LUCAS — Voters in the Lucas school district have rejected a ballot measure to fund a new K-12 facility. Just over half (50.76 percent) of voters said no to a 10-mill, 37-year bond issue, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections and Ashland County Board of Elections. (The district […]
November 2023
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Mansfield City Council will have 2 new faces in January
MANSFIELD — There will be two new faces when Mansfield City Council convenes for the first time in 2023. Democrat Cynthia Daley and Republican Deborah Mount were elected Tuesday to represent the 4th and 6th wards, respectively. Daley, a political newcomer, will replace current Councilman Alomar Davenport, whom she defeated in the May primary. Mount […]
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Blankenship earns return to Mansfield Finance Director’s office
MANSFIELD — Kelly Blankenship knows the way to the finance director’s office in the Municipal Building. She has been there before — and is now headed back. The Republican, who served as the city’s finance director from 2007 to 2011, earned another four-year term on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Jon VanHarlingen, a former City Council member. […]
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Currier elected new Shiloh mayor
PLYMOUTH/SHILOH – Paul Currier told Richland Source he’s got time to devote all of his energy to helping address issues in the village. He’ll have the next four years to live up to his word after being elected the next Shiloh mayor on Tuesday. Shiloh mayor, village council According to final, unofficial totals from Richland […]
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Kime elected to Mansfield City School board; write-in vote yet to be determined
MANSFIELD — Voters in the Mansfield City Schools district have chosen two new members for the board of education, but only one has been unofficially confirmed as of early Wednesday morning. Jennifer Kime was the only candidate to appear on Tuesday’s ballot. She secured a spot on the board with 5,223 votes, according to final, unofficial […]
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Kemerer, Badnell win 6-year terms as Mansfield Municipal Court judges
MANSFIELD — Voters elected two new Mansfield Municipal Court judges on Tuesday and returned a veteran to the Clerk of Courts office. Current City of Mansfield First Assistant Law Director Michael Kemerer and long-time local private attorney David Badnell were elected to new, six-year terms on the bench, while longtime incumbent Daniel Smith was elected […]
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Clear Fork elects 2 new board members, ousts incumbents
BELLVILLE — Residents of the Clear Fork Valley Local School District ousted two incumbents in Tuesday’s school board race. Newcomers Troy Tingley and Terry McDermott were elected to four-year terms commencing Jan. 1, 2024. Tingley garnered 2,201 votes and McDermott received 1,963, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections and […]
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Richland Public Health to ‘strive for excellence’ with levy renewal
MANSFIELD — A half-mill levy renewal for Richland Public Health was approved county-wide by voters on Tuesday. According to final, unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections, the tax levy earned 58.12% of the vote, or 20,728 votes. As a renewal, the levy will not cost local property owners additional taxes. Currently, the […]
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Shelby voters approve five-year, 1/4-percent income tax fire levy
According to final, unofficial totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, the fire levy was approved by 55.84 percent of Shelby voters.
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Studer re-elected Shelby Municipal Court judge
According to final, unofficial totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, Studer received 59.96 percent of votes to defeat Elgin, 3,134 to 2,093.