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City leaders announce warming centers, Ohio 250 events, trail donation and Bass Bender Fountain rededication

Mansfield City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

City directors and the mayor briefed council on community events and projects: warming centers opening during cold weather, Richland County Valentine card drive, a Fox Glen Trail donation of $65,000, Liberty bathhouse renovations funded with $406,000 in private donations, and a planned Bass Bender Fountain rededication for July 4 as part of Ohio 250.

MANSFIELD — Council heard a series of community and departmental updates that covered immediate resident services and longer-term projects.

Councilman Aurelio Diaz listed several community events and resident resources: a Roseland Neighborhood Fan Festival collaboration this Saturday at Maddox Memorial Church, Richland County Children Services' Valentine card drive running through Jan. 23 (a partnership with the Mansfield United Lions Club that delivered roughly 9,000 cards last year), and two warming centers available when temperatures reach 20°F or lower (daytime services…

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