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The Mansfield area is once again the location of a major film. This movie is the first of a planned trilogy called the Ohio Heartland Chronicles. Local director, producer and writer Gary Jones is filming "Dead Run: Detour" starting June 3 in Richland County. Jones, who has been a Crestline resident since 2005, has an […]

Jay Goyal, president of Goyal Industries in Mansfield, has joined the Ohio Manufacturers' Association Board of Directors. "Jay's unique background as both a manufacturer and former state (representative) is a strong addition to OMA's board," OMA President Ryan Augsburger said. "We are thrilled to have his expertise and guidance in pursuing Ohio's manufacturing competitiveness." Goyal […]

Zach Scheerer's new film is titled "A Mouthful of Knuckles" and will be directed by Sheldon Lettich, who wrote the screenplay for "Bloodsport," which kick-started the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Scheerer has a black belt in tae kwon do. Scheerer said preproduction on the film recently began in Mansfield, Ohio, with shooting to be later this […]

Hollywood writer and director Sheldon Lettich, known for movies "BloodSport," "Rambo 3" and "Lionheart," along with Los Angeles movie producer Jeff Miller, and actor Zach Scheerer, came to Mansfield to start pre-production on a movie that was written by local filmmaker David Kirst of Rominus James Productions, a Braintree client. Kirst held a free meet-and-greet at City News with […]

Red and Andy have been invited back to Shawshank State Prison. In fact, Lee Tasseff, president of Destination Mansfield-Richland County, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday morning that many of the cast and crew from “The Shawshank Redemption” have been invited to Mansfield this summer to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. He said several […]

Cyrus Richardson (CYFLY) is an award winning screenwriter, director, and a member of the Braintree family of innovators. Many of his projects have gone across various festivals and received many awards. His next project is called "Aimless" will be done here in Columbus. To keep up with his fundraising and other works, head to his […]

"AttendanceK12" offers schools the ability to easily see which students have reached which thresholds under that legislation. It also offers customizable abilities, so schools can set their own parameters and reach out to parents earlier. The program makes it easy to get in touch with parents, too. Secretaries can automatically send out a letter via email to […]

"Baru" is vying to disrupt the multibillion-dollar market for cabinets with an online, custom approach that puts idle manufacturing capacity to work. But first, founder Tino Go and Baru Inc. need more money. After four-plus years of fits and starts, Baru launched a website on Jan. 25 where industry pros – interior designers, cabinet dealers […]

Accompanied by two nephews and a niece, an emotional Jodie Perry was sworn in Friday morning as Mansfield's new mayor. Since 2014, Perry has been the president and CEO of Richland Area Chamber and Economic Development. She reduced her role to COO of the chamber after she became a candidate. She previously said she began thinking about […]

Jodie Perry helped lead the Mansfield Rising downtown investment and improvement plan four years ago. She will lead a city-wide improvement effort for the next four years as the new mayor. A Republican, Perry defeated Democrat Sherry Vaught on Tuesday, winning 65.74 percent of the vote from city voters, according to final, unofficial totals from the Richland […]