COLUMBUS – Cathleen Wolff never expected that downloading the Count the Kicks app to monitor her baby’s movements during pregnancy would help save her daughter’s life. Cathleen learned about Count the Kicks through educational materials provided by the Ohio Department of Health and discussed the importance of tracking her baby’s movements with her doctor. Recently, […]
March 2021
Posted inSolutions
Mount Vernon alumnus trains dogs to sniff out COVID-19
MADISON, Florida — When Jeff Minder founded Top Tier K9 in March 2014, he wanted to figure out if dogs think and act like humans do. This “experiment” (as Minder phrased it) has become a successful venture, but Minder did not imagine that his business, a mere six years later, would be training dogs to […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: Will Ontario water customers be getting new meters?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to reader-submitted questions through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. ONTARIO ─ If you wonder whether the City of Ontario will replace water meters, just like what Mansfield has been doing, you are not alone. Ruthie Good asked […]
Posted inNews
Mansfield man dies in crash north of Shelby while fleeing from police
MANSFIELD — A 37-year-old Mansfield man died and three Mansfield police officers were placed on administrative leave Wednesday night after a high-speed chase that ended with a fatal crash in northern Richland County. Randy L. Heater Jr., 37, who was fleeing police northbound on Plymouth-Springmill Road, failed to negotiate a curve, went off the right […]
Posted inAuto News Desk - Softball, Softball, Sports
Cardington-Lincoln plants its flag on River Valley
Cardington-Lincoln stormed to a third inning lead and cruised to an 8-2 win over River Valley on March 10 in Ohio softball. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article. Take a 1 minute survey and be registered to win a $25 Visa gift card. For statewide results and expert analysis […]
Posted inAuto News Desk - Boys Basketball, Boys Basketball, Sports
Johnstown earns narrow win over Western Reserve
Wednesday’s outing turned into an endurance test that Johnstown passed in a 75-69 victory at Western Reserve’s expense in an Ohio boys basketball matchup on March 10. Both teams traded salvos in the final period, but Johnstown had enough offense to deny Western Reserve in the end. The Johnnies darted over the Roughriders when the […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports
Juggernaut Lima Shawnee awaits Shelby in regional semifinals
SHELBY — Nathon Loney couldn’t help but peek ahead, even as his Shelby team basked in the afterglow of the program’s first district title since 1999, By the time the Whippets put the finishing touches on last Saturday’s 64-44 win over Norwalk in the Ashland district final, the Whippets’ coach already knew what was waiting in […]
Posted inObituaries
Molly Rae Maxwell Wilcox Taddeo
Molly Rae Maxwell Wilcox Taddeo, 82, died suddenly on February 27th in Florida following a brief illness. Born March 10, 1938, in Mansfield, Ohio, Molly was the daughter of Leeta Ruhl Maxwell, a teacher, and Frank Hugh Maxwell, MD, an Army doctor who died in 1945 in Mindoro, the Philippines and the granddaughter of Louisa […]
Posted inNews
Children from low-income Richland County families can receive new athletic shoes
MANSFIELD — Children from low-income families in Richland County will receive brand new athletic style shoes courtesy of Gov. Mike DeWine’s Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI). The GOFBCI will provide 300 pairs of Operation Warm shoes to children in Richland County through a collaboration with the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC), […]
Posted inCrawford Source
Marion County judge, wife convicted in hit-and-run accident
MARION — A Marion County Common Pleas judge and his wife have been convicted of multiple felony charges stemming from a June 2020 hit-and-run that injured a 19-year-old man, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday in an emailed press release. “It’s almost a cliché – the coverup is worse than the crime. Here, the […]