MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to seek bids for its planned $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan. City engineer Bob Bianchi said Thursday afternoon the federal government had reviewed all of the plans related to the project, now a few years in the making. On Wednesday, it gave the city authority […]
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Mansfield City BOE bans student cell phone use during class
MANSFIELD — Attention, Tyger parents: Don’t expect your student to text you back during math class, or any other class, this year. The Mansfield City Schools board of education voted Tuesday night to adopt a new policy cracking down on the use of cell phones during school hours. The policy prohibits students from using cell phones […]
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B&O trail connections set for Mansfield City Council; cannabis dispensary zoning delayed
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council will be asked Tuesday to take two steps forward on an eventual path that will one day connect the B&O Trail to downtown Mansfield. City engineer Bob Bianchi will ask local lawmakers to consider seeking bids for a $1.9 million connector trail between the B&O and Trimble Road — and […]
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Mansfield school board OKs deficit-reduction plan for state review
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School District hopes previously approved spending reductions are enough to pass financial muster with the state. The district’s school board on Tuesday morning, meeting in special session, unanimously approved a written plan for the Ohio Dept. of Education & Workforce that it said will eliminate a looming deficit identified in […]
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Open Source: Ohio Brass office building set for historic local landmark status
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader comment and question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Question: The Ohio Brass Building located at 380 N Main St. is a beautiful building sitting vacant. With all […]
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Preserving Mansfield history: $250K grant awarded for E. 3rd St. project
MANSFIELD — Fred Timko said his plans are simple for his newly purchased brownstone property at 25-29 E. Third St. in downtown Mansfield. Put it back the way it was. Timko spoke to Mansfield City Council on Tursday as lawmakers unanimously approved a $250,000 grant as part of the Downtown Development Incentive Program, a program […]
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Local developer transforms decay: Newark Station sparks hope for Mansfield’s Westinghouse site
MANSFIELD — It was a former decaying industrial site near the city’s downtown, last used by Westinghouse until the company closed its doors three decades ago. Sound familiar, Mansfield? Today, in the county seat of Licking County (population 181,359), it’s a burgeoning mixed-use new development with apartments, restaurants, space for art and retail and big […]
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Downtown Mansfield awash with color during annual beautification effort Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Jennifer Kime stood at the corner of Fourth and Main streets Tuesday morning and looked around at a swarm of activity before 10 a.m. The annual Downtown Beautification Day — a public-private-volunteer partnership — was already underway and will conclude with the 28th annual Operation Clean Sweep late Tuesday afternoon. “We start today […]
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Mansfield seeks volunteers for Operation Clean Sweep
MANSFIELD — It’s time to get to work together to clean up our community and the City of Mansfield is asking for your help with Operation Clean Sweep. The operation, which is a partnership between the City of Mansfield, Downtown Mansfield Inc. and Earth Stewardship Month, will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The […]
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Mansfield reinventing its heart: $16.5 million Main Street project just the start, says mayor
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday night a planned $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is just the start for Mansfield. “I think this project has opened certainly my eyes, but a lot of other people’s eyes, too, about what Mansfield can do when we get outside of the box where we think […]