MANSFIELD — Lexington Mayor Brian White looked around the Kingwood Center Gardens banquet room Wednesday night and questioned how the village remained open. There were so many village officials at the Richland County Regional Planning Commission annual dinner that it seemed a fair question. They were all on hand to celebrate the commission’s “Excellence in […]
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Westbrook champ, Galion grad braves alligator, Caddyshack weather to win senior PGA National Club crown
MANSFIELD — Chad Scott braved wretched weather, a Caddyshack flashback, and even a surly alligator to pull off one of the biggest golf victories in local history last weekend. The Westbrook County Club champion captured the senior men’s division PGA National Club Championship at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. The event is an invitational […]
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McFadden, Wade compete in Division II state diving competition
CANTON — Elisa McFadden capped her high school diving career in style. Macey Wade is just warming up. A senior at Lexington, McFadden placed 18th in Wednesday’s 1-meter diving competition during the Division II state swimming and diving tournament at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Wade, a sophomore at Mansfield Senior, finished 28th. Chagrin Falls junior Samantha […]
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Mansfield’s 4th Ward Democrats will have a choice for City Council in May 2 primary
MANSFIELD — Democrats in the city’s 4th Ward will have a choice to make May 2 in the race for Mansfield City Council. Two candidates — incumbent Alomar Davenport and newcomer Cynthia Antionette Daley — will be write-in options in the primary election. The deadline to file petitions to run as write-in candidates in the […]
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Five Mansfield groups seek $329,675 in federal CDBG funds for six projects
MANSFIELD — Five organizations outlined proposals for six programs Tuesday night as Mansfield City Council began its annual federal Community Development Block Grant process. Adrian Ackerman, the city’s community development and housing director, led a public hearing that included presentations from: — the Richland County Transit Board; — Catholic Charities; — Mansfield Metropolitan Housing; — […]
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Former slave taunts old master by noting he is doing “tolerably well” in Ohio
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on July 17, 2012. It’s being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. Perhaps you’ve heard of the story re-energized more than a decade ago about a former slave named Jordan Anderson. Anderson was a on a Tennessee plantation before he was freed […]
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Madison Twp. approves $80,000 in fire dept. premium pay
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Fire Chief Ken Justus heard good news Monday night when trustees approved his request for firefighter pandemic premium pay and rewarded him with a 3% raise for 2023. Justus first requested premium pay from American Rescue Plan Act funds in November, saying he hoped employees could receive extra money for the […]
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Editorial: It’s time to make the NECIC community center a reality
As the local conversation continues on how to invest millions that remain of nearly $47 million in Mansfield and Richland County ARPA funds, the collective hardship that gave rise to the money is worth remembering. We think this is especially true when public funding is considered for the proposed North End Community Improvement Collaborative community center […]
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Mansfield firefighters have new contract — and a promise of bonuses from the city
MANSFIELD — The International Association of Firefighters Local 266 has a new three-year contract with the City of Mansfield. The 80-member union also apparently has a “letter of acknowledgement” from the city administration — separate from the new contract — that its members will each receive $6,000 one-time bonuses similar to those received by Mansfield police […]
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OhioHealth to close maternity department at Shelby Hospital
SHELBY – OhioHealth has announced that OhioHealth Shelby Hospital will no longer provide maternity services as of Feb. 28, at 11:59 p.m. The hospital will continue to provide gynecologic procedures, such as hysterectomies or endometrial ablation. Women, who typically chose to deliver at Shelby Hospital, can still deliver close to home at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, […]