MANSFIELD — A winter weather advisory remains in effect for all of north central Ohio today through 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. Counties in the advisory area include Richland, Ashland, Knox and Crawford counties.
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Mansfield City Council expected to vote on pay increases for elected officials Tuesday
MANSFIELD — A proposal to raise the pay of Mansfield’s elected officials, which began in November and has been contentious at times, is scheduled for a final vote Tuesday evening. A 42-minute meeting of council’s employee relations committee on Dec. 3 — which preceded a second reading on an ordinance raising pay for the mayor, […]
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Richland County commissioners to revisit court-appointed attorney fees Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners are scheduled Tuesday to discuss what the county pays for attorneys appointed by the courts to represent indigent defendants. Commissioners, who voted in August to increase those payments effective Jan. 1, are scheduled to discuss the issue at 10 a.m.
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Richland Source readers make international elections impression
MANSFIELD — Richland Source readers have made an international impression on elections and the media that covers them. We thank you. And we are not done yet. A website in England, www.journalism.co.uk, that focuses on media, published a story just before the United Kingdom’s election last week about the “Talk the Vote” sessions Richland Source conducted […]
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It’s beginning to a look like Christmas — more snow (and ice) expected Monday night
A couple of inches of snow that fell during the night Sunday may just be the precursor to what could be worse Monday night and into Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Monday night with more snow — and freezing rain.
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Mansfield City Schools planning community-wide celebration on Martin Luther King Day
MANSFIELD — As a long-time former football coach, Stan Jefferson knows something about momentum. And it’s clear Jefferson, in his first year as superintendent for Mansfield City Schools, wants to keep rolling with the positive vibes from a highly successful football season.
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Mansfield firefighters begin training on new aerial ladder truck
MANSFIELD — The potential life-saving reach of the Mansfield Fire Department just got longer and wider. Firefighters began training this week on the city’s new $848,956 Pierce Manufacturing Ascendant rear-mount steel aerial ladder truck, which was recently accepted from the company’s facility in Appleton, Wisc. and driven home by Mansfield firefighters.
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GALLERY: Mansfield firefighters begin training on new ladder truck
DSC_0948.jpg Mansfield City Council members said Friday they were surprised when they learned the mayor had made the decision to cut non-emergency overtime in the fire department. DSC_0003.jpg DSC_0006.jpg DSC_0008.jpg DSC_0010.jpg DSC_0012.jpg DSC_0014.jpg DSC_0016.jpg DSC_0020.jpg DSC_0911.jpg DSC_0912.jpg DSC_0931.jpg DSC_0915.jpg DSC_0919.jpg DSC_0920.jpg DSC_0922.jpg DSC_0928.jpg DSC_0936.jpg DSC_0940.jpg DSC_0943.jpg DSC_0954.jpg DSC_0959.jpg DSC_0961.jpg DSC_0964.jpg DSC_0968.jpg DSC_0971.jpg DSC_0972.jpg DSC_0976.jpg DSC_0980.jpg […]
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Race for Richland County Juvenile Court judge swells to 3 candidates
MANSFIELD — With the filing deadline just one week away, the race to become the next Richland County Juvenile Court judge has grown to three candidates. Republican Steve McKinley, appointed juvenile court judge in March to replace longtime Judge Ron Spon, has announced he will seek election to the bench.
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$1.5 million countywide digital radio system proposed for fire, EMS services
MANSFIELD — A proposed $1.5 million Multi-Agency Radio Communications System digital radio system would improve communication and cooperation among township fire departments and also increase reliability. That was the message conveyed to Richland County commissioners Tuesday by township fire department chiefs and the county sheriff’s department, which administers the county 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
