MANSFIELD — Do you want to learn how to play the guitar? Perhaps you already know how to play, but are looking for a place where you can improve your skills? New and beginning guitar players should consider attending “Community Workshop Series: GuitarcFundamentals,” a series of free guitar lessons offered by The Ohio State University […]
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Feel the magic of the Eras Tour with ‘A Taylor Experience’ at the Renaissance
MANSFIELD – On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Renaissance Theatre invites you to relive the excitement, energy, and emotion of Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour with “Are You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience” — a tribute concert that will leave Swifties of all ages enchanted. It’s brought to you as part of […]
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Open Source: Why were FBI agents at a Mansfield hotel on Wednesday?
Question: “Why were there FBI agents at a Mansfield hotel on Trimble Road on Wednesday morning?” MANSFIELD — That’s a great question, one to which we wish we could provide a better answer. Unlike local law enforcement agencies, federal authorities are more likely to be more secretive about their activities until an operation is complete, […]
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Going underground: Byrne Manufacturing acquires American Auger product line
MANSFIELD — Jim Weist has always believed there is a bright future underground. That’s why the president of Michael Byrne Manufacturing is excited about the company’s recently announced acquisition of the American Augers boring product line. “This strategic purchase combines two trusted names in horizontal earth boring, delivering even greater value, innovation and service to […]
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Gas leak causes brief evacuation at Malabar Intermediate School
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. with a press release from Superintendent Stan Jefferson. MANSFIELD — Columbia Gas and Mansfield firefighters responded quickly Tuesday, after they discovered a gas leak just outside a Malabar Intermediate School entrance. Mansfield Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chris Speelman said Columbia Gas came to the school […]
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Labor Day: Blue skies, union support highlight annual parade in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — It was the kind of event Peter J. McGuire and Matthew Maguire envisioned for Labor Day. Some records show that in 1882, McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, suggested setting aside a day for a “general holiday for the laboring […]
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Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol plans OVI checkpoint this week
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Monday troopers will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week, likely in Richland County. “The county where the checkpoint will occur will be announced the day before thecheckpoint, and the location will be announced the morning of the […]
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Richland Carrousel Park brings community together for 34th birthday celebration in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Richland Carrousel Park isn’t just a Mansfield landmark for Denise Kroger. It’s a place of timeless joy. Kroger, a handler at the Ohio Special Response Team, brought her 4-year-old cadaver dog, Falcon, to help celebrate the Richland Carrousel Park on its 34th birthday Saturday. Kroger brought Falcon along for the children to […]
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Women in Industry exhibit honors those who shaped local manufacturing industry
MANSFIELD — The new Women in Industry exhibit at the North Central Ohio Industrial Museum celebrates trailblazing women who powered industry and households. “Those women were the future and impressive,” said Cathy Goldman, daughter of JoAnn Dutton, founder of the Tribute to Women in Industry. “They were in a male-dominated time.” The TWIN Award, presented […]
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Cops-N-Kids: FOP hosts 29th annual shopping event to benefit Richland County children
MANSFIELD — Retired police Sgt. Mike Bammann said local cops were looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of children. Nearly three decades later, the annual Cops-N-Kids program is still making that difference. The Fraternal Order of Police William J. Taylor Lodge #32 hosted its 29th annual clothing shopping spree for […]