MANSFIELD — The former Westinghouse site on the city’s east side is not going away without a fight. More than a year since demolition began at the former industrial site, and nearly a year since the Westinghouse “A” building on East Fifth Street was felled, efforts continue to dig up, bust up and clean up […]
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Historical sadness: ‘Daisy Thomas House’ on Wood Street demolished in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A significant building in the history of African-American residents in Richland County has been reduced to a pile of bricks. Demolition of the “Daisy Thomas House” at 89 Wood St. began Thursday and continued Friday morning under cloudy skies and a persistent rain. The historic brick building is said to be the first […]
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Richland County Land Bank offices may get complete remodel in 2024
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank, born in 2012, may soon have a remodeled home. The quasi-public land reutilization corporation calls the lowest level of the Richland County Courthouse home in a space not largely different than when it was home to administrative offices for the sheriff’s department. Richland County commissioners on Thursday are […]
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Richland County Land Bank board honors Burton, Theaker for decade of service
MANSFIELD — Attorney Jon Burton won’t have to attend Richland County Land Bank board meetings any more. His decade of service as legal counsel for the 11-year-old organization came to an end Wednesday when the board met for the last time in 2023. But his name will live on. Literally. Board chair Bart Hamilton, the […]
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Richland County Land Bank to demolish downtown Shelby commercial property
Shelby Project Coordinator Joe Gies said the city is working with Richland County Land Bank for demolition of the 50/52 E. Main St. property.
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Lead Safe Ohio program offers $50k to Richland County homeowners for exterior lead abatement projects
MANSFIELD — Amy Hamrick has spent the last 10 years leading the agency that tears down blighted structures across Richland County. But the manager of the Richland County Land Bank could hardly contain her enthusiasm talking about the agency’s newest project — one she hopes will prevent blight before the need to eliminate it. The Richland County […]
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Reimagining Westinghouse: EPA to aid market analysis in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Westinghouse industrial site’s history in Mansfield spoke to the U.S. EPA in terms of helping to re-develop its future. Not in so many words. Demolished buildings and concrete jungles can’t speak. But it’s the story of one of the city’s former largest employers that closed up shop more than three decades ago, […]