Life & Culture News

ONTARIO -- Stitzner and Mona Vipperman have seen a few things in 70 years of marriage.

MANSFIELD -- Hospice of North Central Ohio has been approved for a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Summertime Kids Fund of Richland County for “Camp Hope” Children’s Bereavement Camp.

MANSFIELD -- The Guidestar Platinum Seal allows donors to focus on progress and results.

MANSFIELD — Public Health Week is April 6 to 12. Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play.

Mansfield photographer Bertha Bishop wanted a way to document family togetherness during the coronavirus.

JEROMESVILLE -- Years from now, the people of Jeromesville will talk about the funeral procession held Thursday, March 26 for lifelong resident Bill Cameron. 

The video series will feature local authors reading their own books, as well as classic favorites read by library staff.

MANSFIELD – Tera Myers is the newest member of the Richland Newhope/Richland County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

ASHLAND -- Did you know the Ashland County Parks District manages 18 parks?

ASHLAND --  Just shy of a month after 52 dogs were seized from an Ashland home, the first canine to stay at a local facility has found its forever home.  

COLUMBUS -- National Geographic Live “Nature Roars Back” with Bob Poole has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2020, and is back on sale to the public.

MANSFIELD -- The Renaissance Performing Arts Association has announced the first show in the 2020-21 Richland Bank Broadway Series: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella August 1 and2 and 8 and 9 on the stage of the Renaissance Theatre.

MANSFIELD -- This month and throughout the year, Richland County Children Services (RCCS) encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Richland County a better place for children and families.

MANSFIELD -- Renaissance Performing Arts is pleased to announce an online initiative called "QuaRENtine Creations: Giving You a Healthy Dose of the Arts."

TOLEDO -- The following letter was released on Thursday night by the Diocese of Toledo and addressed to Catholics in Ohio.

MANSFIELD -- As a way to celebrate Girl Scout Week, troops from all over Richland County came together Tuesday evening for the Fourth Annual All-County Service Project.

The Mansfield Symphony Orchestra will present its fifth concert of the season with “Mash-Up” featuring six singing competition finalists and Michigan-based group, Westbound Situation.

MANSFIELD -- In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Fanny Crosby's birthday, area Chautauqua-style reenactor Raylene Hlavaty will be portraying Fanny Crosby at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Providence Church, 1122 Grace St., Mansfield.

MANSFIELD -- In 2016 the Mansfield Aviation Club (MAC) established a goal to help ensure the future of aviation in north central Ohio.

MANSFIELD – Richland Newhope had its inaugural bowling event at Lex Lanes on March 4 to celebrate National Developmental Disability Awareness Month.

Tickets are available for Richland Academy Dance Ensemble’s Spring Dance Concert, scheduled March 14 at 7 p.m. at OSU-Mansfield's Founder's Auditorium.

The Renaissance Theatre will present Broadway’s biggest celebration of the music of the ’80s on March 7-8 and 14-15 with its production of "Rock of Ages." 

In October of 2019, the Mansfield Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) processed their first passport for a customer. After many months of planning and staff training, Richland County’s newest Passport Acceptance Facility for the U.S. Department of State at the Main Library was open for business.

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus has announced the next lineup for the PNC Broadway in Columbus series.

The Ashland County Parks District will hold its first-ever Maple Syrup Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at Cooke Family Wildlife Conservation Park. 

Richland Source and Black Belt Pro Fitness are partnering to offer four free women’s self-defense classes in March. If you’re looking to enhance the power you possess within, build confidence and be empowered with effective knowledge, techniques and a warrior mindset -- this is a free opport…

The Mansfield Playhouse presents the hilarious comedy, Leading Ladies, which begins a five-show run on Friday night. Curtain time is 8 p.m.

PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure, an action-packed, music-filled production, will be staged at the Ohio Theater on April 3-5.

MANSFIELD – “Won’t you ride along with me?” Following the hugely successful “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for a Day” tour that traveled to more than 50 neighborhoods in 2019, Daniel Tiger and all his friends from the beloved Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS television series are hopping…

MANSFIELD — Mayor Tim Theaker is pleased to announce Leap Day only comes around once every four years.

MANSFIELD — Richland County Children Services (RCCS) is helping celebrate Social Work Month and the beginning of a new decade this March with the theme “Social Workers: Generations Strong.”

The public is invited Thursday at 6 p.m. when the Mansfield United Lions Club celebrates the one-year anniversary of its charter.

MANSFIELD — There are some stories that transcend time and place, with themes that touch new audiences every year. 

ASHLAND -- Julie White, ELA third grade teacher at Ashland City Schools, teaches her students early on not to limit themselves, and that they can do anything.

MANSFIELD -- No that 2020 is here, we all have plans to make it our best year yet.

The historic Ohio State Reformatory has created a Shawshank Forever fan club for the world's most loved movie.

Following the successful 25th anniversary of Shawshank Redemption, which used the prison in the bulk of its shots, executive director Paul Smith and OSR's Shawshank specialist Tom Clark began working on creating a fan club.

Ashland Source correspondent Waylon O'Donnell took a field trip to Salt Fork State Park to investigate last week's sasquatch sightings in a pursuit for the truth.

LUCAS – The same trees that welcome visitors with a stunning show each fall are behind a day packed with free events and experiences at the annual Malabar Farm Maple Syrup Festival, held from noon to 4 p.m. March 7-8 and 14-15.

BELLVILLE -- Gwenn Exten-Skarie's tiny shadow glided down the hill, silhouetted against a bright, blue sky. Clutching a ski pole, the kindergartner weaved through an obstacle course and past the finish line, where her family waited with big smiles and a giant, homemade sign.

Altrusa International Foundation of Mansfield has been serving the community since 1951, offering a wide selection of projects to help meet the needs of individuals that need assistance. 

MANSFIELD -- Culliver Reading Center has announced the return of its annual fundraiser banquet on Saturday, April 18, at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center 890 W. 4th Street Mansfield.

MANSFIELD -- Community Health Screenings are free health assessments from Richland Public Health nurses for Richland County adults at locations close to home.

COLUMBUS -- The 2020 Buckeye Country Superfest lineup features Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Brett Young and Cam, in place of Gabby Barrett, on Saturday, June 20 at Ohio Stadium.

MANSFIELD -- Infants, children and adults can get the shots they need at our Neighborhood Immunization Clinics staffed by public health nurses from Richland Public Health.

BELLVILLE -- The Bellville Opera House will present a double feature of comedy, in 19th-century style, on March 27 and again on March 29.