MANSFIELD — Mayor Tim Theaker will ask Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night to approve administrative and operational guidelines for the Downtown Improvement Advisory Board. The work of the board, members of which were approved by council in May 2018, became an issue in April when several city lawmakers asked if they could attend the […]
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Clear Fork Middle School lockdown lifted Friday after reported prom threat
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork Middle School was on lockdown Friday morning after a sixth-grade student reported he overheard another student mention a planned shooting at the high school prom on Saturday night. Clear Fork Superintendent Janice Wyckoff called the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. at 7:44 a.m. to report the middle school principal was contacted by […]
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Richland County sales tax revenue up, but loss of $1.3 million in state funds being felt
MANSFIELD — Richland County sales tax revenues are trending up in 2019, but the loss of $1.3 million in state money to replace Medicaid managed care organizations sales tax is still being felt. In fact, Richland County commissioners on Thursday, during a lunch meeting with other elected county officials, cautioned that current spending trends are exceeding […]
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County hears $1.2 million proposal to renovate, upgrade sheriff’s spaces at Peoples Community
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners Tuesday heard a $1.2 million proposal to upgrade, renovate and relocate aspects of the sheriff’s department — including the 9-1-1 dispatch center, emergency operations center and road patrol — within the Peoples Community Center. Commissioners took no action on the proposal and scheduled a capital projects budget discussion for June […]
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State assistance not coming to Shelby, area tornado victims
MANSFIELD — State assistance will not be coming to those impacted by the April 14 tornado that roared through Shelby and several surrounding townships in northern Richland County. But that doesn’t mean help isn’t coming neighbor-to-neighbor, just like it has since that late Sunday afternoon turned from peaceful to violent. To qualify for state emergency […]
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Mansfield City Council questions lack of involvement in Mansfield Rising ideas
MANSFIELD — Two ideas developed through the Mansfield Rising plan ran into opposition Tuesday night, especially from a few Mansfield City Council members unhappy they were not included in meetings where the ideas were developed. One plan would convert Mulberry Street into two-way traffic from Second Street to Fifth Street, an idea aimed at making […]
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State financial help may be available for those in tornado-damaged area
MANSFIELD — Those impacted by Sunday’s tornado in and around Shelby may be eligible for state financial assistance, Richland County commissioners were told Tuesday morning. County Emergency Management Agency Director Rick Evans, JFS Director Sharlene Neumann and Auditor Pat Dropsey discussed relief efforts with commissioners, who met in public session for the first time since a […]
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Open Source: Why are there two caves behind John Sherman School on 39?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. A Richland Source reader asked, “Why are there two caves behind John Sherman School on 39?” MANSFIELD — Bruce Brewer knew what boots to wear, the knee-high rubbers. The 50-year-old head custodian at Sherman […]
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Engineer advises Mansfield City Council to proceed with water meter replacement plan
MANSFIELD — Mansfield only receives revenue on 40 percent of the water it produces, according to City Engineer Bob Bianchi, who implored City Council on Tuesday evening to proceed with an $18 million city-wide replacement program for its water meter and data collection system. “This is important. I cannot stress enough how important this is,” […]