ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Social Isolation Grants, made possible by the Richland County Senior Services levy. This grant opportunity was extended to organizations and businesses in Richland County that demonstrated effective methods to support seniors (age 60 and older) in […]
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MY Theatre to perform Aladdin Jr. Sept. 13 to 15 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Youth Theatre (“MY Theatre”) will present Disney’s Aladdin, Jr. on the stage of the Renaissance Theatre Sept. 13, 14, and 15 as a part of the Mechanics Bank Education Series. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Dauphne Maloney directs the show […]
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Mansfield to the world: Shawshank actors reflect on enduring legacy of film
MANSFIELD — It happened to Bob Gunton in the South American country of Chile. It happened to Mark Rolston in Rome. And it happened to Gil Bellows in Vancouver. Each of the actors told stories Friday afternoon about being recognized in other countries for their work in the iconic 1994 “Shawshank Redemption” film, primarily shot […]
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From prison to purpose: ‘Shawshank’ director shares movie’s transformative power
MANSFIELD — Director Frank Darabont doesn’t think people ever needed to have served time in prison in order to relate to his iconic “Shawshank Redemption” film. “The movie really does kind of play like a Rorschach test for people and they project their own life difficulties into that movie,” the 65-year-old director said Friday afternoon […]
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Renaissance announces auditions for 2024-25 season
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Performing Arts Association is thrilled to announce virtual auditions for the remainder of the 2024-2025 season. Open to all non-union actors, these auditions offer an exciting opportunity to perform in a variety of productions. Most named roles are paid, with housing and travel provided. Audition details ● Visit rentickets.org/auditions/ for information on specific […]
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News Man Weekly: Roundabouts, ‘Beauty & the Beast’ and medical marijuana
MANSFIELD — The fourth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition of The News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. The engineer talks about his duties with county roads and bridges — and there is an in-depth conversation about […]
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Former Mansfield police chief reflects on security challenges when U.S. president visits
MANSFIELD — Phil Messer knows what it’s like to try to protect the life of a U.S. president, helping to do just that when President George W. Bush came to Mansfield in 2004. Like millions of Americans, the retired Mansfield police chief watched television news on Saturday evening after a would-be assassin tried to kill […]
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Return to Shawshank: Clancy Brown to participate in 30th anniversary at OSR
MANSFIELD — Clancy Brown will have a chance to see three decades of improvement when he returns to Shawshank State Prison. The 65-year-old Ohio native, who portrayed Capt. Byron Hadley in the “Shawshank Redemption,” will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in August for the first time since the iconic movie was filmed here in […]
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Hope & redemption: The enduring 30-year bond between OSR and Shawshank
MANSFIELD — The former Ohio State Reformatory and the “Shawshank Redemption” movie have had a three-decade-long symbiotic relationship. One would not exist without the other. Ultimately, both found redemption within one another. More on that below. That unique relationship that will be renewed and refreshed Aug. 9 to 11 when movie lovers from around the […]
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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. First, however, the 13-year-old will bring Barrie’s primary creation to […]