MANSFIELD — The North End Community Improvement Collaborative is hosting a series of community forums to listen, learn and plan with residents. “The community forums serve as a space where residents can express ideas, discuss community issues and possibly collaborate on meaningful solutions,” said community organizer Shanican Pender. “Our goal is to raise awareness and […]
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Project Search marks 20 years of preparing students with disabilities
MANSFIELD — Project Search has bounced back to full strength, ready to guide a new class of students with disabilities toward career success. Katie Getz, instructor and coordinator of Project Search for the past 11 years, said COVID-19 created many struggles for the program. She said their classes got smaller during those years and they […]
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Threshold lowered for downtown Mansfield businesses hurt by Main Street improvement project
MANSFIELD — A grant program to aid downtown Mansfield businesses financially impacted by the ongoing Main Street Corridor Improvement Project has been changed to make it more accessible. The Downtown Improvement Advisory Board on Thursday afternoon approved a proposal that would lower the threshold for economic loss and also widened the geographic scope of the […]
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Miss Ohio Scholarship Program staging its first 5k run/walk in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Miss Ohio Scholarship Program is staging its first Miss Ohio 5K Run/Walk at the Mansfield Cemetery on Sept. 13. The “Chasing the Crown on Hallowed Ground” event is a fundraiser for the 501C3 program that culminates each year in June with the crowning of Miss Ohio on the stage of the Renaissance […]
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Providence Baptist Church proposes Mansfield street naming to honor late Rev. Verdell Larson
Members of Mansfield’s Providence Baptist Church have asked city lawmakers to consider naming a portion of Miller Street after their late pastor.
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Ghostlight Cabaret Series opens Sept. 5 with Kelly Knowlton at the Renaissance
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre is proud to announce the opening of its 2025-2026 Ghostlight Cabaret Series with An Evening with Kelly Knowlton on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate Ghostlight Lounge. Known as one of the region’s powerhouse vocalists, Kelly Knowlton will treat audiences to an unforgettable evening of standards, […]
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My Theatre to perform ‘Matilda Jr.’ at the Renaissance Theatre in September
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Youth Theatre will present Roald Dahl’s Matilda Jr., the Musical on the stage of the Renaissance Theatre September 12, 13, and 14 as part of the Mechanics Bank Education Series. Performances will take place at 7 PM on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 PM on Sunday. Dauphne Maloney directs the show […]
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Change in plan: Mansfield City Council may also vote on new AFSCME contract
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday night on a fact-finder’s for a new labor contract with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3088. Now it appears local lawmakers may also vote on a new contract with the union that represents about 150 city workers in a variety of […]
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Richland County Coroner’s Office identifies Mansfield murder victim
MANSFIELD — The 18-year-old shot to death Sunday morning in an alley between Lexington Avenue and South Main Street has been identified as Ja’Myrion Hobbs. Bob Ball, chief investigator for the Richland County Coroner’s Office, said Monday that Hobbs, a Mansfield resident, was shot multiple times. The victim turned 18 in June, Ball said. The […]
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Mansfield man, 18, shot to death Sunday morning in targeted attack, say police
MANSFIELD — An 18-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in an alley that connects Lexington Avenue and South Main Street, according to police. The identity of the victim was not released Sunday afternoon, pending the notification of his next-of-kin, Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann told Richland Source. Police were dispatched around 11 a.m. to […]