Good morning, Mansfield.

Mansfield is asking property owners to donate a roughly 30-foot live tree for the city's official Christmas display; crews will remove it, grind the stump and reseed the area, and interested owners should call Mansfield Public Works (419-755-9736) by Nov.

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Jefferson Township Bellville Fire Department is receiving specialized grain-rescue tubes and hands-on training from Nationwide's Grain Bin Safety program to prepare local responders for grain-entrapment emergencies (training uses NECAS simulators).

Richland County residents can register by Nov.

4 for one of 400 Thanksgiving food boxes that include turkey, stuffing and other fixings by calling Richland First Call at 2-1-1; the second annual Doing Good Together program will distribute boxes to families in need.

Chick-fil-A will open Nov.

5 at 6:30 a.m. at 897 Lexington-Springmill Road in Ontario, creating about 130 full- and part-time jobs; guests wearing cow spots can redeem one free entrée or kid's meal on opening day + owner Drew Foster will donate $25,000 to Feeding America.

Mansfield restaurateur Ryan James will run a one-day pop-up called RJ's Place on Nov.

7 at Deja Food (54 Park Avenue West), serving brunch 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and dinner 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; carry-out and prepaid wing orders will be available.

Ohio approved 2027 spring turkey seasons: south youth April 17 and 18, south season April 24 to May 23, northeast youth April 24 and 25, northeast season May 1 to May 30.

The council will simplify bass rules to a statewide five fish, 12 inch minimum limit March 1, 2027.

A Mansfield resident found a northern saw-whet owl with head trauma on Oct.

30, and the 75-gram migrant was admitted to the Ohio Bird Sanctuary's hospital at 3774 Orweiler Road for care.

Regional quarterfinal matchups are set for Week 12: No. 2 Ontario will host No. 7 Tiffin Columbian, No. 2 Shelby will host No. 7 Firelands, No. 4 Clear Fork will host No. 5 Otsego, and No. 10 Lucas will travel to No. 2 Danville.

The Ohio Cardinal Conference released its 2026 All-OCC football teams, with Madison's Camden Moysi, Aiden Proctor and Gage Cyrus and Mansfield Senior's Christian Ross named to the first team and David Phillips III on the second team.

Dieter Weber was Offensive POY, Oliver Fleming Defensive POY, Jacob Noretto Special Teams POY and Matt Rees Coach of the Year.