EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. First thing you have to know is, there were a lot of clever, talented, handy Scouts in our troop but none of them were in my patrol. Our Scoutmaster had kind of stacked the deck: all the good looking, intelligent boys with a […]
March 2021
Posted inAuto News Desk - Boys Basketball, Boys Basketball, Sports
Glenwood wins tense tussle with Hiland
Glenwood found the tipping point, and leaned on it to knock off Hiland 44-39 in an Ohio boys basketball matchup. The Tigers hummed like a well-oiled machine through the final quarter, extending the lead with a 13-12 advantage in the frame. The third quarter gave Glenwood a 31-27 lead over Hiland. The Tigers registered a […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Rob Portman: Senate Republicans demand justification for ongoing extreme security measures at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on […]
Posted inEducation
Schools’ COVID guidelines won’t change overnight
MANSFIELD — More than 1,200 of Richland County school employees got their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during Friday’s clinic at the Mid Ohio Educational Service Center. MOESC Supt. Kevin Kimmel estimated that about 60 percent of educators from participating schools were vaccinated through the clinic. What does this mean for area schools? […]
Posted inOpinion
Sherrod Brown: Keeping Ohio moms healthy
Maternal mortality is a growing problem in Ohio and around the country. Too many mothers are dying, particularly mothers of color. Nationally, Black mothers die at 3 times the rate of White mothers, and are twice as likely to suffer from life-threatening complications with their pregnancies. And as many as half of these deaths could […]
Posted inCovid-19, News
Richland Public Health provides local COVID-19 update
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health provided the following local update to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday afternoon. Richland County data from Richland Public Health*. Ohio data from ODH. For others Johns Hopkins data has been used. Richland County has 7,849 confirmed positive pandemic cases with 2,572 probable cases for a total of 10,421 cumulative cases. […]
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Ashland County welcomes new Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
ASHLAND — Ashland County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher R. Tunnell has announce the addition of Stephanie Todaro to his staff. Todaro will serve as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, whose primary responsibility will be the representation of the Ashland County Department of Job and Family Services in child abuse, neglect, and dependency cases. She will be joining […]
Posted inBusiness
New addiction treatment center in Mansfield provides a safe environment for patients
MANSFIELD ─ Kimmi Williams has a clear idea of how she sees patients coming to BrightView’s addiction treatment center. “What you did before today doesn’t matter to us. What matters is what you’re doing today,” Williams said. The new outpatient treatment center, opened in late February, is located at 580 Park Ave. West. Williams, the […]