MANSFIELD — Temperatures are soaring in the city this week with highs expected in the 90s every day through Saturday. Yet the City of Mansfield has no swimming pool in which residents can cool off in again in 2024. This marks the third summer in a row that a city of 48,000 residents will be […]
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Mansfield to host ‘Operation S.O.S’ on June 22 as part of stream outreach effort
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is hosting “Operation S.O.S.” on June 22 as part of its stream outreach program. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will take place at North Lake Park. The cleanup effort, which runs through Middle Park and ends at South Park, is part of the city’s […]
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Headed to North Lake Park in Mansfield? Use Rowland Avenue for next 2 months
MANSFIELD — If you want to visit North Lake Park in the next couple of months, plan on entering via Rowland Avenue. Other access roads into the 20-acre park will be closed, likely through the end of July, during an $854,940 project to replace a double-box bridge on the park’s west side. That work began […]
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Section of Cleveland Ave. closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has announced that due to water main repairs it is necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed. Cleveland Avenue from Mason Street to East Arch Street. The road has been closed. Construction signs will be posted at the work site. Traffic is advised to plan […]
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Open Source: When will the Trimble Road bridge over U.S. 30 be fixed in Mansfield?
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. “They should be fixing the bridge on Trimble Road at the U.S. 30 overpass. Every time you cross it there is […]
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Operation Clean Sweep: Beautification effort day concludes with litter removal
MANSFIELD — The back of Kim Hildreth’s shirt late Tuesday afternoon explained her dedication to the City of Mansfield — along with that of all the volunteers she has motivated for nearly three decades. It’s a shirt she first wore in 1997 — the same year Hildreth helped launch “Operation Clean Sweep” in the city, […]
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Richland County to spend $193,837 from ARPA to upgrade tornado warning sirens
MANSFIELD — Vasu Communications Inc. on Tuesday was awarded a $193,837 contract to upgrade the 44 tornado sirens operated by the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. County commissioners approved the Vasu proposal, which will upgrade the county’s network of tornado sirens to digital from the current VHF status. It will paid for from the county’s […]
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Downtown Mansfield awash with color during annual beautification effort Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Jennifer Kime stood at the corner of Fourth and Main streets Tuesday morning and looked around at a swarm of activity before 10 a.m. The annual Downtown Beautification Day — a public-private-volunteer partnership — was already underway and will conclude with the 28th annual Operation Clean Sweep late Tuesday afternoon. “We start today […]
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Mansfield Sr., Madison students help preserve historic Liberty Park bathhouse
MANSFIELD — Students from Mansfield Senior High School and Madison Comprehensive High School on Monday reached back through the ages to help preserve an 87-year-old structure at Liberty Park. About 20 students in the respective schools’ carpentry and electrician programs teamed with the city’s Parks & Recreation department to help demolish the interior of the […]
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Adena Corp. awarded $1.25 million contract for Trimble Road tunnel project
MANSFIELD — Adena Corp. on Tuesday was awarded a $1,255,636 contract for a tunnel project beneath Trimble Road that will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy street when an accompanying planned B&O Bike Trail connector project is complete. The Mansfield Board of Control awarded the contract to Adena, a Mansfield company, […]
