MANSFIELD — Richland County has plans to spend around $200,000 to upgrade its network of tornado sirens to digital from the current VHF status.

County commissioners on Tuesday voted to allow local Emergency Management Agency Director Rebecca Owens to seek requests for proposals to do the conversion work.

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