LEXINGTON, Ohio – A new entrepreneur group, Richland County Entrepreneur Organization, better known as Richland CEOs, held its kickoff meeting March 18 at the Happy Grape in Lexington. The group […]
Candace Harrell, Asst. Editor
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Bellville passes parking ordinance
BELLVILLE, Ohio – The Village of Bellville held a public hearing on March 17 to discuss a new parking ordinance which would ban parking in front yards inside the village’s […]
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Bellville settles issue of part-time mayor
BELLVILLE, Ohio -After much public discussion and nearly an hour of executive session during the March 17 regular meeting, the Bellville Village Council at last agreed to amend the proposed […]
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Mansfield Raceway promoter responds to allegations of racism
MANSFIELD, Ohio–Update: March 18, 6:01 p.m.– Richland Source confirmed with Grant Milliron, the owner of the raceway track, that he has canceled the agreement for Kevin Ruic to promote events at […]
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Adoptee shares her story as Ohio adoption records become available
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Beginning March 20 of this year, Ohio adoptees whose adoptions were finalized between Jan. 1, 1964 to Sept. 18, 1996 may gain access to their adoption file […]
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Clear Fork Board promises resolution on PARCC
BELLVILLE, Ohio – “I’ve listened to teachers both in and out of our district. I’ve read signed letters from teachers, superintendents, board of education members, and principals from Ohio and […]
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SMART Act would streamline testing in Ohio schools
MANSFIELD, Ohio – “Recognizing that we are over-testing our children is a necessary and important first step in undoing this culture of ‘test and punish’ kids and their teachers. It […]
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Common Core: Parents’ differing points of view
Richland Source hopes that our Common Core series has answered pertinent questions for the public. As a final chapter, we asked parents for their perspective on Common Core and PARCC. […]
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Bellville council postpones decision
“We voted Mayor Banks in. We voted for a full-time mayor. We didn’t vote for a part-time mayor,” said Bellville resident Dan Jones. Jones was one of nearly two dozen […]
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Teachers: Does Common Core make the grade?
MANSFIELD, Ohio – After exploring the origin of Common Core, as well as its standards and strategies, Richland Source explored the correlation between Common Core and Partnership for Assessment of […]