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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Rising inflation leads to potential change in Mansfield Board of Control authority
MANSFIELD — Continuing rising inflation has led to the Mansfield Charter Review Commission’s only recommended change. City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss a proposed change to the city’s charter that would allow the Board to Control award contracts of up to $50,000, up from the $25,000 limit now imposed. The commission ended its […]
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Historic Vasbinder Fountain to be restored as part of Main Street improvement plan
MANSFIELD — The 143-year-old Vasbinder Fountain is again flowing in Central Park. And the city has big plans for the cast-iron structure originally donated to the city on July 4, 1881, by David and Jane Vasbinder. Public Works Director Louie Andres said this fall or winter the fountain will be taken part and shipped to […]
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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 […]
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Malabar students to receive tree seedlings on May 14
MANSFIELD — As part of Mansfield’s celebration of Arbor Day 2024, the Shade Tree Commission will visit Malabar Intermediate School and distribute tree seedlings to students. On Tuesday, May 14, the Shade Tree Commission and Mayor Jodie Perry will visit the school to read to students about the history of Arbor Day and the importance […]
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Mansfield Sr., Madison students help preserve historic Liberty Park bathhouse
MANSFIELD — Students from Mansfield Senior High School and Madison Comprehensive High School on Monday reached back through the ages to help preserve an 87-year-old structure at Liberty Park. About 20 students in the respective schools’ carpentry and electrician programs teamed with the city’s Parks & Recreation department to help demolish the interior of the […]
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Adena Corp. awarded $1.25 million contract for Trimble Road tunnel project
MANSFIELD — Adena Corp. on Tuesday was awarded a $1,255,636 contract for a tunnel project beneath Trimble Road that will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy street when an accompanying planned B&O Bike Trail connector project is complete. The Mansfield Board of Control awarded the contract to Adena, a Mansfield company, […]
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Mansfield mayor to unveil Main Street Corridor Improvement Project videos
MANSFIELD — The biggest news at Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night is likely not even on the official agenda. During her report at council’s caucus, Mayor Jodie Perry plans to unveil two new videos produced by EMH&T that will provide a visual preview of the $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project expected to […]
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Richland County Land Bank may meet with developer interested in marketing former Westinghouse site
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board may meet next month with a developer interested in marketing the former Westinghouse properties in Mansfield. Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry and Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero told fellow board members Thursday they have had recent conversations with a former local resident now living and working in New […]