This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Over the past few weeks, I have been approached by people in the community who ask about the progress of the #SXSW419 plan for downtown since […]
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SXSW team member describes “sausage-making” process
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. At this time last year what’s become known as the “SXSW Team” was just forming. Fifteen Richland County leaders, myself included, were still being chosen for […]
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How Startup Weekend could impact Richland County
MANSFIELD – Mansfield will host its first-ever Tech Stars Startup Weekend Friday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Sept. 30 at Idea Works, 40 W. Fourth St. Taking pointers from the city’s neighbor to the south, Columbus, a committee of Richland County residents has organized a weekend with the potential to build further excitement about innovation, creativity […]
Posted inOpen Source, Rising from Rust
We’ve answered: “What is the status of the Westinghouse property?” Part II
EDITOR’S NOTE: This the second in a two-part series responding to a reader-submitted question, through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. The questions covered in Monday’s Sept. 19 story involved the empty Westinghouse site. Here’s what we found. MANSFIELD – Mansfield’s once powerful appliance division of Westinghouse would have celebrated its 100th birthday in […]
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Open Source: “What is the status of the Westinghouse property?” Part I
EDITOR’S NOTE: This the first in a two-part series responding to a reader-submitted question, through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. Russell Potter of Mansfield asked, “What is the status of the Westinghouse property? Can the city market the property for new development?” MANSFIELD – For nearly two decades Russell Potter […]
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Open Source: Where are social services for those who don’t qualify for medicaid?
MANSFIELD — Richland Source has begun a new entity, Open Source, where readers ask reporters questions that could lead to story suggestions. This time around, a reader asked: “Where are social services provided that assist those who do not qualify for Medicaid?” We went to Richland County Jobs and Family Services, 171 Park Ave East, Mansfield, to get […]
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What do you want to know about physical health for seniors?
As we work on our Gray Matters series, we want to make sure we’re answering your questions about aging and caregiving. We’ve asked for your questions about finances, housing and mobility for elders. Then we answered several of those reader questions on the first episode of our new podcast, The Gray Q&A. Now we want […]
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Open Source: It’s never too late to begin financial, estate planning
Question submitted via Open Source: I would love a checklist of some sort that I could use to gather my information and share with family; so, not only would I get everything done correctly, but my family would have what they need. …I don’t have a lot of money to hire an attorney or that […]
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Elder law attorney debunks estate planning myths
ONTARIO — There’s an adage that goes, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” When it comes to estate planning, this doesn’t necessarily apply — at least, it doesn’t have to, according to Jack P. Stewart, one of the area’s only certified elder law attorneys. “We do encourage a meeting ahead of time so people […]