The photos and videos below are from the annual Mansfield Juneteenth Parade and Festival on Saturday. The event featured representatives from local organizations, churches, political leaders and cheer squads, as well as the En-Rich-Ment fine arts organization from Canton and the Columbus Linden-Mckinley High School Marching Band. The parade stepped off at the five-way light […]
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Fosson, Finoti claim talent and health awards Friday at Miss Ohio
Olivia Fosson, a 23-year-old Kitts Hill native, claimed the talent award during Miss Ohio 2024 preliminary night two.
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Mansfield man arrested after allegedly seeking sex with 8-year-old girl
MANSFIELD — A 28-year-old Mansfield man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly tried to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter. Bryce Witchey was charged with a felony count of importuning and was booked into the Richland County Jail.
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Never grow up: Mansfield Playhouse brings ‘Peter Pan Jr.’ to life on Friday
MANSFIELD — Peter Pan, born 120 years ago in the fertile mind of Scottish playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie, has never grown up. But Milo McDonald, who will be an eighth-grader at Ashland Middle School this fall, is already considering his own grown-up career options.
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Gallery: Civil War Living History Days draw crowds at Mansfield’s South Park
Photos and videos from Sunday during the first Civil War Living History Days at South Park in Mansfield. The free weekend event, sponsored by the Richland Early American Center for History, provided presentations on topics ranging from Civil War-era music to military life and early photography. Visitors could meander through the camp, take in the historical […]
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Gallery: Miss Ohio Parade rolls through downtown Mansfield on Sunday afternoon
Miss Ohio Week 2024 is officially underway in Mansfield. More than 100 entries, including 27 contestants from around the state, moved Sunday afternoon down Park Avenue into the downtown in the Miss Ohio Parade. After the parade, contestants participated in a free autograph-signing event at Richland Carrousel Park. The parade’s grand marshal was Mackenzie Bart, Miss […]
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Mansfield stroke survivor encourages OhioHealth support group
Patrick Harp underwent an emergency craniotomy at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital in 2007 after suffering a stroke.
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Headed to North Lake Park in Mansfield? Use Rowland Avenue for next 2 months
MANSFIELD — If you want to visit North Lake Park in the next couple of months, plan on entering via Rowland Avenue. Other access roads into the 20-acre park will be closed, likely through the end of July, during an $854,940 project to replace a double-box bridge on the park’s west side.
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Richland County commissioners open bids to replacing aging Dayspring boilers
MANSFIELD — Standard Plumbing & Heating Co. submitted the apparent low bid in a project to replace aging boilers at at the Richland County Dayspring Assisted Living & Care Facility. Richland County commissioners on Thursday opened four bids for the work at the 99-year-old home at 3220 Olivesburg Road.
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Family Life Counseling hosts successful Mental Health Awareness Event
MANSFIELD — Family Life Counseling hosted an event last week at the Gazebo on the square in Mansfield in recognition of Mental Health Awareness month. The theme was “Next Generation Mental Health-taking Mental Health Services to where they are needed.