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'Walter Jordan Drive:' North End street named after Oasis of Love pastor and his father MANSFIELD - In honor of the late Walter Earl Jordan II, Mansfield City Council has added a name to a street that runs next to Oasis of Love Church. Chester Avenue between Grant and Lida Streets will now be known as "Walter Jordan Drive," referring to both Jordan and his father, Bishop Walter E. Jordan Sr., who was pastor of Oasis of Love Church (formerly Greater St. John) just like his son. The younger Jor

MANSFIELD - As in previous years, the city faces the challenge in coming weeks of deciding what capital projects to fund with a limited supply of money.

MANSFIELD - Kirk Cameron, an alumnus of the television show "Growing Pains," might be best known for his acting.

MANSFIELD - With just under a year until the end of his first term in office, Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero faces a primary challenge next month from David Morgenstern, who has unsuccessfully run for commissioner five times in the last decade.

MADISON TOWNSHIP - Madison Local School District has taken a step toward purchasing a former school building with the intent to use it for preschool programs.

SHELBY - Shelby City Councilman Nathan Martin cried foul Tuesday over mailers sent by a Kentucky super PAC, or political action committee, saying the flyers are part of a smear campaign in his bid for Ohio's 2nd House District.

MANSFIELD - Community groups, nonprofits, the county transportation agency and the city's parks department have requested over $250,000 in federal money approved by the city — but there's only an estimated $115,500 to give, as in years past.

MANSFIELD - Caitlyn Thieret turned but paused, unsure if she had won or not.

MANSFIELD - A new chapter is being written for a serene, idyllic piece of land that has a long history.

CRAWFORD COUNTY - The Crawford County Sheriff's Office has been found in violation of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

MANSFIELD - Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center will close Sept. 1, city officials announced Tuesday, prompting backlash from those in attendance at a standing-room-only Mansfield City Council meeting.

MANSFIELD - A fire tore through Allure Studios over the weekend.

MANSFIELD - A lawsuit has been filed against Boy Scouts of America and Heart of Ohio Council in Richland County Common Pleas Court, accusing the organizations of failing to provide a safe environment and negligence, attorneys said in a news release.

MANSFIELD - A man involved in a crash last year that claimed the lives of three people, including an unborn child, has been indicted by a Richland County grand jury.

MANSFIELD - On a recent Wednesday, Eric and Alyssa Biddle stood near the bottom of the staircase at The Gallery on Mulberry, a relatively new event space just across the street from St. Peter's Catholic Church.

SHELBY - The 22-year-old Greenwich woman whose body was found Tuesday in a wooded area on Bowman Street Road was denied a civil protection order last week against her estranged husband, who is accused of killing her.

MANSFIELD - More details were shared Tuesday about a proposal to convert the downtown portion of Diamond Street to two-way traffic.

RICHLAND COUNTY - A woman was found dead Tuesday in Jackson Township and her husband has been charged with her murder.

MANSFIELD - For the first time in almost a decade, a new face will represent the district that covers all of Richland County.

MANSFIELD - Representatives from two groups spoke before Mansfield City Council on Tuesday, urging the city administration to consider renewing their leases at Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center.