, […]
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Shelby Foundation partners with library for reading initiative
SHELBY — The Shelby Foundation is collaborating with Marvin Memorial Library to help local students embrace a love of reading. Third-graders from Auburn Elementary, Dowds Elementary, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Most Pure Heart of Mary will have an opportunity to take a tour of the library, enjoy story time with a snack, and leave […]
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AU honors professor with Taylor Teaching Award
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University Professor of History Dr. John Moser is the recipient of AU’s 2016 Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. AU Provost Dr. Eun-Woo Chang presented the award at AU’s Academic Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 24, in the Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. The award, first presented in 1997, was endowed by […]
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Disney theme highlights student council conference in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Host families are waiting and decorations are ready. The schedule and menu are set. Next up: 255 high school students from throughout Ohio will converge on Mansfield. The 63rd annual state conference of the Ohio Association of Student Councils will convene Thursday evening in the Mansfield Senior High auditorium. Before student delegates from […]
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Noted wetlands scholar to speak at Ohio State Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Noted Ohio State professor and wetlands scholar William J. Mitsch, Ph.D. will present a special lecture “Phosphorus and Nitrogen and Carbon, OH MY!, The role of wetlands in mitigating pollutants in our landscape and globe” at 1 p.m. May 5 in 151 Riedl Hall at The Ohio State University at Mansfield. Mitsch, who […]
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Mansfield City Schools kindergarten screening set for May 17-18
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools will have kindergarten screenings for the 2016-17 school year on May 17 and 18 at Springmill Learning Center, 1200 Nestor Dr. Screenings will be scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day. Call 419-525-6400, ext. 56440, for an appointment or more information. Children in Mansfield who will be 5 […]