17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (544+ words) MANSFIELD — A unique art event is coming to Mansfield on Sept. 19. Mankind Murals Inc. will present Luminous Art, a first-of-its-kind art display in Mansfield, created in partnership with New Creations Gallery and the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. Taking place…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (607+ words) SHELBY – The American flag waved at half-staff Friday morning over the Whippet Athletic Conference in a sun-splashed commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Students, first responders, firefighters and other members of the Shelby community lined the bleachers before…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (163+ words) ONTARIO — Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Ontario Key Club, with the support of the Kiwanis Club, raised 512 flags in front of the Area Agency on Aging to commemorate the quarter century that has passed since that…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (130+ words) Virgil L. Cates Jr. Archives richlandsource.com Virgil L. Cates Jr., age 67, of Mansfield passed away Monday evening September 1, 2026 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital following a brain aneurysm. Virgil was born May 27, 1959 in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield High School. For over 20 years…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (293+ words) COLUMBUS – Ohio ranks as the third-largest state for high school sports participation with almost 350,000 high school student-athletes during the 2025-26 school year, according to the annual NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, trailing only Texas and California. Ohio ranked in the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (486+ words) GALION — America’s greatest inventor has a connection to Galion? That topic will be explored at the first Gill House Chautauqua, which takes place Sunday, Sept. 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. as part of the statewide Ohio Open Doors program. All are…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (587+ words) SHELBY – Pending grants and renovations won’t stop the Shelby Cycle Historical Society from putting the city’s history at the forefront. The 1872 historic engine house on Main Street, and future site of the society’s Steel & Wheel Museum, will open its doors…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (745+ words) MANSFIELD — The Ohio State Reformatory has housed thousands of prisoners. This fall, it will house a whole new crop of terrified visitors. The immersive haunted attraction will return to the historic Mansfield prison from Sept. 25 through Nov. 1, with more than…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (404+ words) MANSFIELD — James “Jimmy” Papas, a fixture of the local business community and owner of the Mansfield Family Restaurant, has been officially commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel. The commission, which represents one of the highest honors awarded by the Commonwealth of…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (704+ words) BELLVILLE — Tami Robinson doesn’t know what the next call for help will be. It could be a veteran who needs help paying a utility bill. It could be someone moving into a new home who needs dishes and furniture. Sometimes…...