COLUMBUS — For the week ending April 25, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported 92,920 initial jobless claims to the U.S. Dept. of Labor. The number […]
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United Way of Richland County announces COVID-19 community relief package
MANSFIELD — United Way of Richland County has announced it will adjust the way it allocates funds to partner agencies this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since […]
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COVID-19: DeWine says 1.1 million PPE items have been sent to Ohio prisons
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced the state has provided more than 1.1 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to its state prisons. The PPEs issued […]
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Richland County officials frustrated with changing state requirements regarding COVID-19
MANSFIELD — Richland County elected officials expressed frustration and disappointment Thursday with the state’s frequently changing requirements as it begins to re-open an economy shuttered by COVID-19. Gov. Mike DeWine […]
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Lexington med supply company creates product to aid COVID-19 patients
LEXINGTON — Just three weeks before the coronavirus outbreak hit Seattle, Victoria Langer was there marketing a product designed to help patients experiencing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, (ARDS). Now, demand for […]
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Richland County reports 2nd COVID-19 death
MANSFIELD — A second Richland County resident has died who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release Wednesday afternoon from Richland Public Health. “On behalf of Richland Public […]
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Husted: Ohio workers mandated to wear face masks as businesses re-open
COLUMBUS — Face coverings for employees will be required for all Ohio businesses as the state begins efforts to re-open the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted […]
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DeWine reverses masks policy — recommended, not required
MANSFIELD — Usage of masks by Ohio residents will be “strongly recommended,” but not mandatory as the state begins to re-open the economy. Gov. Mike DeWine, who used the words […]
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DeWine: Masks mandatory for businesses, customers during partial re-opening of Ohio
COLUMBUS — Facial coverings for employees and customers will be required as Ohio begins to partially re-open the state’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. “Ohioans […]
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Bucyrus police chief reveals COVID-19 diagnosis
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police Chief David Koepke has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a post on the department Facebook page. At 10:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, Koepke shared that what […]