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 […]
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Hospice of North Central Ohio receives Gimbel Foundation Grant
MANSFIELD — The Russell and Mary Gimbel Foundation of Mansfield recently provided a generous grant of $1,500 designated to the Special Wish Program to Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO). Hospice of North Central Ohio has long enjoyed a cordial relationship and benefited from the generous support of Richland County’s charitable foundations. Richland County residents […]
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Rocky Fork Primitive welcomed to the downtown shopping community
MANSFIELD — Rocky Fork Primitives officially opened up their new store front Friday by cutting the ceremonial ribbon. Owners and sisters Rebecca Myers and Jackie Shaffer had gratitude-filled hearts as family members, friends and city officials gathered to offer support. The sisters have been in business together since July 2015. “We were just bored housewives […]
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National STEM exhibit making stop at Mansfield library
MANSFIELD, Ohio — “Discover Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference,” a national traveling exhibition exploring how technology and engineering contribute to solving national and global problems, will be on display at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library from April 13 to July 8. Getting people interested in science can be a challenge, but Discover Tech […]
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Recipe tip: Chicken linguine with white wine
MANSFIELD — Preparing food has been one of my favorite hobbies over the past six years. I think it started back home in St. Louis in my mother’s kitchen. She would prepare food and let me taste it along the way. At Bowling Green State University, while others relied upon takeout menus from Little Caesars […]
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Lucas Community Center nears completion for open house
LUCAS – The Lucas community will soon have a new space to call its own as the Lucas Community Center is in the final stages of completion. For board president Bill Zirzow, the completion of the center is the finish line of a race that was both long and short. “You’d be shocked at how fast […]