The Mansfield/Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) hosted a Seed Swap Thursday evening, during which it was announced that MRCPL will open a Seed Library at the Main Library in downtown Mansfield on April 2. Deborah Smith, MRCPL Volunteer Coordinator said, “The whole idea of the seed library is once you’ve taken the seeds home, we would […]
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Richland Newhope holds 13th annual Community Awareness Day
Twenty-two people representing businesses, schools and agencies in Richland County got to experience first-hand what it means to have a disability during Richland Newhope’s 13th annual Community Awareness Day on Thursday. Members of the Mansfield-Richland Area Educational Foundation’s current Leadership Unlimited class ventured out into the community armed with earplugs, gloves, altered vision glasses and […]
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Local girls basketball stars shine in Shelby
SHELBY — It took a while, but Madison’s Molea Thompson finally figured out a way to slow down Mansfield Senior’s Naya Pender late in the second half of Wednesday night’s Shelby Rotary North Central Ohio All-Star Classic at Shelby High School. All Thompson had to do was tackle her crosstown rival. Pender and her Black […]
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Richland County law enforcement congratulates honorary officer
Last week, 28-year-old Craig Taylor received a huge surprise from the Galion Police Department when he was sworn in as an honorary officer, fulfilling a lifelong dream that otherwise may not have come true due to his terminal cancer diagnosis. On Wednesday afternoon, Taylor was surprised yet again when representatives from every law enforcement agency […]
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MCS fifth-grader takes a trip to Ohio Statehouse
Just ten years old and already possessing an impressive knowledge of politics, Seth Workman got a taste of what it is like being a politician for a day when he visited the Ohio Statehouse last month. Both he and his dad, Rich Workman, received an exclusive tour of the Statehouse with Erich Bittner, legislative aide […]
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OhioHealth CEO “proud” of MedCentral partnership at First Annual Economic Excellence Awards
The Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) hosted the first annual Economic Excellence Awards Tuesday evening at the Mansfield Art Center. The awards highlighted local businesses, individuals and organizations that have had a significant impact on the growth and development of the local economy. “Richland County is a great place to live and work,” said John […]
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Sean Putt counts on a little of the luck of the Irish
Born on St. Patrick’s Day, Sean Putt turned nine on Monday. This past week the little boy with Chronic ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura) was hoping for higher numbers in his platelets when he made his weekly trip to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for his regular blood work and treatment. Since beginning this regiment of an experimental […]
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Former Shelby police officer indicted
A former Shelby police officer was indicted by the Richland County Grand Jury this month for charges related to his termination from the police department. Craig Stover, 47, was indicted for one count of forgery, one count of tampering with records, and one count of misuse of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG) information network, […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Reese highlights All-Richland Source girls basketball team
MANSFIELD — Jeryn Reese might not have garnered the same amount of attention as her older brother, but Mansfield Senior’s junior forward is every bit as deserving. On a team that at one point in the season featured five double-figure scorers, Reese distinguished herself this winter. And in a family that featured All-Ohio quarterback Jalen […]
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Temple Christian School prepares to celebrate 40th anniversary
Driving past Mansfield Baptist Temple at 752 North Stewart Road, it might be easy to assume the red brick building is simply a church. However, the church is also home to Temple Christian School. Despite the general public being occasionally unaware of Temple Christian, the school has been around since 1974. “We’ve been around for […]