MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health issued its coronavirus pandemic update on Friday, Aug. 27. It’s next report will be released on Friday, Sept. 10. This report was issued as of noon on Friday, Aug. 27. Richland County data is from Richland Public Health and Ohio data from ODH. The U.S. and Global data is from […]
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FAA awards Mansfield $3.5 million for pavement repairs at Lahm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $3,493,818 to the City of Mansfield to perform sealing and crack repair along a terminal apron surface, to reconstruct the existing terminal apron pavement, and to fund the design phase of reconstructing the existing general aviation apron pavement and existing taxilane pavement at Mansfield Lahm […]
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Bellville dog park committee to host 5K fundraiser for Finnigan’s Run
BELLVILLE — Lyle Beveridge loved going on runs with his golden retriever Finnigan. Now, a group of Bellville residents are hosting a 5K to help raise funds for a dog park named in his honor. The Pups in the Park 5K will take place on Sept. 11. at the American Legion Park in Bellville. Registration begins […]
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Gorman-Rupp retiree wins national water ski title
MANSFIELD — Jim Hooker’s list of life accomplishments received an unusual and significant bump earlier this month. The Ashland High School (1964) and Ashland University (1973) alumnus is a U.S. Navy Seabees veteran who served in Vietnam and retired as vice president after working 38 years at Gorman-Rupp. Those achievements would be interesting on their […]
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Prep football previews: Opportunistic defense carrying Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — The offense may have sputtered at times, but Mansfield Senior’s defense purred like a kitten. The Tygers limited Norwalk to 207 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers in last week’s 18-12 win over Norwalk. Senior High turned two of the Truckers’ three first-quarter touchdowns into touchdowns on drives that began at […]
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Local military mission moving into 21st century with cyber wing, says Balderson
MANSFIELD — The military presence at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport will move ahead by a century when a new cyber warfare wing begins its new mission, officials said Thursday. The announcement late Wednesday by the U.S. Air Force that it had selected the local base to host a new Ohio Air National Guard Information Warfare […]
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Two Mansfield police officers involved in Wood Street shooting to return to work
MANSFIELD — Two Mansfield police officers involved in a fatal shooting of a suspect armed with a knife on July 29 will return to work on Friday, according to police Chief Keith Porch. “The Mansfield Division of Police has completed an initial administrative review of the officer-involved shooting at 300 Wood St., Apt. A8,” the […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office leasing live view mobile camera system
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office will have an extra set of eyes in the sky for the next year. County commissioners on Thursday approved a $24,600, one-year lease with LiveView Technologies for a mobile camera system that can extend 22 feet into the air. Sheriff Steve Sheldon and Capt. Jim Sweat told commissioners the […]
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LaRose highlights Bellville’s Elzy Milling & Trade in Ohio Business Spotlight
BELLVILLE — Elzy Milling & Trade in Bellville was recognized this month by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in his August 2021 Business Spotlight. Every month, LaRose highlights a few businesses from around the state in a particular industry. For August, in support of agriculture, LaRose chose Elzy Milling & Trade as an example […]
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Mansfield’s Great Pumpkin Glow offers spectacular fall experience
MANSFIELD – Kingwood Center Gardens will again be aglow with the lights of thousands of jack-o’-lanterns this fall at the traditional Great Pumpkin Glow. Now entering its ninth year, the Great Pumpkin Glow is back for two weekends in October. The Great Pumpkin Glow is open from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 5 […]