Jeff Gorman said Tuesday afternoon his father gave him a historical mission before he passed away in 2023.
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News Man Weekly: We’re back! Alaska adventure, record-breaking revenues and Blood Prison opens
After a three-week break, our team of Carl Hunnell, Zac Hiser and Hayden Gray return to the Richland Source studio for episode No. 114 of your favorite weekly journey into audio/visual madness.
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Mansfield’s Blood Prison is getting ready to welcome you — if you dare
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State Reformatory has housed thousands of prisoners. This fall, it will house a whole new crop of terrified visitors. The immersive haunted attraction will return to the historic Mansfield prison from Sept. 25 through Nov. 1, with more than 100 characters and a new look. Blood Prison will operate every Friday, […]
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From factory floors to the Hall of Fame: NCOIM inducts 6 new Champions of Industry
MANSFIELD — Some built companies. Some created jobs. One was Mansfield’s first inventor. All of them shaped the community. North Central Ohio’s manufacturing history lives in the stories of the region’s leaders. About NCOIM The North Central Ohio Industrial Museum showcases the region’s industrial history, from the people, places and inventions that shaped the 19th […]
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Inkcarceration announces 2027 dates at Ohio State Reformatory
MANSFIELD — Inkcarceration Tattoo + Music Festival—a recent 2x Pollstar Global Festival Of the Year nominee—has announced dates for the 2027 event. Following a sold-out 2026 event with 90,000 music fans, Inkcarceration will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield the weekend of July 16 to 18, 2027. The Inkcarceration subscriber presale begins Friday, Aug. 21 at noon with sign ups available at the festival […]
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Road closures and traffic delays expected for Shawshank Hustle on Saturday
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police would like to inform the community of the road closures and traffic delays expected on Saturday, Aug. 15 due to the “Shawshank Hustle” which is being held at the historic Ohio State Reformatory located at 100 Reformatory Road. The southbound lane of Olivesburg Rd/ State Route 545 will […]
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Ready to rock in Mansfield? Here is the Ultimate Inkcarceration 2026 survival guide
Your one-stop guide to surviving — and making the most of — Inkcarceration 2026.
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Party at the Pen set for June 6 & 7 at OSR’s Shawshank site
MANSFIELD — There figures to be quite a commotion at the Ohio State Reformatory site this weekend. The annual Party at the Pen is bringing back the vintage bikes to the Reformatory grounds on June 6 and 7, site of the film Shawshank Redemption. Party At The Pen Show celebrates the fusion of vintage motorcycles, […]
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ParaPsyCon 7 brings psychics, ghost hunters and cryptid seekers to Mansfield’s haunted prison
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the beginning of a semi-regular feature that will stretch into the fall that will profile haunted houses, paranormal activity and more. If you have any ideas that involve this subject matter, please contact Hannah Martin at Hannah@RichlandSource.com. MANSFIELD — If the walls of the Ohio State Reformatory could talk, they might […]
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The Apocalypse Lab escape room reopens at Shawshank site in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The door locks, the clock starts ticking and the fate of the world rests in your hands. After months of renovation, “The Apocalypse Lab” escape room inside Ohio State Reformatory (OSR) returns to the public, rebuilt, rewired and ready for another shot at survival. Officials shut the experience down in November after persistent […]