MANSFIELD — There was a collective murmur around Richland County on social media Thursday afternoon. “We’re yellow! Wait, the last two weeks we were red! How did we jump up two spots in a week? Does that mean I can take my mask off?” Let’s answer the last question first. Masks stay on when not […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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COVID-19: DeWine seeks to end bar sales at 10 p.m. nightly
MANSFIELD — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday afternoon he will seek to end liquor sales after 10 p.m. each evening in the state’s bars, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. During the same press conference, DeWine said Richland County had improved to “yellow,” or level one, in the statewide Public Health Advisory […]
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OHSAA: Inter-school scrimmages suspended in contact sports due to COVID-19
COLUMBUS — Just a few days before practices for the 2020 high school seasons are to begin, the Ohio High School Athletic Association made it clear contact sports are still on shaky ground due to COVID-19. In a letter Tuesday to school superintendents, principals and athletic directors, OHSAA Interim Executive Director Bob Goldring announced the […]
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Richland County commissioners OK up to $500,000 in mobile hotspots for schools
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners approved Tuesday spending up to $500,000 on mobile hotspots to help facilitate mobile learning in local schools, many of which may reopen with some mixture of in-person and online classes. Commissioners unanimously approved paying for 1,201 hotspots for two years at an anticipated cost of $437,260. The cost is about $15.17 […]
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Richland County commissioners to vote on 1,201 mobile hotspots for local schools
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would provide 1,201 mobile hotspots for local schools as districts reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Tony Vero said Monday that he is proposing the county allot up to $500,000 from its CARES Act relief funds to help facilitate mobile learning […]
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COVID-19: Two deaths reported Monday raise Richland County’s toll to 11
MANSFIELD — Two COVID-19 deaths, a 79-year-old man and a 69-year-old man, were reported Monday by Richland Public Health, raising the death toll to 11 in the county since the pandemic began in March. The deaths were the second and third local COVID-19 deaths reported in the last five days. It’s the first time RPH […]
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Showers and thunderstorms expected across the area today, tonight
Monday may start your week with a bang, if the National Weather Service office in Cleveland gets it right. The NWS has issued its dreaded “hazardous weather outlook” for all of north central Ohio on Monday afternoon and Monday night, predicting showers and thunderstorms across the area. How accurate is the forecast? Your guess is […]
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Racing website reports Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will have IndyCar double-header
LEXINGTON — It appears the upcoming NTT IndyCar Series race weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be twice the fun. According to Motorsport.com, the IndyCar weekend scheduled at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 7-9 will will be a double-header, with one of the two races replacing the Grand Prix of Portland. According to the story […]
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COVID-19: Richland Public Health reports 96 active cases as of July 24
MANSFIELD — Richland County had 96 active cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, according to Richland Public Health. The agency released a new graphic “heat map,” displaying positive coronavirus infection rates by zip code. According to the graphic, Richland County has had 455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March and 20 […]