BELLVILLE — Aiden Culler wasn’t even born the last time Lucas played Clear Fork in football. Neither were any of the other current Cubs, since the most recent meeting came in 1992. But the 5-11, 150-pound freshman nailed a 24-yard, fourth-quarter field goal Friday night to hand Lucas its first ever win in football over […]
Carl Hunnell
City editor. 30-year plus journalist. Husband. Father of 3 grown sons and also a proud grandpa. Prior military journalist in U.S. Navy, Ohio Air National Guard. -- Favorite quote: "Where were you when the page was blank?"
Posted inCovid-19, News
COVID-19: Richland County commissioners want state to announce recovery goals
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners, again frustrated at a lack of communication from Gov. Mike DeWine regarding COVID-19, asked Thursday morning for the state to clearly state its goals for the pandemic. Commissioner Tony Vero cited statistics Wednesday from the Ohio Dept. of Health that showed there have been 117,684 total positive cases since COVID-19 […]
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COVID-19: Richland County records 17th death, remains ‘yellow’ in rating
MANSFIELD — Richland County reported its 17th death related to COVID-19 on Thursday, the same day Gov. Mike DeWine announced the county remained “yellow,” or level one, in the Public Health Advisory System. Ashland, Crawford and Knox counties also remained level one in the system. The latest fatality was an an 88-year-old woman who died […]
Posted inWeather
No Hurricane Laura here — but potentially strong storms expected Wednesday
A distant cousin of Hurricane Laura may come calling across north central Ohio on Wednesday afternoon and early evening. Well, ok, a really distant cousin. A strong, damaging thunderstorm or two, to be exact. Hurricane warnings are posted for upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts as Laura, strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday morning […]
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Richland County to receive $1 million in new round of COVID-19 relief
MANSFIELD — Richland County will likely receive an additional $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds, which county commissioners discussed Tuesday using for payroll reimbursement in the county jail. “There is nothing the jail has done that hasn’t been impacted by COVID-19,” Commissioner Tony Vero said. “That’s where we want to start (with the second round […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: Richland Public Health reports details on 16 COVID-19 deaths
Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to a question submitted through Open Source. Mansfield readers asked for details on COVID-19 deaths in Richland County.) MANSFIELD — Details released by Richland Public Health on Monday offered an insight into the 16 COVID-19 deaths recorded since the pandemic reached Ohio in March. None of them are surprising, mirroring […]
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COVID-19: Hundreds participate in free, pop-up testing at Richland County Fairgrounds
MANSFIELD — Cars were lined up when the gates opened Saturday at the Richland County Fairgrounds for a free COVID-19 pop-up testing event. Richland Public Health, the Ohio National Guard and a variety of local agencies and organizations came together to offer the four-hour event, the first such local event since the pandemic began five months ago. […]
