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Open Source: What’s the progress on the new restaurant at former Fork & Fingers?
Editor’s Note We wrote this story in response to a reader question. Do you have something you’d like our news team to investigate? Submit your questions here. MANSFIELD — After months of renovations, Andrew Bolesky opened the doors of Deja Food’s brick-and-mortar restaurant this fall. The restaurant hosted a preview day in June and has been […]
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Open Source: ‘What in the world’ does the City of Mansfield mean by ‘readiness to serve’ water charge?
What is your question? We wrote this story in response to a reader question. Do you have something you’d like our news team to investigate? Submit your questions here. Question: The city of Mansfield is considering raising water rates. One of the proposed charges each month is a “readiness to serve” charge. What in the world […]
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Open Source: ‘Connor Strong’: Community raises money & hope for sheriff’s deputy recovery
MANSFIELD — Angi Prince has spent nearly every day since Aug. 14 in the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. She has waited patiently at her son’s side as he recovers from a head-on collision that left him with life-threatening injuries. The 24-year-old Connor Prince suffered a brain injury, stroke and multiple broken bones […]
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Open Source: How many dog parks are in Richland County?
Editor’s Note We wrote this story in response to a reader question. Do you have something you’d like our news team to investigate? Submit your questions here. BELLVILLE — Mary-Pat Savord had never taken her dogs to the Bellville Dog Park, but she believes her husky could sense what was going on as soon as […]
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Open Source: Composition dedicated to former Mansfield Symphony Chorus director
MANSFIELD — Richard Wink is still inspiring musical performances three years after his death. Wink was the founding director of the Mansfield Symphony Chorus, longtime choir director at Mansfield’s First Congregational Church and professor of music at Ohio State University Mansfield. First Congregational Church leadership wanted to commission an organ composition in Wink’s memory to […]
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Food from the heart: Former Mansfield residents give back to Fla. hurricane victims
Editor’s Note This story was suggested by a reader through our Open Source platform. Do you have an idea for our news team to explore? Assign our next story here. FORT MYERS — Doug Miller can’t fix the devastation of people’s homes and lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. But he can provide a […]
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Chesterville boy, 9, wins free telescope from Richland Astronomical Society
BELLVILLE — Maverick Shaw didn’t know the real reason his parents dragged him into the board meeting on Saturday night. As members of the Richland Astronomical Society exchanged jokes, discussed leadership nominations and set dates for future events, the 9-year-old fidgeted in a folding chair in the back row. At 5:30 p.m. sharp, the man […]
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Open Source: What does the QR code mean when I cast my vote?
Open Source This story was written in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Reader question: When you vote and your ballot prints, there’s a QR code. What is the code for? How is it used? […]
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Open Source: Little free pantry provides food to those in need
MANSFIELD — Kathy McGlone knows what it’s like to go hungry. “I myself have three boys,” she said. “As a single parent, there were times I didn’t eat so that they could eat.” It’s been a long time since McGlone had to skip meals to feed her family, but those memories stuck with her. They […]