MADISON TOWNSHIP — Maxwell Carroll and Myla Davis stood at the front of the classroom with a slideshow pulled up on the screen between them. To their left was a selection of Black history-themed children’s books. A cheerful bulletin board with third grade vocabulary words was on their right. The students in Kathy Jansen’s third […]
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Mansfield native recognized as Senior Sailor of the Quarter aboard USS George Washington
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Banks, a Mansfield native, was recognized as Senior Sailor of the Quarter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Feb. 13. Senior Sailor of the Quarter is an accolade given to an exemplary sailor, selected by a board of senior enlisted out of […]
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Making Waves: Area divers, swimmers gearing up for state meet
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio reaffirmed its standing as a diving hotspot over the weekend. Nine local divers qualified for this week’s Division II state meet and will be in action Tuesday and Wednesday at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. The Division II boys competition begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The girls follow suit at 9 […]
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Buster Douglas starring in Mansfield-produced movie ‘The Final Contestant’
MANSFIELD — Former professional boxer James “Buster” Douglas said he was 10 years old when he had to learn how to stand up to a bully. “Believe it or not, I experienced that coming up as a child,” he said. “It was my mother who told me to stand up to him — one day […]
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Survive & Advance:6 area girls basketball teams move on to district
MANSFIELD — The sectional round of the postseason turned out to be a battle of attrition. Of the 21 schools in the Richland Source coverage area, only six hoisted sectional championship banners over the weekend. Those teams will be in action in this week’s district tournaments. In Division II Shelby advanced to this week’s Ashland […]
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Mansfield City Council’s Tuesday agenda: Vote on firefighters’ contract
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a new contract with the city’s firefighters, 11 months after the previous collective bargaining agreement expired. Details of the proposal with the International Association of Firefighter Local 266 were not released, pending approval by council and presumably by the 80-member union. The scheduled vote comes […]
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Shelby Pickleball courts to be complete by July
SHELBY — The new pickleball courts at Seltzer Park should be ready for gameplay by July, the city of Shelby’s project coordinator Joe Gies said. Last fall, the city parks board voted to repurpose part of the park’s two aging tennis courts. Current site plans call for the installation of three pickleball courts, which would span the northern […]
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Under Attack: Mansfield’s Black youth falling victim to violence & suicide
While the world is coming out of a global pandemic, there is yet another troubling trend taking hold in the city of Mansfield. It seems to me that over the last five years or so the number of shooting deaths involving local black teens as victims and perpetrators has increased to an alarming rate. In […]
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Mind games: school chess clubs foster friendships, critical thinking
MANSFIELD — Alim Rawls does his best to stay focused on school, but sometimes he’d just rather play chess. A sophomore at Mansfield Senior High, Rawls has taught multiple friends how to play using a foldable board he carries around in his backpack. He typically plays during lunch. He’s also admitted to the occasional game […]
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Ohio releases final deer totals from the latest hunting season
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s 2022-23 white-tailed deer hunting season concluded Sunday, Feb. 5, with 210,977 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The final total represents all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth […]