MANSFIELD — Candidates for Mansfield’s fourth and sixth wards, the city’s finance director and mayor participated in a conversation at Idea Works in Mansfield on Thursday. To watch the entire discussion, click here. To learn more about candidates running for seats across Richland County, click here.
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What’s all the fuss about with the 2024 total solar eclipse?
MANSFIELD — So what’s all the hullabaloo about concerning the upcoming 2024 total solar eclipse? Why may an estimated 200,000 umbraphiles and coronaphiles descend on Richland County on April 8, 2024 — assuming the sun is shining? You have a chance to find out on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The Richland County Emergency Management Agency will […]
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Sen. Sherrod Brown visits Ideal Electric in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) revisited the Ideal Electric facility on East First Street on Friday.
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‘It’s hard to say no to Doc Stumbo’
MANSFIELD — Madison Miller admitted Friday morning it’s tough to say no when Doc Stumbo calls. The 2023 Miss Ohio, who made 117 appearances in the first 100 days of her reign, welcomed home an Honor Flight in Columbus around midnight on Thursday. She woke before dawn on Friday to drive to Mansfield to help […]
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Fall festivities, trick-or-treat abound in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Calling every ghoul, goblin and aspiring Spider-Man: spooky season is back. Whether you’re going for a ghastly piece of garb or whimsical ensemble, we’ve got a list of trick-or-treat opportunities below. If you’re still looking for a costume idea, we’ve got your back. Google Trends’ Frightgeist analyzed the most popular Halloween costume searches […]
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Fredericktown Schools gets help for student psych case loads
The Fredericktown Board of Education has approved an agreement with Mansfield Psychological Services to assist staff with caseloads and evaluation/re-evaluation management. Superintendent Gary Chapman said at last week’s board of education meeting the district is seeing an increase in caseload for psychological services. More specifically, the agreement will assist the district with the large caseload […]
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Crowfest 2023 opens at Mansfield Art Center
MANSFIELD — The canvas for Samantha Scheneider’s latest oil painting was so big it didn’t even fit upright in her basement. She spent weeks painting it sideways. Her hard work paid off Saturday, when the Shelby artist won Best in Crow for her larger-than-life oil painting Metanoia. Schneider said she completed the painting in about […]
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Walcraft Cabinetry requesting tax abatement to build cabinet warehouse in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council will consider a community reinvestment area agreement with Walcraft Cabinetry at its Tuesday meeting.
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Blue Rose Mission provides free home repairs for those in need
MANSFIELD — For Linda Frary, going to the doctor is an all-day affair. It starts with getting ready and into her wheelchair. With the help of her husband Richard, she navigates out the front door, down the ramp at the front of their home and into the car. Then there’s the long drive down to […]
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Providing A Blueprint: Muskegon Heights, Mich. takes aim at gun violence
MANSFIELD — Malon Samuel hardly recognizes the city of his childhood. The 2014 Mansfield Senior graduate knows his hometown can do better. Samuel is an advisor for G.E.A.R UP, Mansfield City Schools’ early intervention program designed to provide support and resources to the district’s low-income students. He has witnessed the the devastating effects the growing […]