MANSFIELD — Nearly 50 people trekked .8 miles from the Richland County Foundation to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Wednesday to help raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation awareness. The walk was in correlation with the 2016 Transplant Games in Cleveland Ohio beginning June 10 through 15. Participants of the Olympic-style games are living […]
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Queen for a Day offers free prom dresses
MANSFIELD — Friends Misti Horn and Robyn Montgomery joined forces three years ago with a simple mission: to make all teenage girls feel like queens and princesses during homecoming and prom dances. “We want them to feel perfect, like a queen or princess,” Horn said. “Similar to how a bride feels on her wedding day.” […]
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Numerous events call attention to child abuse awareness
MANSFIELD — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and various local agencies have slated a number of events to call attention to the problem. The Parent Aide Program has scheduled its Child Abuse Prevention luncheon for Friday, April 8, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Ed Pickens Kobacher Room at 28 N. […]
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Richland Source, title sponsor of Brickyard stage, launches RichlandLIVE initiative
MANSFIELD — Richland Source is biased. We’re fans of the people, businesses, and culture in Mansfield and Richland County. As we have grown, our point of view has taken different forms, but we have always tried to stay true to that core value. The question on the community service side of things has always been […]
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Renaissance Theatre announces auditions for “Beauty and the Beast”
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre announces auditions for the 2016 summer musical, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. onstage at the Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West in Mansfield. Auditions are open to performers ages 14 or older. Also seeking one male actor age 10-13. Audition […]
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The Village Druids at Martini’s on Main made for memorable night
MANSFIELD — A week or so ago I saw local sound merchants The Village Druids play a rumbling double set at Martini’s on Main, in honor of the Vernal Equinox and The Departure of Jamos. No chickens were harmed (or to my knowledge, even present). This wasn’t my first visit to the establishment. I have […]
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Healthy Living Festival focuses on ‘growth’
MANSFIELD — For Judson Laipply, the most frequently asked question — what is the meaning of life — is a wrongly framed question. Laipply, a motivational speaker and comedian from Bucyrus, suggests the question should be, what is the meaning to life? “To ask what is the meaning of life means there is one singular […]
