ONTARIO — Ontario High School students enjoyed the 2026 prom over the weekend. Below are photos of the students shared by the school.
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Free, family Bike-A-Palooza returns to Mansfield’s North Lake Park on Saturday
The 11th annual Bike-A-Palooza returns Saturday to North Lake Park, sponsored by the Mansfield Police Department.
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First Call 211 offers free, verified community information in real time
MANSFIELD — When it comes to local resources, Terry Carter is like a walking encyclopedia. She knows where senior citizens can get fresh fruits and vegetables at a discount. She can tell veterans where to go for housing assistance or to get a copy of their discharge papers. She has the dates memorized for the […]
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Ontario City Council passes data center moratorium, alongside sewer improvements and more
Ontario isn’t waiting to be approached by developers planning a possible data center.
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Mansfield prepped to use peroxide to battle future harmful algal blooms at Clearfork Reservoir
One of the same ingredients found in many toothpastes is used when the Clearfork Reservoir experiences harmful algae blooms.
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Mansfield City Council honors retiring METRICH Enforcement Unit leader
Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann said north central Ohio drug dealers knew Lt. Stephen Blust.
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Lexington students lend a hand with free meals ministry in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Lily, a sixth grader at Eastern Elementary, reached into bulk box of individually-wrapped snack bags. She held up two options, asking the man across the table which he wanted. It was just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A group of sixth graders from the Eastern Elementary student council was stationed at a simple pavilion […]
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OhioHealth & Nationwide Children’s break ground on $38.4M Ontario medical campus
ONTARIO — Families shouldn’t have to choose between getting care and getting there. That’s the message Dr. Ray Bignall, nephrologist and chief health equity officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, said drives his work. He feels responsible for ensuring every child receives excellent care, no matter where they live or who they are. “I can’t tell […]
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Mansfield Sr. High revives theater program with Godspell Jr.
MANSFIELD — Matthew Nowak stood at the foot of the stage, looking up at the band of teenage thespians. They’d just finished rehearsing a number from the spring musical. The sound system had glitched, temporarily cutting off the rehearsal track mid-song. Nowak, the assistant band director at Mansfield Senior High, used it as an opportunity […]
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A legacy of care: How one paramedic helped shape modern EMS in Mansfield
Mansfield Fire Dept. Lt. Jim Odson, the city’s first paramedic, retired Wednesday after 34 years of service.