Ohio State University-Mansfield and the Mansfield Playhouse are teaming up for the musical “1776” with shows at both locations.
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Lighting the darkness: Mansfield comes together to honor victims of domestic violence
MANSFIELD — As domestic violence deaths reach a decade high in Ohio, the community gathered for a candlelight vigil. Wednesday evening, Riedl Hall at The Ohio State University at Mansfield located at 1760 University Drive, hosted a night of remembrance for those who have lost their lives to domestic violence. ‘It is really scary when […]
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Wanna play guitar? Free lessons available in Mansfield
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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‘Scrap Heap’ film helps audiences find the true costs of freedom
MANSFIELD — Kevin McClatchy knew his dad served in the U.S. Marines in the Pacific during World War II. The war in the Pacific included some of the bloodiest battles of the war on distant islands like Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Marine Corps and attached U.S. Navy corpsmen suffered more than 90,000 […]
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Joint production: Mansfield Shakespeare Co. joins forces for show at OSU-Mansfield
MANSFIELD — So you think you know Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet?” Not so fast. The version coming up this weekend at the Ohio State University-Mansfield campus is not exactly what you read in high school. “This is not your English teacher’s Shakespeare,” said Victoria O’Brien, who is directing the show staged as a joint project […]
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100+ students put their ‘hearts into STEAM’ at OSU-Mansfield Friday
MANSFIELD — One Richland County high-schooler had an unnerving realization Friday morning. They might actually like math. Dawn Kitchen, associate dean at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus, said this was just one of the pieces of feedback she heard at the first “Pour Your Heart into STEAM” day on campus. “In the engineering lab, they’re […]
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Mid-Ohio Civic Opera to debut new ‘Wings of the Viking’ opera at OSU-Mansfield
MANSFIELD — When is the last time you got to watch and and hear music from a new opera performed in Mansfield — much less one written in English? The Mid-Ohio Civic Opera is offering that chance Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. in Founder’s Auditorium at the Ohio State University-Mansfield. “Wings of the Viking,” written […]
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Lack of needed power supply hurt chance at ‘large’ economical development in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Spec buildings can be constructed. Roads can be built. Storm sewers can be dug and installed. Tax abatements can be proposed. All of that work can be done in advance in the hopes of greasing the skids to attract new economic development. But if a potential new industry has electrical power needs that […]
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‘Give voice to people whose voice has been taken away’
MANSFIELD — Kelsey Fuller said Saturday she wants to help return the voice to victims of dating violence. “I think it’s really important when people are victims of abuse they can feel like they’re alone. They can feel like it’s their fault,” the 26-year-old psychology major at Ohio State University-Mansfield said. “They can be so […]