MOUNT GILEAD — Morgan and Wendy Broadhead had never seen “Homestead Rescue” on television. They had been too busy trying to build an off-the-grid, tire-bale home in northern Morrow County than to watch a Discovery Channel program about an Alaskan family’s travels helping budding homesteaders. So imagine their surprise last spring when the popular TV […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Another weekend of rain/snow lies ahead
We are about to slog through another ugly weekend of January wintry weather with rain and snow — and a lack of sunshine. But we can take some degree of solace in the words of Vita Sackville-West, an English poet, novelist and garden designer: “The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we […]
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Richland County spent $1 million less than previous year in medical claims for employees
MANSFIELD — Richland County spent about $1 million less in medical claims for its employees during the last year, according to Wendy Dillingham of the County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio. Dillingham, who met with commissioners on Tuesday morning to provide a quarterly insurance update, said the county paid out $7.4 million for employee medical claims […]
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Mansfield City Council may take greater role in early-year spending decisions
MANSFIELD — Until a final 2020 city budget is approved, Mansfield City Council may decide Tuesday to take a greater role in spending decisions. Council is expected to vote on an ordinance that would require its approval of all contracts over $24,999 until the final budget is approved at the end of March. Currently, the […]
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Wind chills dropping below zero today in north central Ohio
Snow. Check. Freezing rain. Check. Wind. Check. And today … wind chills below zero. Welcome to winter in north central Ohio. This weekend has been a return to normalcy in our area, a chilling slap in the face from Mother Nature that she still has plenty in store for us before Spring begins on March […]
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Two Mansfield City Council members sworn in Friday afternoon
MANSFIELD — Neither David Falquette nor Laura Burns can claim they didn’t know what they were signing up for Friday afternoon. Both Republican city council members were sworn into office by Mayor Tim Theaker — Falquette to an at-large seat and Burns representing the city’s 1st Ward. Falquette, 59, was midway through his first term […]
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Expect anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow this weekend
The light winter snow expected for this weekend just got heavier. And colder. And more windy. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland, which earlier this week called for one to three inches of snow across north central Ohio, has adjusted its forecast. Richland, Ashland and Knox counties can now expect three to four inches […]
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Mansfield airmen among Ohio Air National Guard members being sent to aid Puerto Rico
MANSFIELD — More than two dozen Ohio Air National Guard members, including some based in Mansfield, will be sent to Puerto Rico to provide emergency aide after recent powerful earthquakes caused massive destruction and widespread power outages. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Thursday authorizing specified members of the Ohio National Guard to provide emergency […]
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Mansfield construction company helps ‘Homestead Rescue’ TV show in Morrow County
MANSFIELD — Josh Mobley has run his own construction company for nine years. The 35-year-old former U.S. Army reservist knows his way around an excavator, backhoe, concrete, chainsaw and about any carpentry tool you can imagine. Largely self-taught, the general contractor figured he had a pretty good handle on how construction projects should go. Then […]