Rebuilding local news one story at a time
Make Richland County a better place by supporting independent, solutions-focused reporting. Your membership bridges the gap between you and the reporters that cover your life. Together, we form a vital partnership that fosters trust, togetherness and growth through journalism.
The Fan
📰 Support trusted reporting
- Guilt-free reading
- Exclusive membership newsletter
- Opportunity to snag tickets to local events such as theater, community concerts and live performances
The Enthusiast
⭐ Our best overall value!
Everything in the Starter plan plus…
- Preferred seating at Source events and early bird reservations
- Designate an advertising credit to a nonprofit of your choice ($300 value)
The Leader
💚 Invest in truly local news
Everything in the Pillar plan plus…
- Designate an advertising credit to a nonprofit of your choice ($600 value)
- Exclusive events and access to newsmakers through your membership in the Solutions Society
The News is Broken
One after the other, local newspapers across Ohio have closed. Print advertising revenue declines every year. There are 51% fewer reporters than just a decade ago. Trust in news media has never been lower.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
The Source membership program helps you make Richland County a better place through support for independent, solutions-focused reporting. Membership bridges the gap between you and the reporters that cover your life. Together, we form a vital partnership that fosters trust, togetherness and growth through journalism.
KEEP NEWS FREE
& ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
Journalism isn’t free to create. Your support enables the newsroom to operate and meaningful projects to happen.
SEE SOLUTIONS IN
PLACE OF PROBLEMS
Your support enables daily reporting and research-driven solutions stories.
CREATE
REAL-WORLD IMPACT
Member support enables events like the Mansfield Mayoral Debate, Reporting Reimagined, our Community Baby Shower and many more to come.
🚀 Join over 1,400 members across North Central Ohio
I appreciate the efforts of the Richland Source to make a meaningful difference within our region in so many ways.
Mike Ziegelhofer
Thank you for covering the issue since I would not even have known about all this without your coverage. This story reminded me of the value of an active press and how we need to support it financially.
Dennis Dyer
I’m impressed with the clear, concise news articles that I find very pertinent to our community. The website format is well organized, clean and easy to read. Richland Source helps me to feel very connected.
Andrea Shifley
Change happens one story at a time
Traditional media outlets leave people feeling powerless and disconnected, while the Source tells the whole story of the communities it serves. By becoming a Source Member, you’ll be able to support local, independent journalism and stay engaged in a thriving membership community. If you agree that having a factual, independent, local news source helps make north central Ohio better, will you support us? Your support will help us continue to deliver real value and change through local journalism, something thousands of communities across the country no longer have.