MANSFIELD — Richland County elected officials on Tuesday at 9 a.m will discuss the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state-ordered shutdown in March and expectations going forward as […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Woman, 92, becomes Richland County’s 8th COVID-19 death
MANSFIELD — A 92-year-old woman has become the eighth fatality in Richland County due to COVID-19, Richland Public Health announced Monday. The woman was living in a residential care setting […]
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for north central Ohio
Quite a July weekend in north central Ohio. Searing heat and high humidity today gave us a heat index of 103 degrees. And now Mother Nature wants to wrap up […]
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Mansfield City Council: Grab some snacks and a comfortable chair Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Folks planning to watch Mansfield City Council’s live-streamed meetings Tuesday night will want some snacks and a comfortable seat. It’s going to be a long night. Local lawmakers […]
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COVID-19: Richland Public Health says ‘asymptomatic’ rate can be high in the community
Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to a question submitted through Open Source. Several readers asked which restaurant was the one mentioned by the governor on Thursday during his press […]
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COVID-19: Masks become mandatory in Richland County, says DeWine
COLUMBUS — Facial coverings in public become mandatory Friday at 6 p.m. in Richland County after Gov. Mike DeWine announced today the county has been designated “red” in the Ohio Public […]
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Don’t it make your brown grass green? Rain, storms expected today, this weekend
Most can’t tell because of the brown patches in their yards which were recently green. But July is usually one of the wettest months of the year in Ohio, according […]
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COVID-19: DeWine urges, but doesn’t order, Ohio residents to wear masks
COLUMBUS — Saying the state has reached its “most critical point in the battle against coronavirus,” Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday evening urged every Ohio resident to wear a mask […]
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Richland Public Health to join fight against ‘systemic racism as public health crisis’
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health has agreed to participate in a community effort designating systemic racism as a public health crisis, board chairman David Remy said Tuesday evening. Speaking during […]