Awakening website In 2010, about 20 college-aged individuals convened in an effort to unite people from various local churches into a faith-based community. As a result of this gathering, the Christian ministry movement called Awakening was created. Since that time, the leadership team within Awakening has employed a variety of activities that have worked to […]
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Hooked on Fishing
Throughout the summer, a program funded by the Richland County Foundation called Hooked on Fishing- Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) will be teaching children the basics of fishing. The program also gives children an awareness on the dangers of drug use, taught by a Mansfield Drug Abuse Resistence Education (D.A.R.E) officer. The D.A.R.E. officer visits the […]
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Battling cancer one step at a time
Over 300 people gathered at the Madison Comprehensive High School track Saturday morning for the Relay for Life of Richland County (RFL) to honor and support those affected by cancer. “We’re here to fight back, which is what we do through our fundraising,” stated co-chair of RFL, Roselyn Ramey. As of that morning, RFL has […]
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Local man finds exercise, quiet escape in local landmark
Jim Mayer, 57, a Notre Dame enthusiast and manager at T.J. Maxx, finds tranquility and solace in the botanical gardens and wooded paths of Mansfield’s Kingwood Center. And as a result, he lost 25 pounds last year. “I could live here,” said Mayer. When he is not managing at T.J. Maxx in Ontario, Mayer goes […]
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Safety Town returns for 76th year
Elementary students from Mansfield-area schools are given the opportunity to learn the basic safety lessons at the 76th annual Mansfield Police Division Safety Town Program held at Brinkerhoff School. The program offers three separate sessions, each lasting ten days on Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Sessions are divided out by the […]
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Soap Box Derby runs down Main Street
The North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby was held in downtown Mansfield on June 29 with racers from Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion and Morrow. The winner of Saturday’s race will advance to the All-American Race held in Akron later this summer. On Saturday, the racers started at the top of Main Street and […]
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Secret City tour reveals the former lives of downtown buildings
The building was heavily soot-stained for many years from the trains passing by until a railroad mural was painted on the side. That building was last known as the Creamer Hotel and visitors got a look inside Friday evening. The former hotel was just one of the locations on Mansfield’s Secret City Tour. Despite occasional […]
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Ohio shale offers potential economic development
An economic opportunities forum was held Thursday at Deer Ridge Golf Club to discuss Ohio shale development. Several protestors stood at the entrance to the golf club’s drive, but “fracking,” the abbreviated descriptor for hydraulic fracturing, was not at the heart of the discussion. The forum brought together nearly 100 representatives of the Richland and […]
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Voegele fire leaves residents displaced
Voegele apartment residents were displaced from their homes following a fire on June 26 and it appears that a gas line in the building had been struck by lightning. Residents either individually found their own alternate housing, evacuated to a Red Cross shelter, or were provided hotel rooms by the Red Cross. When they can […]
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Area youth enjoy summer science camp
This week Shelby Science Camp encouraged children to put their thinking hats on and explore the science world at Seltzer Park in Shelby. This is the first year that the camp has taken place and it has been a success. “It’s been going well The. kids are very enthusiastic about learning,” said Nichole Witchey-Putnam, director […]