MANSFIELD — What might the 14 acres of former Westinghouse properties look like when redeveloped on Mansfield’s east side? That was a topic for discussion Wednesday during a Richland County Land Bank board meeting, a gathering that included drawings showing potential usages done in conjunction with the U.S. EPA. In November 2023, the federal agency […]
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Century-old culvert replaced in downtown Mansfield with $4.2 million project
MANSFIELD — New blacktop covers the important part of a $4.2 million public works project recently completed on East Third Street in downtown Mansfield. The year-long effort replaced or rehabilitated about 1,700 feet of failing, century-old box culvert from just east of the city’s Central Fire Station at 140 E. Third St. and runs east […]
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When sands of time meet streets of Mansfield: Unraveling the Sturges sinkhole
MANSFIELD — Like sands through an hourglass, so are the days of our sinkhole. With apologies to actor Macdonald Carey, who voiced the intro to the “Days of Our Lives” popular daytime soap opera on NBC from 1965 to 2022, a similar flowing of sand likely led to a sinkhole that developed on Sturges Avenue […]
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Pavement plunge: Sinkhole on Sturges Avenue opens over aging storm sewer
MANSFIELD — A century of street construction history was on display on Sturges Avenue early Thursday. Actually, it would be more accurate to say it was on display beneath Sturges Avenue. Bricks, stones and concrete were left exposed after a large sinkhole on Sturges Avenue occurred early Wednesday morning over a corrugated steel culvert that […]
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Area Agency on Aging highlights 2023 achievements
Accomplishments, expansion, and innovation were celebrated Tuesday at the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging 2023 annual meeting.
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Who’s working on affordable housing in Mansfield?
Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a five-part series about the challenges low-income renters face and potential ways to address them. The series is supported by Wayfinders Ohio. Click here for part one, here for part two, here for part three and here for part four. MANSFIELD — The new triplexes on the corner of Fourth […]