MANSFIELD — The chair of the Richland County Republican Party on Wednesday evening called “utterly disgraceful” the comments by Mansfield Law Director John Spon to infer local GOP members are racist. “For such a time as this when we are consumed with fear, social hardship and racial unrest, it is utterly disgraceful for a local […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
Posted inLife and Culture
Catch a stringer of fish? Take it to the eagles at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary
MANSFIELD — The eagles have landed at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. And they could sure use some fish. The 3774 Orweiler Road facility, just north of the Clear Fork Reservoir, is caring for seven eagles. Executive Director Gail Laux, who founded the non-profit more than 30 years ago, said Wednesday OBS is eagerly accepting donated […]
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Spon: Don’t make it easier for Republicans to become charter review commission members
MANSFIELD — Law Director John Spon cautioned Mansfield Charter Review Commission members Tuesday that lowering the required number of petition signatures to run for the non-partisan elected body may invite additional Republican involvement. Currently, anyone seeking election to the commission is required to obtain at least 25 voter signatures if they seek to represent a […]
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DeWine orders flags lowered to honor Toledo police office slain in line of duty
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags in Toledo and at the Statehouse be lowered to half staff in honor of a Toledo police shot and killed in the line of duty early Saturday morning. Officer Anthony Dia, 26, was shot while responding to a disturbance in the parking lot of a Home Depot […]
Posted inCovid-19, News
COVID-19: DeWine says teachers, staff must wear masks when schools re-open
COLUMBUS — Facemasks will be required for Ohio teachers and staff and are “strongly recommended” for students in grades 3-12 when school begins for the 2020-2021 school year, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday. The governor, who said it’s important for in-classroom education to return this fall, also said each school district must develop and implement […]
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COVID-19: DeWine announces county-by-county advisory alert system
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday a new Ohio Public Health Advisory Alert System, a color-coded, county-by-county analysis to assess the spread of COVID-19. He said the new four-level system is designed to “inform and empower individuals, businesses and local governments” in their response to coronavirus spread, though he stopped short of additional statewide […]
Posted inWeather
This weekend is gonna be ‘hotter than the 4th of July,’ which kinda makes sense
The fireworks in the sky at night won’t be the only hot things north central Ohio residents experience this weekend. Sun. Heat. Repeat. According to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland, our weather for the next several days will be like an old and scratched vinyl record album in the 1970s. The needle is […]
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Richland County Fair will be — and look — different in August during COVID-19
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Fair is going to be — and look — a lot different in 2020. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the things traditionally associated with the popular late summer event on Mansfield’s north side simply will not be possible, fair board President Gary Blum said Wednesday. There will be […]
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Richland County’s fifth COVID-19 death was 84-year-old man
MANSFIELD — Richland County has reported its fifth death attributed to COVID-19, according to county public health Commissioner Sarah Humphrey. The death, reported Tuesday, was an 84-year-old man who did have a pre-existing health condition, according to Humphrey. The man was not living in a nursing home or other long-term care facility when he contracted […]
Posted inBusiness, Property Transfers
Western Land Conservancy District buys 480 acres in Mifflin Twp. for $3.75 million
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — The Western Land Conservancy District has purchased and plans to preserve 480-plus acres of land in Mifflin Township for $3,750,000, according to recent property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. The district purchased the land, including a house at 1558 Bowen Road, from James Rogers, according to the paperwork filed. […]