MANSFIELD — ‘Tis the holiday season and sticky-fingered thieves are ready for an easy score … from your car. Mansfield Safety-Service Director Lori Cope said Monday the city experienced another rash of weekend break-ins to vehicles in multiple locations.
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COVID-19: Hospitalizations jump 59 percent statewide in last 2 weeks
COLUMBUS — There were 4,358 COVID-19 patients in hospitals on Monday morning, an increase of 59 percent in just two weeks, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a press briefing. “We also currently have 1,079 patients who are in the ICU, which is again far higher than we have seen so far during this pandemic,” […]
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COVID-19: SB 311 draws line between governor, lawmakers over powers
COLUMBUS — Does the Ohio governor, through the state Department of Health, have the right to unilaterally create and impose restrictions on residents and businesses during a health crisis? Does the Ohio General Assembly have a right to review those restrictions and modify them or reject them outright?
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179th Airlift Wing one of two sites for possible new mission
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Air National Guard’s 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield-Lahm Airport is one of two national sites selected as possible locations for a new information warfare mission. The U.S. Department of Defense notified Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday that the U.S. Air Force had selected Mansfield as a candidate location to host an […]
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Mansfield Playhouse postponing productions due to COVID-19 concerns
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Playhouse — in response to rising COVID-19 concerns from patrons, staff and cast members — has postponed current productions until further notice. “Though we do not have any direct cases within our current participants, we have several different cast members and patrons coming from several different surrounding areas,” said Doug Wertz, […]
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Multiple ‘shots fired’ calls: Mansfield police report 1 man shot, 4 guns found, 2 juveniles arrested
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man was shot and police recovered four handguns and arrested two juveniles during a six-hour series of calls Thursday night and into Friday morning. According to Mansfield police Capt. Shari Robertson, authorities received three calls involving “shots fired,” one of which resulted in a resident suffering multiple, non-life threatening injuries.
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Open Source: How are local hospitals handling the COVID-19 surge?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader’s question regarding how local hospitals are handling the recent surge in COVID-19 cases around the area. Do you have a question you’d like Richland Source to report on? Submit it through our Open Source forum. Hospitals in Richland and Crawford counties are not hanging out the “no […]
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CARES Act: Richland County commissioners will receive portion of unused local funds
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners may have between $250,000 and $500,000 in additional CARES Act funds to allocate. The actual amount will be determined once a final accounting of local government entities participation in the COVID-19 relief funding effort is completed.
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COVID-19: Richland County remains ‘red’ for eighth straight week
MANSFIELD — Richland County remained “red,” or level three, on Thursday for the eighth straight week in Ohio’s color-coded, COVID-19 ratings system. Richland County is one of 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties this week with the “red” designation. Ashland, Crawford and Knox counties also remained red this week.
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It’s not ‘the gales of November,’ but it’s gonna be windy today
“That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed; When the gales of November came early.” — Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” Ok, so that song by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot about the Nov. 10, 1975, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior, doesn’t mean north central Ohio weather […]
