MANSFIELD, Ohio — Breck Dokken, district director for Boy Scouts of America Heart of Ohio Council, was a Boy Scout growing up, and now he works to keep the program that positively influenced his life alive. On Wednesday, June 10, community members will have the opportunity to support the longstanding organization by participating in the […]
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Clear Fork Resort sells at auction
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Less than a month after closing its doors for good, Clear Fork Resort has been sold in three parcels on Friday at the Richland County Sheriff’s Sale. The entire resort property went for a total of $706,000 split into in three separate parcels at the sheriff’s sale public auction. The parcels were […]
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Matthew Stanfield: Mansfield’s serious bike commuter
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The sky was spitting chunks of hail and the wind was blowing; but Matthew Stanfield kept pedaling through Mansfield one day in April. Stanfield took the “30 Days of Biking” pledge this year to ride his bike every day in April, rain or snow … or hail. Through the program, for every […]
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Mansfield’s Malik Mason earns internship with Urban League
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Malik Mason has had his whole life planned out since he was in seventh grade. The plan has always been to go to college, go to law school, work in a law firm and own his own business by the age of 32. Now a senior at Mansfield Senior High School, the […]
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Ontario council hears first reading of sewer ordinance
ONTARIO, Ohio — Ontario City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that would allow the city to enter into a 30-year sewer contract with the City of Mansfield during their regular meeting Thursday evening. Ontario uses Mansfield’s sewage treatment plant for the disposal of waste. In order for Ontario to continue using the […]
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Graders looking forward to home opener
GALION, Ohio — Mayor Tom O’Leary raked crushed red brick on the newly-cut warning track while manager Ray Neill rolled the outfield grass with a John Deere garden tractor. It’s all hands on deck as the Galion Graders prepare for Saturday’s Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League home opener. “We’ve still got some work to do,” […]
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Mansfield man Rick Ream a drag racing daredevil
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Anything that has a motor, Mansfield man Rick Ream can probably drive it. That’s partly how he got his nickname, “The Shoe.” The other reason he’s known as The Shoe is because of his 1950 Bullet Nose Studebaker Wheel-Standing Firetruck. A few years ago, he was selected to drive this truck for […]
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Tigers ready to defend state title
GALION, Ohio — If they are feeling any pressure to defend the state title they won last spring, Galion sprinters Clair Erlsten and Sydney Hunt have done an admirable job masking it. The duo, who make up half of Galion’s defending state championship 4×100 relay team, were all smiles as they headed off to practice […]
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Mechanics Bank helping reduce blight in Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Ohio — One of Mansfield’s blighted properties will soon be spruced up thanks to Mechanics Bank. Mark Masters, vice president of Mechanics Bank, addressed Mansfield City Council Tuesday night. “About two years ago, we purchased Jimmy’s property [at 20 S. Main St.]. It’s now vacant. It’s in significant disrepair and we would like to […]