MANSFIELD, Ohio – Check the Richland Mall Non-profit Community Day for ways you can help volunteer! Mall Walker Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 8: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Visit Sarah with SouthernCare Hospice for the Mall Walkers meeting in the food court for information on healthy living. Enjoy Bingo, prizes and refreshments with the Mall Walkers. […]
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Food pantry shelves full again
SHELBY, Ohio – The shelves at the FISH of Shelby food pantry are full again, thanks to three events this past week. FISH volunteers collected canned goods and other donations at the Friday, Aug. 21 football scrimmage at Skiles Field. The amount gathered there half-filled the back of a minivan. The second event was coordinated […]
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Mansfield Christian grad donates kidney to fellow MCS grad
MANSFIELD, Ohio — As the recipient of a kind act after moving back to Mansfield last year, Liz Bekeleski of Mansfield felt prompted to “pay it forward.” She prayed about ways in which she could bless others, when she was reminded of a situation involving a fellow Mansfield Christian graduate, Lori Vocal Webb. Though Webb […]
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Construction begins for Galion’s new splash park
GALION, Ohio — Construction has begun for a new splash park in Galion’s East Park after a delayed start. Shirley Clark, chair of the parks committee and member of city council, had hoped the park would be ready to open in July; however, the weather caused a delay in construction, she said. Mayor Tom O’Leary said […]
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Pope Francis Designates Sept. 1 as ‘World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation’
TOLEDO, Ohio – All members of the Diocese of Toledo are encouraged to join Pope Francis in a “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” on Tuesday, Sept. 1. In his letter addressing this he stated, “The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation offers to individual believers and to […]
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Middle East crisis topic of free Women’s Fund lecture Sept. 9
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation is offering a series of free educational lectures for women and men in the community. The featured speaker for the third lecture this year is Ohio State University Mansfield Professor Heather Tanner. Her presentation is titled “21st Century Middle East – Reform, Resistance and […]
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Cops & Kids pairs community with law enforcement
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Community members and law enforcement officers spent their morning shopping together on Sunday for the 19th annual Cops & Kids program. Organized by the local Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) William J. Taylor Lodge 32, the event hosted 124 kids at Wal-Mart on Possum Run Road to purchase clothing items for the […]
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NECIC to host class about storing, preserving foods
North End Community Improvement Collaborative will be hosting a free “Guide to Preserving and Storing”class Sept. 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at NECIC, 199 N. Main St. Mansfield. The class will be given by Belinda Morgan, community gardener and Melissa Freeman, Ashland dietetics student. Participants will discuss the benefits of preserving, learn different methods […]
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BibleWalk figures deliver a message
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Some may call it luck, others would say it’s merely coincidence, but the way BibleWalk has become a Mansfield mainstay is miraculous, according to the life-size wax museum’s director Julie Hardin. Hardin became director about sixth months prior to the museum’s opening in August of 1987. And since that time, she said, […]