MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools and Mansfield St. Peter’s Schools have both announced they will be closed on Monday, Feb. 3 in an effort to stem the tide of high absenteeism due to colds and flu-like symptoms. “Our maintenance and custodial staffs will use the weekend and Monday to thoroughly clean and disinfect our schools […]
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Lexington council member/substitute teacher suspected of improper behavior with student
MANSFIELD — A Lexington Village Council member, who works as a substitute teacher in the Lexington Local School District, is suspected of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, according to the Mansfield Police Department. In early January, Mansfield police were notified in early January of a criminal complaint concerning possible improper behavior involving Erin Underwood, 43, […]
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Worker sustains serious burns in accident at AK Steel in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A female employee sustained serious burns in an accident Friday at AK Steel’s Mansfield Works, 913 Bowman St., according to the Mansfield Fire Department. Asst. Chief Mike Sieving said the fire department was called at 5:12 p.m. He said the initial report was an explosion in the plant’s melt shop with multiple injuries. […]
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Evacuation order lifted after Hanley Rd. gas leak
MANSFIELD — The evacuation caused by a leak at a Columbia Gas pump station has been lifted, according to the Washington Township Fire Department. Residents can return to their homes. Hanley Road westbound at the intersection of Hanley Road and U.S. 42 was still closed as of 6 p.m. Workers were still at the pump […]
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Gas leak reported at Hanley Rd. & U.S. 42 leads to evacuation order
MANSFIELD — A gas leak was reported at a small pump station on Saturday afternoon before 1 p.m. at the southwest corner of U.S. 42 and Hanley Road in Richland County. Columbia Gas reported that gas was turned off at 3 p.m. Mansfield police said an evacuation order was in place with some residents unable […]
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Mansfield Spanish Immersion School principal Costa resigns
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Spanish Immersion School principal Gabe Costa turned in his resignation to the Mansfield City School District late Thursday night, district spokesman Larry Gibbs said on Friday afternoon. Gibbs said he did not know why Costa resigned from Mansfield Spanish Immersion School, the districts leading school, according to academic achievement. “It was unexpected, I […]
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Citywide water boil advisory lifted in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A citywide water boil advisory has been lifted, effective Friday at 7 a.m., according to Public Works Director Dave Remy. “Water sample test results relative to the citywide boil advisory have all come back negative for contamination. Therefore, said boil advisory has been lifted as of 7 a.m. today, January 3, 2020,” Remy […]
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Citywide water boil advisory in Mansfield extended to Friday at 7 a.m.
MANSFIELD — A citywide water boil advisory will continue in Mansfield until at least Friday at 7 a.m., Public Works Director Dave Remy announced this morning. Remy said work at the city’s water treatment plant to address maintenance issues will continue into early Thursday morning, which means the boil advisory needed to be extended. “A […]
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UPDATE: Mansfield citywide boil advisory now scheduled to begin today at 6 p.m.
MANSFIELD — We know Mansfield’s citywide water boil advisory has been a bit confusing since news about it began late Monday afternoon. At the risk of being accused of a bad pun, it’s been a fluid situation. First the primary facts. The boil advisory will now begin this evening at 6 p.m., according to water […]
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UPDATE: Mansfield Senior falls in state title game in OT, 14-7
CANTON — Mansfield Senior fell just short of glory on Friday afternoon in Canton. The Tygers pushed Trotwood-Madison to the brink before falling 14-7 in overtime in the Division III state title game in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The loss ends Mansfield Senior’s season with a 13-2 record, after having earned the first […]