MANSFIELD — Three years ago, I asked my boss if I could switch beats. I started my tenure at Richland Source as the business reporter. I got to tell a lot of great stories and meet passionate entrepreneurs from across the county. It was a great gig. But when the role of education reporter opened […]
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No more waiting: Mansfield leaders unite in fight against youth violence
Rev. Bruce Bond doesn’t see any more time to wait to address youth violence in the City of Mansfield.
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Editorial: It’s time for the Mansfield City School board to step up its game
Academic success for students and teachers is on the rise in Mansfield City Schools, based on the most recent rounds of state testing results. Now it needs the district’s elected board of directors to step up its own game in terms of leadership and transparency. There is no better time than the present, especially given […]
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Mansfield City hires Judy Forney as interim treasurer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools board of education voted Tuesday to cut ties with its treasurer and athletic director. The votes came quickly and unanimously, without questions or discussion. Neither outgoing treasurer Tacy Courtright nor athletic director Kevin Porter were present for the meeting. Porter, who was placed on paid administrative leave in October, will […]
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OHSAA fines Mansfield Sr. $10k for ‘administrative error’
MANSFIELD — The Ohio High School Athletic Association fined Mansfield Senior High School $10,000 in October, just 10 days after athletic director Kevin Porter was placed on paid administrative leave. Mansfield Senior incurred the fine after an ineligible high school athlete was permitted to compete in multiple, regular-season football games. Both the school district and the […]
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Mansfield City updates policy on gang-related clothing, activity
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board addressed current events with a policy update at its most recent meeting. The board also voted 4-0 to approve an update to the district’s code of conduct and dress code. Board member Chris Elswick was absent from the meeting. The revisions prohibit students from wearing or displaying clothing, colors, […]
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Mansfield Schools deficit persists but gap is decreasing
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Tacy Courtright said the district’s finances are improving, in part due to the most recent biennial state budget. Courtright presented the district’s November five-year forecast during a meeting earlier this month. Public school treasurers are required by the state to submit two five-year forecasts a year. These forecasts provide an […]
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Mansfield City Supt. proposes relocating Spanish Immersion, closing Brinkerhoff building
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools board of education will likely vote next month on whether to close the Brinkerhoff building. Supt. Stan Jefferson proposed a district restructuring plan to the board Tuesday, less than two years after the board voted to close Prospect Elementary School. The Brinkerhoff building is located at 240 Euclid Avenue. It […]
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Leslie Ward elected to Mansfield City school board
MANSFIELD — Leslie Ward tried her best not to the think about the election results since Tuesday night. “I’m trying to keep myself occupied so that I’m not stressing and panicking,” said Ward, an account manager at insurance firm Roby Foster Miller Earick. Ward was one of two write-in school board candidates in Tuesday’s election. […]
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Kime elected to Mansfield City School board; write-in vote yet to be determined
MANSFIELD — Voters in the Mansfield City Schools district have chosen two new members for the board of education, but only one has been unofficially confirmed as of early Wednesday morning. Jennifer Kime was the only candidate to appear on Tuesday’s ballot. She secured a spot on the board with 5,223 votes, according to final, unofficial […]