A relative youngster will be back in Central Park in time for Mansfield and Richland County to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States.
Vasbinder Fountain
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Richland County Foundation $250K grant will restore Vasbinder Fountain
MANSFIELD — A book report by Blair McClenathan helped Mansfield procure $250,000 in funding to restore the historic Vasbinder Fountain in Central Park. After the city’s deputy engineer Tuesday explained to City Council how the plan that will utilize a grant from the Richland County Foundation, city engineer Bob Bianchi offered a historic explanation of […]
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Historic Vasbinder Fountain to be restored as part of Main Street improvement plan
MANSFIELD — The 143-year-old Vasbinder Fountain is again flowing in Central Park. And the city has big plans for the cast-iron structure originally donated to the city on July 4, 1881, by David and Jane Vasbinder. Public Works Director Louie Andres said this fall or winter the fountain will be taken part and shipped to […]
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Destination Mansfield-Richland County work is force multiplier, says Tasseff
MANSFIELD — The work done at Destination Mansfield-Richland County is a force multiplier, according to Lee Tasseff, the organization’s long-time president. “Tourism is a shared, public good. What we do affects not just us and restaurants and hotels and attractions — that’s just the conduit for the money to come in that makes its way […]