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. It’s been just over a month since our return from SXSW, and we’re keeping very busy as we start the process of weeding down hundreds of […]
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Lori Moore: Positive aging made easier with positivity
ONTARIO — When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Lori (Loretta) Moore, 75, has taken this proverbial phrase one step further to say, “make lemon meringue pie.” “That’s what I’ve done my entire life,” the Ontario resident said. As she sees it, the key to a sweeter life is positivity. And if you’ve met Moore, […]
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Measuring North Central Ohio’s aging population
Nationwide, the growth of the age 65 and older population is outpacing overall population growth. By 2030, the U.S. Census Bureau projects, more than 20 percent of U.S. residents will be 65 or older, compared with 13 percent in 2010 and just 10 percent in 1970. The demographic shift is even more dramatic in rural […]
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Gray Matters project to study issues for elderly, caregivers
MANSFIELD — More than a year ago Richland Source launched a project titled Healing Hope, geared toward addressing the region’s dismal infant mortality rate. That Solutions Journalism project earned us national attention, but more importantly offered a light for the community pointing out the local services available to combat a life-or-death issue. Today we begin […]
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Economic Club speaker addresses revitalization in cities like Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Allison Goebel of the Greater Ohio Policy Center has seen small legacy cities transform themselves, and she believes the same is possible for Mansfield. The executive director of the statewide research and advocacy organization spoke Wednesday at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Club Luncheon about how cities with manufacturing legacies and small […]
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Lexington grad part of Ohio startup attracting Silicon Valley investment
MANSFIELD – A 2003 Lexington graduate is redefining car insurance through a Columbus-based startup, and the business is drawing a significant Silicon Valley investment to the Midwest. Root Insurance – co-founded by Lexington’s Dan Manges and fellow Ohioan Alex Timm – recently closed a $51 million round of funding, which should allow the startup to […]
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Campus Dining Program connects seniors with healthy food, appealing environment
MANSFIELD — Anne John of Shelby admitted she was a little apprehensive about taking part in the Campus Dining Program, not knowing what exactly to anticipate. Much to her delight, it exceeded all expectations. “It’s more than what I thought,” she said. The Campus Dining Program is a federally-funded congregate meal site that offers fresh, […]
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SXSW team shares what’s next, wants to listen
MANSFIELD – Richland County’s done strategic plans before. But never like this. Fifteen local representatives recently attended the wildly popular, notoriously innovative South By Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas on the Richland County Foundation’s dime and returned with an overwhelming amount of ideas to possibly implement in the area, specifically Mansfield’s central business district. The […]
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We have a problem: It’s our self image
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. Believe it or not, I like change. I’m a preservationist and an economist, so it’s assumed that I have old factories as my lock screen images, […]
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Spinning after SXSW
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. Assume these things are true. You think Mansfield is great. You want to help find a way to make it better. You go to a conference […]