MANSFIELD — One of the most controversial proposals in Mansfield City Council’s recent history nearly came to an early vote Tuesday evening. Mansfield City Council had its second reading of a measure that would authorize the city to fund engineering and design work for a dry dam along the city’s north side at a cost […]
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Mansfield City Council authorizes $300K for police training facility
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council authorized a maximum of $305,000 in funding for the construction of a new training facility for the Mansfield Police Department at Tuesday night’s meeting. The money will be come from the police department’s budget and be put into a new capital projects fund. The 1,600 square-foot facility will be located in front […]
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Mansfield Men’s Garden Club celebrates beautification awards
MANSFIELD — The coalition to keep Mansfield beautiful met almost in its entirety on Tuesday evening. The Mansfield Men’s Garden Club hosted its 42nd annual corn roast dinner and announced the recipients of the 2021 Beautification awards. A total of 19 winners in the residential, commercial/civic and member categories were recognized. In its first year […]
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Sherrod Brown visits 179th Mansfield Airlift Wing
MANSFIELD – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the 179th Mansfield Airlift Wing on Tuesday before heading to Mansfield’s North Central Ohio Industrial Museum for a tour. “The 179th Airlift Wing and the North Central Ohio Industrial Museum illustrate the way the base and local industry work together and how they can both drive innovation […]
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Madison Middle and High School go remote starting Sept. 9
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Comprehensive High School and Madison Middle School will be moving to remote learning for a one week due to an increase in general illness, COVID-related illness and staffing issues. The remote learning period will begin Thursday and continue through Sept. 15. In-person classes will resume Sept. 16. “It is our hope that […]
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OhioHealth Mansfield nurse shares her experience receiving the third dose of Moderna vaccine
MANSFIELD – Since the beginning of the pandemic, new information continues to roll out each week about coronavirus, its variants and the vaccines to help defend against it. However, the sharing of misinformation across social media platforms can often spread faster than the truth. Melody Parton, a nurse at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, grew disheartened when […]
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‘Complacency kills:’ farm injury, death prevention in north central Ohio
ASHLAND — Ohio is losing the future of the farming business because of preventable accidents, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation trustee Roger Baker said. Baker, district eight trustee representing Ashland, Medina, Summit and Wayne counties, gave his trustee report in August at the annual meeting of the Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District and Ashland Farm Bureau. […]
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Richland Source ‘Talk the Vote’ listening tour begins Sept. 13
MANSFIELD — The next Mansfield City Council will face a lot of important decisions. Races for four of those council seats, roughly half the legislative body, will be decided Nov. 2. Voters in wards 1, 3 and 5 will pick a council member. Citywide, an at-large member will also be elected. That’s why it’s crucial […]
