Today – A major state funding award is bringing Taking Root Farms closer to building a long-planned future for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Richland County.

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Pleasant Hill Lake has become the setting for one of the most remarkable wildlife comeback stories in the region, as ospreys have spent the last two decades fighting wind, predators, bad luck, and even people, yet still managing to thrive.

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Today – Richland County leaders say the county’s finances are steady, but rising employee health insurance costs are forcing a harder look at the future.

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Today – Mansfield’s historic landmark theater is temporarily without seats, but the Renaissance Theatre says that empty auditorium is a visible sign of a much bigger vision for its next century.

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This week on News Man Weekly, Carl, Zac and Hayden break down several local headlines, including Mansfield's proposed downtown DORA district, the return of weekend speed bumps along the Miracle Mile and the latest progress on the city's massive Main Street reconstruction project.

In the featured interview, Carl sits down with Mansfield music legends Dean Kastran and Dale Powers, founding members of The Ohio Express, along with Shelby musician McCray Martin.

The conversation explores their recent collaboration on Martin's new song, Set Me Free, their advice for aspiring musicians, influences and stories from six decades in the music business. Dean and Dale discuss opening for The Who, handling fame and success and the time they managed to make television icon Dick Clark unhappy.

If you love music, local history and great storytelling, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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Related links:

• Main Street Improvement Project progressing; Park Avenue remains closed in Central Park
• Legislation creating a DORA in Mansfield planned for City Council in July, says mayor
• Speed bumps return on weekend nights at ‘Miracle Mile’ section of Park Avenue West
• Watch Martin's new song, 'Set Me Free' feat. The Ohio Express on YouTube

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The Madison Local Schools board has terminated a middle school teacher accused of making sexually inappropriate comments to students.

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Today – Newly released records are offering a clearer picture of the investigation into a Danville man accused of planning an attack tied to the UFC Freedom 250 event.

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Today – An Ohio mother’s call to local law enforcement may have helped stop an alleged multi-state attack plot targeting a UFC event on the White House South Lawn.

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