MANSFIELD – The South Central Local School district received a generous donation of 70 tote bags filled with school supplies, starting the first week of school back on a high note. For the past five years, Kim Riggenbach, an independent director at Thirty-One Gifts, has collaborated with local businesses that sponsor bags to donate school […]
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Defendants with sex, weapons charges part of this week’s Most Wanted
MANSFIELD — Two defendants sought on weapons charges and another on a sex offense, are among the latest Most Wanted suspects as compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitives Task Force in the Richland County Division. Steven Smith, 48, is 6-foot-2, 228 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He is wanted for a failure […]
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Award-winning educator joins growing Mind Body Align team as teacher, content creator
MANSFIELD – Mind Body Align (MBA) recently hired award-winning educator Caryl Church Jesseph as a Curriculum and Education Developer and Mindful Educator. An ODE licensed teacher for grades Kindergarten through 12, Caryl taught for 15 years in public schools in Lake and Geauga counties, where she received multiple honors, including the Northeast Ohio Outstanding Art […]
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Kingwood to host Mansfield Men’s Garden Club Harvest Show on Aug. 28 & 29
MANSFIELD – The 66th annual Fall Harvest Show, sponsored by the Mansfield Men’s Garden Club, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sunday, Aug. 29 in the Carriage House at Kingwood Center Gardens. The show is free and open to the public with paid admission to the gardens. Show viewing is on Saturday, Aug. […]
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St. Peter’s School mask policy grounded in faith
MANSFIELD — Students are masking up at St. Peter’s School — at least for now. The private Catholic school is basing its COVID-19 protocols on the level of community transmission, as reported by the CDC. Under the school’s “Restart Smart” plan, face coverings are required indoors when the level of community transmission is “high” and […]
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Mohican Fire Tower offers spectacular view of the region
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. PERRYSVILLE — The Mohican Fire Tower is 80-feet tall and was constructed in 1934. At the time it was built, the Mohican Fire Tower had an average visibility of 10 miles in all directions. This allowed the towerman to keep an […]
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Downtown Mansfield Inc. offers Secret City Fall Tour on Sept. 18
MANSFIELD — One good thing is taking place in 2021, Downtown Mansfield Inc. is having two Secret City Tours in one year for the first time ever. The Fall Secret City Tour is set for Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a chance to take a peek into some of […]
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Then & Now: Main Street at Third 1949
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. Most of the parking lots in downtown Mansfield have been in the cityscape for so long it’s hard to imagine there was a time when it was really difficult to find a place to put your car if you were shopping. This photo was […]
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Ohio Bird Sanctuary soars with Treehouse Classroom, Wings campaign
MANSFIELD – Over 160 community donors and elected officials celebrated the completion Friday of the unique Treehouse Classroom of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary, the major resource of avian, nature, and conservation expertise and education in Ohio. “The already-funded Treehouse Classroom is the Sanctuary’s first step in the development of capital projects that will advance our […]