MANSFIELD — Trick-or-treaters in downtown Mansfield were greeted with a bright sun and plenty of candy from Halloween parade participants and local businesses Saturday morning.
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Step inside Blood Prison: Horror gets a high-tech upgrade at former Ohio State Reformatory
MANSFIELD — Vic Amesquita has been involved in the haunt business long enough to know one important thing. If you want to remain relevant in today’s competitive fright world, you must constantly be improving. “Working to stay in the top echelon of haunts …. that’s the challenge …. and that’s what makes it fun because […]
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Ferndale Avenue double-homicide allegedly stemmed from gang dispute
MANSFIELD — A dispute between two gangs in Mansfield led to a shooting at an 810 Ferndale Ave. party that left two people dead and four others wounded on Oct. 27. That was the testimony Thursday afternoon from Mansfield police Sgt. Jered Kingsborough, a detective in the major crimes division. The testimony came during a […]
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North end neighbors throw children’s Halloween party
MANSFIELD — Doris Windham Pickett calls herself “the kid lady.” Pickett often has relatives and neighbor kids at her house, where she bakes cookies and kisses booboos. On Tuesday, Pickett and her family gathered at North Lake Park to throw a free Halloween party for the neighborhood. Pickett said she collected donations from the community and […]
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GALLERY: Loudonville Halloween celebration
LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville rung in the Halloween weekend with its annual parade on Saturday afternoon. The parade was followed up with a trick-or-treat event downtown and residential trick-or-treating.
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GALLERY: 2023 Harvest Festival at NECIC Urban Farm
MANSFIELD — The urban farm at 311 Bowman Street hosted its third annual harvest festival on Saturday with hay rides and free snacks.
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GALLERY: 2023 Mansfield Halloween parade and downtown trick-or-treat
MANSFIELD — More than 40 downtown businesses passed out candy to families after the annual Halloween parade.
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Newsroom After Hours Halloween Rave roaring in with a trio of EDM DJs
MANSFIELD — Beethoven. Mozart. Tchaikovsky. Electronic Dance Music. All the quarter- and half-notes are linked in the musical mind of Alessio Picciano, aka GET WEIRD, who headlines the free Newsroom After Hours Halloween Rave on Oct. 21 in the basement of Idea Works/Richland Source. If you are attending, prepare to move. Or plan to get […]
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Local artists will collaborate for spine-tingling Halloween concert: REZ FEST
MANSFIELD – Prepare for an electrifying Halloween extravaganza as Henry Screen Printing and AK Hair Collective proudly announce their third collaborative concert of the year. This time, they’re teaming up with local hip-hop talents Devy Kay and Keith Parker, NEWERACAM, DØØMSDAYVE, Sempel & A.P. The Kidd and DJ Dro Jack to bring you REZ FEST, […]
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Blood Prison: This ain’t your father’s haunted attraction
MANSFIELD — Vic Amesquita remembers the “good old days” of haunted attractions. Black walls. Strobe lights piercing the darkness. A CD player blaring loud music. Simple. Effective. Primitive. That old-school approach won’t cut it at a massive, modern haunt like Blood Prison, set on the sprawling grounds and inside the towering walls of the gothic […]