MANSFIELD — It’s clear many Ohio residents are in a foul mood about rising property taxes across the state. In fact, a group called the Committee to Eliminate Property Taxes is gaining momentum in its push for a 2026 ballot initiative that would do just that — eliminate a funding stream that drives much of […]
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Shoot for the stars: Mansfield Sr., career tech see boost on state report card
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richland Source will publish a countywide overview of Ohio School Report Card results later this week. MANSFIELD — When Principal Kris Beasley got the good news, he made no attempts to hide his excitement. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released its 2024-2025 school report cards Monday morning. Beasley, the principal of Mansfield […]
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Mansfield Senior High Tyger Marching Band tunes up for fall season with new student leadership
MANSFIELD — You could hear them before you could see them. Drums. Trumpets. Trombones. Clarinets. A smattering of parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends sat in the stands at Arlin Field — everyone there for the marching band. Students in matching orange t-shirts marched from the high school down Fourth Street playing […]
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Sluss Stuff the Bus event slated for Aug. 15
MANSFIELD — They call them “kids hidden in plain sight.” Sluss Realty’s annual Sluss Stuff the Bus for the Mansfield City School District, doesn’t just collect crayons and bookbags. Because it specifically supports the district’s SAFE program, aiding hundreds of homeless students and those without adequate housing, it also collects hygiene products, toys and even […]
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Mansfield City Schools receives 8 proposals from health insurance RFP
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools committee will meet the first week of August to discuss responses to an RFP (request for proposals) for health insurance broker services. The board of education voted in April to authorize an RFP to aid the district in securing a “qualified independent health care insurance consultant/broker to provide the Board […]
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Mansfield student selected for study abroad program in Kazakhstan
MANSFIELD — Hadley Hoovler didn’t know any Russian when she began an intensive immersion program four weeks ago. Now, she’s preparing to spend her junior year of high school in Kazakhstan. Hadley, a student at Mansfield Senior High School, has been offered a scholarship to study abroad through the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX). The scholarship […]
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Federal funding freeze leaves Richland County schools in limbo
MANSFIELD — Just two days into a new fiscal year, Holly Christie opened her email to find out nearly $500,000 her school district was expecting from the federal government wasn’t coming — at least not yet. Public schools were expecting to receive grant award notifications for federal Title funds at the beginning of July. Instead, the U.S. […]
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Charlie in charge: Emotional support dog readies for Mansfield Sr. High School
MANSFIELD — Charlie will be a new, four-legged student this fall at Mansfield City Schools. But on Tuesday night, the 9-month old Mini Goldendoodle was the star of the show during a City Council meeting. An emotional support dog in training, Charlie will join veteran Mansfield police officer Matt Brewster, the school resource officer at […]
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Mansfield City Schools director honored by Ohio School Safety Center
MANSFIELD — Andrea Moyer is a master of details. Whether it’s making sure there’s a plan in place for every scenario or coordinating with local police to make sure children are safe on their walk to school, student safety is always at the top of her mind. The director of school improvement and safety for Mansfield […]
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Student stories: A reflection from behind the pen
This article was written by Owen Hubbard, a student at Mansfield Senior High School. Hubbard is enrolled in the entrepreneurship career technical education program at Senior High. He’s been tasked with documenting his classmates’ experience during an eight week AI internship with Genius Cloud Solutions. MANSFIELD — Somewhere between scribbled notes and blinking cursors, between tangled […]