RICHLAND COUNTY — Here’s your what/where/when guide for the April 8 total solar eclipse passing over north central Ohio.
Ohio State Reformatory
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OSR launches $1 million campaign to restore West Cell Block at prison
The Ohio State Reformatory has launched a $1 million fundraising campaign to fully restore the West Cell Block at the historic former prison. Officials with the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society […]
Posted inLife and culture
2024 Inkcarceration to feature Shinedown, Godsmack & Breaking Benjamin
MANSFIELD — One of America’s most unique events — Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival — returns to historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for its sixth year, July 19, 20 […]
Posted inNews
Mansfield’s 5th ward councilman reviews the year
2023 was a non-stop rollercoaster ride for Ward 5 in Mansfield. We experienced great highs with the addition of new businesses (Uncommon Nostalgia, The Voegele Building Airbnb, Brasshouse Boardroom, Galeria Ekkles, and […]
Posted inLife and culture
Ho, ho, hell! Blood Prison Christmas Incarceration haunt opens Dec. 8 & 9
MANSFIELD — Don’t get mad at Vic Amesquita for injecting a little fear into your holiday season. The owner of Blood Prison at the former Ohio State Reformatory on Mansfield’s north […]
Posted inOutdoor
Fall in love with ‘Fall in Ohio’
MANSFIELD — As the breeze turns crisp and the leaves start to crunch, TourismOhio’s list of the “100 Things to Do in Ohio This Fall” is a fitting reminder of the many opportunities to get […]
Posted inLife and culture
Blood Prison: This ain’t your father’s haunted attraction
MANSFIELD — Vic Amesquita remembers the “good old days” of haunted attractions. Black walls. Strobe lights piercing the darkness. A CD player blaring loud music. Simple. Effective. Primitive. That old-school […]
Posted inSports
Prison break: 1,600-plus ready for 9th annual Shawshank Hustle on Saturday
MANSFIELD — More than 1,600 people are breaking out of prison on Mansfield on Saturday morning. But not to worry. They will be racing — or walking — back to […]
Posted inArea history
Native Son: Harry & Walter go to OSR: 1975
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — It was the first movie filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory. At the time one of the […]
Posted inArea history
Native Son: Harry & Walter go to OSR: 1975
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — It was the first movie filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory. At the time one of the […]