Mansfield News

The Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing, based in Mansfield, will get a total of eight Hercules aircraft to replace its C-27Js. Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

The 179 member senior class of Mansfield Senior High School gathered in the commons Friday morning for the tradition of being led out of the building by computer-assisted drafting teacher James Ruble, an accomplished bagpipe player.

A Mansfield church collected $500 for a Mansfield native who survived Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla.

A detached one-car garage between the vacant houses at 26 and 30 Granite Street in Mansfield was engulfed in flames at 8:30 Wednesday night.

Recently, I focused on the history of several Northeast Ohio amusement parks. Of course, one of the fun things to do at an amusement park is ride a carousel, or as it has been called by many, the "merry-go-round." Many vintage machines have survived the demise of parks.

A $5 million donation will help fund a new carousel to be built in Smale Riverfront Park and completed just months before the area is inundated with visitors for 2015's Major League Baseball All-Star game.

Mansfield City Schools, Ohio State-Mansfield, and North-Central State College are hosting a two-day conference called Beginning Anew.

The city of Mansfield is moving ahead with its plan to purchase the former Woodville School at 875 Woodville Road.

The "E" Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging teamed up with the Renaissance Theater Mansfield today to sponsor the annual Senior Spring Spectacular.

Third-graders at Sherman Elementary School in Mansfield are taking a few hours away from their classrooms to have fun and improve their physical fitness.

Veterans Stand Down is the name of a two-day event at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center on West Fourth Street in Mansfield.

Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling boil for a full 3 minutes prior to consumption.

During a vaction to San Carlos, California in late March of this year, Mansfield resident Tom Young captured an amazing image with his tablet camera.

Mansfield City Schools, Ohio State University-Mansfield and North Central State College will host a two-day conference this week to explore how they can partner with other elements of the community to provide more educational opportunities for youth and promote economic development.

Cincinnati Parks and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are working with ArtWorks to get community input on a new riverfront structure.

Raising awareness about heart disease and healthy living and raising funds for the American Heart Association is what the second annual HeartChase is all about.

Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling boil for a full 3 minutes prior to consumption.

Police are investigating why at least 16 Bibles containing racial slurs on the inside cover were left on the front porches of several black families in the vicinity of Friendly House, 380 N. Mulberry St.

OhioHealth intends to become the parent organization of Mansfield-based MedCentral Health System, the two nonprofit hospital systems announced yesterday.