COLUMBUS — The rising spread of COVID-19 across Ohio threatens the ability of the state’s children to continue in-person learning, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. “A lot is at stake […]
Covid19
Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 in schools
MANSFIELD — In the past two days, two school districts have shut down for a day while Richland Public Health conducts COVID-19 contact tracing. St. Peter’s held classes remotely on Monday […]
Richland Public Health reports four COVID-19 deaths; death toll at 24
MANSFIELD — Four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported Friday morning by Richland Public Health. The four deaths, all in October, raise the county’s death toll to 24 since […]
COVID-19: Richland County remains ‘red’ in state rating system
COLUMBUS — Richland County remained “red,” or level three, on Thursday in the state’s COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System, triggering the same five indicators it hit a week ago. It’s […]
COVID-19: Second RICI death reported by ODRC was 80-year-old inmate
MANSFIELD — A second inmate death at the Richland Correctional Institution is listed as “probable” for COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website. Also, three more […]
Death of Richland Correctional Institution inmate listed as COVID-19 ‘probable’
MANSFIELD — The recent death of a 76-year-old Richland Correctional Institution is listed as “probable” for COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website. The inmate passed […]
COVID-19: DeWine says color-coded system not tied to state restrictions
MANSFIELD — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday the state’s color-coded COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System — which ranked Richland County as “red” again this week — is not tied to any […]
Richland County stays ‘red’ in COVID-19 state rating
MANSFIELD — Richland County remained “red,” or level three, Thursday afternoon in the state’s color-coded COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System. The county triggered five of the system’s seven indicators, one […]
COVID-19: DeWine pledges no ‘punitive actions’ if Richland County goes ‘purple’
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine said the state plans no “punitive action” against Richland County if it becomes Ohio’s first “purple,” or level four, county on Thursday under the COVID-19 […]
ODRC: 25 COVID-19 MANCI inmate tests were recently transferred to Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The 25 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Mansfield Correctional Institution were all recently transferred to the prison in Mansfield, according to Richland County Commissioner […]

