MANSFIELD — Theatre 166 on Tuesday afternoon was filled with a cross-section of local elected and appointed community leaders. That fact was not lost on Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry after the first BrandRichland video had its premiere at the black box venue, a part of the Renaissance Theatre. “It’s really exciting. Even though I’ve seen […]
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Mansfield reinventing its heart: $16.5 million Main Street project just the start, says mayor
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday night a planned $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is just the start for Mansfield. “I think this project has opened certainly my eyes, but a lot of other people’s eyes, too, about what Mansfield can do when we get outside of the box where we think […]
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Mansfield mayor to unveil Main Street Corridor Improvement Project videos
MANSFIELD — The biggest news at Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night is likely not even on the official agenda. During her report at council’s caucus, Mayor Jodie Perry plans to unveil two new videos produced by EMH&T that will provide a visual preview of the $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project expected to […]
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Adena plans second $13 million spec building near Mansfield Lahm Airport
MANSFIELD — Adena Corp. CEO Randy Payne is bullish on the future of Mansfield and Richland County. “I am a firm believer that we need to keep pushing forward with what we are doing to keep the momentum going. We need to have new stuff available,” he said Thursday. Payne made it clear he and […]
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Ontario Culver’s now open on Lexington-Springmill Road
ONTARIO — Richland County welcomed a taste of Wisconsin charm Wednesday with the grand opening of Culver’s on Lexington-Springmill Road.
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City of Mansfield to start replacing small, aging water mains in 2025, says Bianchi
MANSFIELD — A voter-approved Mansfield water main initiative will begin putting new pipes in the ground in 2025. City Council on Tuesday evening approved the administration’s request to enter into a contract for engineering services related to a water main replacement program. The work will be funded by a four-year, 0.25-percent municipal income tax city […]
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Pioneer student Ryan Carver reflects on one year of mowing business
SHELBY — 17-year-old Ryan Carver is approaching one year with his business R.C. Lawn Care as an LLC. He offers mowing and landscaping services
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Ellen Heinz ‘energized’ to be Richland Area Chamber CEO
RICHLAND COUNTY — The Richland Area Chamber’s new CEO Ellen Heinz said working in her North Mulberry Street office felt like coming home.
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GALLERY: 2024 Business Expo
MANSFIELD — More than 100 businesses attended the Richland Area Chamber’s 17th annual business expo on Thursday.
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]