Arts Sector survey A common stereotype exists that artists are arrogant, pretentious guys who wear berets, smoke fancy cigarettes, and are somehow inaccessible to ordinary people. Another stereotype is the perception that art exhibitions and symphony performances and plays are exclusive high brow events for the wealthy and privileged. The Arts and Culture Sector of […]
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mobile outreach available March 11
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Mobile Outreach Center will make its monthly visit to the office of the Mansfield Branch, NAACP, Suite 409 of the Richland Bank Building, 3 North Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Anyone who has an employment discrimination complaint resulting from disparate treatment […]
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Suspected heroin overdoses lead to arrests
On Saturday, Feb. 22, the METRICH Enforcement Unit with the assistance of ASORT, the Mansfield Police Department, and the Richland County Sheriff’s Office served a drug related search warrant at 577 ½ Davidson St, Mansfield, OH. The METRICH Enforcement unit began an investigation on Thursday, Feb. 21 after four suspected heroin overdoses had arrived at […]
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Jimi Vincent Band coming to China Club for Valentine’s Day
The life of Jimi Vincent is intertwined with music. When he was five, he played his first show. When he was seven, he started playing lead guitar for his father’s, James Paul Smith, country band. By age twelve, he had his own band. “I’ve been on my own ever since,” he said. His full name […]
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Pioneer holds open house for area sophomores
Pioneer Career and Technology Center hosted an open house for all area sophomores on Thursday evening. The open house was specifically designed for sophomores to visit Pioneer and explore what the school has to offer the students. There are 36 programs that have a wide range of possibilities for prospective students in many career fields. And […]
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Richland County roads slick with Level 2 snow emergency
The National Weather Service in Cleveland continued its winter weather forecast through Thursday evening and until 1 a.m. on Friday for most of northern Ohio and as far south as Knox, Morrow, and Richland counties. Accumulations on local roads early Thursday morning slowed local commutes. Lake effect snow shower created a blustering New Year for […]
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Lexington discusses school matters and concerns
Lexington Local School’s monthly board of education meeting last week started out with a report from student representative, Morgan Gongwer. Board president Robert Whitney presented her with a name plaque, which will remain at her spot on the board’s round table. In her report, Gongwer assured the board that the school year is off to […]
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Mansfield’s Board of Education approves Master Teacher program
Kevin Stone and Phyllis Davis were introduced at the Mansfield City School’s board of education meeting. They were presenting to the board, and community members, the idea behind the Master Teacher program. The Ohio Department of Education defines a Master Teacher as a teacher who demonstrates excellence inside and outside the school through consistent leadership […]
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Crestview volleyball hopeful despite graduation losses
“The season we had last year was successful and with seven returning letterman, I have high hopes for this season,” said head volleyball coach, Jody Ritchey. Ritchey is entering her fourth year as the head coach of volleyball for Crestview High School. “Last year we went 14-8 and broke 15 school records. I was very […]