LEXINGTON, Ohio – A new entrepreneur group, Richland County Entrepreneur Organization, better known as Richland CEOs, held its kickoff meeting March 18 at the Happy Grape in Lexington. The group was organized by entrepreneurs Stephanie Zader and Paul Smith. Zader founded Immix, a business solutions company. “My business’ goal is to make being in business […]
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Bellville passes parking ordinance
BELLVILLE, Ohio – The Village of Bellville held a public hearing on March 17 to discuss a new parking ordinance which would ban parking in front yards inside the village’s R-1 residential business district. Resident Ed Wilson spoke out against the ordinance, noting that he had five drivers in his household, with five cars and […]
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Bellville settles issue of part-time mayor
BELLVILLE, Ohio -After much public discussion and nearly an hour of executive session during the March 17 regular meeting, the Bellville Village Council at last agreed to amend the proposed ordinance that would have reduced the mayor’s salary to $7,000 annually. The “Ordinance to Add a Section 31.08 to designate the mayor as a part-time […]
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Mansfield Raceway promoter responds to allegations of racism
MANSFIELD, Ohio–Update: March 18, 6:01 p.m.– Richland Source confirmed with Grant Milliron, the owner of the raceway track, that he has canceled the agreement for Kevin Ruic to promote events at Mansfield Raceway. Racially charged posts on his personal Facebook page have placed Kevin Ruic of Avon Lake in a defensive position recently. Ruic leases and […]
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Adoptee shares her story as Ohio adoption records become available
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Beginning March 20 of this year, Ohio adoptees whose adoptions were finalized between Jan. 1, 1964 to Sept. 18, 1996 may gain access to their adoption file and original birth record from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) thanks to Senate Bill 23. Kimmie Sapp didn’t need to wait for this legislation […]
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Clear Fork Board promises resolution on PARCC
BELLVILLE, Ohio – “I’ve listened to teachers both in and out of our district. I’ve read signed letters from teachers, superintendents, board of education members, and principals from Ohio and other states, who have stood up against PARCC, or ‘opted out,’ as you will. I’ve learned from them that this is not teaching. This is […]
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SMART Act would streamline testing in Ohio schools
MANSFIELD, Ohio – “Recognizing that we are over-testing our children is a necessary and important first step in undoing this culture of ‘test and punish’ kids and their teachers. It has gotten totally out of control,” said Columbus City Schools Teacher Courtney Johnson. Johnson, who is also the parent of a third-grader, joined Sen. Sherrod […]
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Common Core: Parents’ differing points of view
Richland Source hopes that our Common Core series has answered pertinent questions for the public. As a final chapter, we asked parents for their perspective on Common Core and PARCC. Some weighed in on our Facebook page; others expressed opinions included in this article. Local parent Larry Betts noted that he has come to appreciate […]
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Bellville council postpones decision
“We voted Mayor Banks in. We voted for a full-time mayor. We didn’t vote for a part-time mayor,” said Bellville resident Dan Jones. Jones was one of nearly two dozen residents that turned out for the Bellville Village Council meeting on March 3, many of them voicing opposition to the proposed ordinance to reduce the […]
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Teachers: Does Common Core make the grade?
MANSFIELD, Ohio – After exploring the origin of Common Core, as well as its standards and strategies, Richland Source explored the correlation between Common Core and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing. We then reached out to educators for their perspective on Common Core and PARCC. Educators were offered anonymity, […]