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Richland Carrousel draws crowd with grand reopening event
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland Carrousel Park‘s familiar, playful tune echoed throughout the streets of downtown once again during its grand reopening event Saturday. The carrousel was closed last week for maintenance. “We did inventory, we cleaned from top to bottom and the horses were painted, Co-director Sharon Bishop said. “It’s wonderful to start with a […]
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Local couple helping spruce up Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio — You might have seen them a time or two, strolling through Mansfield while carrying a couple grocery bags. But don’t let the type of bags fool you–they’re not full of groceries, but trash. Each morning, Eugene and Donna Smith, a local married couple of 59 years, collects trash littered on roadsides during […]
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Lex women donate 23 new coats to Richland Co. Children Services
MANSFIELD, Ohio – With 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, it’s easy to see how Pat Graska has a warm spot in her heart for children. Thanks to Graska and her Lexington neighbor, Judith Wright, almost two dozen local children will be a bit warmer this winter, too. Graska contacted Richland County Children Services on Wednesday […]
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Youth Opera presents ‘Mystery of Edwin Drood’
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Renaissance Youth Opera Theatre will perform “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and a companion one-act “Do-Right of the Mounties” on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. Under the direction of Lori Turner, the cast features nearly 70 students in grades 2 through 12. “The […]
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OSU-M sets auditions for ‘Damn Yankees’ on Jan. 12-13
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio State University at Mansfield will hold auditions for the musical comedy “Damn Yankees” at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 and 13 in Founders Auditorium on the Mansfield Campus. Auditions are open to all and consist of 16 measures of a Broadway-style song (you bring the sheet music, we provide the accompanist), […]
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City Garden Cafe employees donate tips to support animals
MANSFIELD, Ohio — City Garden Cafe employee Nicole Streff is happy to give some of the tip money she earned over the past year to support a local animal welfare organization. “I love animals,” she said. “I have a dog and a cat at home.” Streff is one of six employees at the cafe who […]
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Local mothers help Syrian refugees with “Carry The Future”
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Heather Tsavaris could feel her heart breaking as she watched footage of thousands of refugees from Syria and the Middle East fleeing their home countries. In particular, she was most affected by watching parents who had no choice but to carry their babies and young children in their arms into Europe. More […]
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Mansfield author nominated for two awards
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Ray Dyson came to Mansfield in April 1971, to work at a newspaper. Today, nearly four decades later, he still lives here, but his career has taken the kind of turn a character from one of his novels would appreciate. The Ohio State graduate has cranked out three novels and has a […]
