MANSFIELD — A $100,000 county-wide branding effort, a key messaging and development idea found in the Mansfield Rising plan, will be finished and ready for rollout later this month. That was one of the messages Thursday from Lee Tasseff, president of Destination Mansfield-Richland County, who provided an update on local tourism marketing efforts to county […]
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Richland County coalition announces youth art contest
MANSFIELD – Local students could see their artwork on billboards around Mansfield this year. The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition recently announced its first drug and alcohol prevention art contest. To participate, students must create a poster, flyer, billboard design, artwork, YouTube or TikTok video, haiku, poem or meme that has a drug/alcohol prevention […]
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OSHP: Bellville man suffered fatal medical emergency before 1-vehicle crash
MONROE TOWNSHIP – A Bellville man died and his vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Swigart Road at Hastings East Road, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Authorities believe Harold R. Feltner, 70, suffered a medical emergency before his vehicle left the road at approximately 4:49 […]
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ShotSpotter technology notifies Mansfield police of shooting incident
MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter was on the scene of a shooting Tuesday evening, according to Mansfield police, an incident that resulted in the wounding of a teenage male. Patrol officers responded to the area in the 300 block of Wood Street at 9:11 p.m. based on the report from the sound-recognizing technology that shots had been […]
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Vero: Mansfield City Council has options for Westinghouse remediation funding
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council legislation on Tuesday — aimed at helping fund the remediation of two former Westinghouse properties — intentionally didn’t include specific dollar amounts, according to Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero. “It was left blank to make it clear the money can come from many different sources,” Vero said Wednesday afternoon. Council […]
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Here is your invite: Join us for ‘Coffee and Transit Talk’ on Thursday at Relax, It’s Just Coffee
MANSFIELD — You asked a lot of questions about public transit during the Richland Source “Talk the Vote” listening tour last fall. We tried to address many of those questions during a four-day, nine-part series, titled “Richland Public Transit: Rethink Your Ride,” which published Dec. 27-30. The Solutions Journalism series talked to a lot of […]
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Weekly regional high school basketball roundup
Mansfield Senior throttles Ashland Mansfield Senior outscored Ashland 21-6 in the fourth quarter and cruised to a 78-51 win Tuesday at Mansfield Senior. The Tygers jumped out to a 22-15 lead after the first quarter and forged a 39-30 halftime advantage. Willard nets nifty win over Shelby Willard posted a tight 63-57 win over Shelby […]
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Lusitania controversy helped rally U.S. against Germany in World War I
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 16, 2015 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Do you remember the Lusitania, the ship that almost sank U.S. neutrality during the First World War? May 7, 1915, was a […]
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Richland County releases December building permit list
MANSFIELD — The attachment below contains a report of permits applied for with the Richland County Building department in December, 2021. Anyone with questions about a specific permit, should call the office at 419-774-55117 and someone will assist you. December Building Permit List
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Richland Source presents 2022 ‘Citizens’ Agenda’ to Mansfield’s elected leaders
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell presented the “Citizens’ Agenda” to Mayor Tim Theaker, leaders in his administration and members of Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening. MANSFIELD — This fall, Richland Source embarked on the second volume of Talk The Vote, a “listening tour” of the city of Mansfield that refocused the […]