MANSFIELD – The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation awarded $71,216 in grants and announced the JoAnn Dutton Award honoree during a recent luncheon. For the sixth year in a row, the Women’s Fund awarded a grant to make quality childcare affordable and accessible to women in Richland County. This year’s $25,000 grant went […]
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Closed for remodeling: Mansfield City Council moves one floor down for meetings
MANSFIELD — Don’t come to council chambers Tuesday if you want to attend the Mansfield City Council meeting. Because it won’t be on Tuesday, since City Council doesn’t meet on Election Day, opting instead to meet on Wednesdays that week. And it also won’t be in council chambers. A long-anticipated remodeling of council chambers by […]
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MOESC receives Richland County Foundation Grant for mentoring program
MANSFIEELD – The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Richland County Foundation Grant for $30,000 from the Connections Fund for MOESC’s High School Speech-Language Pathology Mentoring Program. This innovative program addresses the growing shortage of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in educational settings by inspiring and preparing the […]
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Kaleidoscope finale features Andrew Ramsammy Oct. 29 at Mansfield Sr.
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Foundation, Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Renaissance Performing Arts and Richland Source are presenting the last iteration of the 2024 Kaleidoscope Speaker Series on Oct. 29. Award-winning media executive Andrew Ramsammy will be at the Mansfield Senior High School auditorium at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to offer his perspective on accurate media […]
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Richland County Foundation funds Richland Academy of the Arts project
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $1,200,179 in grants to non-profit organizations during its October meeting. The Board awarded the Richland Academy of the Arts (RAA) a grant for its Empower the Arts Capital Campaign. The RAA wants to raise $3.7M to renovate and modernize its buildings located at 75 North Walnut […]
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Richland County Foundation awards grant to water conservation district
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Gift of Grain Fund Committee has awarded a grant to support the Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District (RCSWCD). The grant will fund a collaborative project called Cultivating Minds that brings together RCSWCD, Richland County Farm Bureau, and the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. It will provide three […]
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Richland County Foundation Connections Fund hosts Oct. 23 grant event
MANSFIELD – The Connections Fund of the Richland County Foundation will host a brunch to announce this year’s grant award. The event will be held October 23 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Kingwood Center. Tickets are free, but you must reserve one by Oct. 16 on the Richland County Foundation website. During the event, […]
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Open Source: When will the tunnel be done and Trimble Road reopened in Mansfield?
Question: “When is the tunnel on Trimble Road going to be done? It has been 45 days. It sure is annoying. Thanks.” MANSFIELD — A delay in the arrival of concrete box sections has delayed completion of a tunnel beneath Trimble Road, according to City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi. As such, the busy road […]
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Women’s Fund seeks nominations for the JoAnn Dutton Volunteerism Award
MANSFIELD — The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation is accepting nominations for the JoAnn Dutton Volunteer Community Service Award. The award celebrates and honors women leaders who devote a significant amount of time and energy in a meaningful way to local charitable organizations. The award is sponsored by the Women’s Fund of the […]
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Richland Gives donors to enjoy lower fees for event’s 10th year
MANSFIELD — Maura Teynor announced lower donation fees and a new way for businesses to promote Richland Gives this year.