MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Office of the Mansfield Law Director and the Mansfield Police Department donated six laptops to the Culliver Reading Center on Thursday, Aug. 6, giving students an opportunity to use technology to learn. “The law director and I are very happy to have an opportunity to help the Culliver Reading Center, especially in […]
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Local school officials respond to state’s ban on funding for PARCC testing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s new two-year budget bill bans the state from spending any further funding on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing. House Bill 64 was signed by Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday, June 30. Ohio joins a number of states pulling out of the PARCC consortium–which once had about […]
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Plymouth one step closer to finishing athletic complex
PLYMOUTH, Ohio- The Plymouth-Shiloh Athletic Boosters received a $1,200 donation Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, to help the school district fund its athletic complex. The donation came from Dr. James Schumer, founder of ReVision Advanced Laser Eye Center, and his team from a charitable program they started a few years ago called ReVision Gives Back. “And […]
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Mansfield City Schools students promote family reading
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Reading is in the spotlight at Mansfield City Schools this school year, thanks to a group of elementary school students who made their YouTube debut on Wednesday. Students from Woodland, Prospect and Sherman Elementary starred in a video released by Mansfield City Schools on Wednesday that emphasizes the importance of reading, especially […]
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Galion passes legislation to purchase fire truck
GALION, Ohio – The Galion Fire Department is officially getting a new aerial fire truck after a special meeting of Galion City Council on Wednesday evening. Council passed an ordinance in a special meeting on Wednesday evening to move forward with the $695,000 purchase of an aerial fire truck for the Galion Fire Department. The […]
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Flag raising ceremony honors veterans court
MANSFIELD, Ohio — A flag raising ceremony was held Wednesday outside the municipal building in honor of the Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court. The flag was donated by Judge Jerry Ault and Judge Frank Ardis, Jr. “We’re very honored to have the veterans here to help us with this ceremony,” said Ault. “As you can see, we have one […]
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Life lessons from Mary Poppins
Every now and again, even us plain ol’ country folk get dressed up and venture into society for a bit of culture. Yes, I can leave the flannel shirts and camo pants at home and squeeze myself into a pair of tights and a dress. I draw the line at heels, though, unless they are […]
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Entrepreneurs clean up in business, literally and figuratively
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Entrepreneurs Jessie Palmer, Brad Palmer, and Sonya Morgan established Pinnacle Building Services in 2008, offering a service every business needs. “We offer commercial cleaning, and we have expanded into residential carpet care. Within commercial cleaning we also do hard-surface floor care, carpet cleaning, and window care,” said CFO and partner Sonya Morgan. […]
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Richland Source, Made in the 419 to support county fair, donate to 4-H
Publisher’s Perspective – Richland Source will be front and center at the Richland County Fair the week of Aug. 9-15. We will be headquartered in Fairhaven Hall and set up to meet with readers, listen to input on how we are doing, and give away some fantastic prizes like an iPad mini. Signing up is […]
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Ash says testing in America is on steroids
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Tom Ash, director of government relations for the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, updated administrators from approximately 20 area school districts on the state budget bill during Mid-Ohio’s Administrative Leadership Conference on Tuesday. Ash’s presentation was titled, “Public Policy Put to the Test: A Budget Update.” “The title of this is deliberate,” […]