Carl Hunnell, City Editor

The last time a front license plate was not required in Ohio was when the Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan was perhaps the most popular car on the road. Until Wednesday, that is. A new state law takes effect July 1 that removes the front license plate requirement for the first time in the Buckeye State since […]

COLUMBUS — AWFUL sounds better to State Rep. Mark Romanchuk. But the businessman-turned-veteran lawmaker knows the general assembly is a long way from AWFUL. AWFUL is the acronym for his proposed Average Wage Fully Uniform Law, a bill the Ontario Republican is co-sponsoring with state Rep. John Becker, a Republican from Clermont County in southwest […]

MANSFIELD — A decline in expected gas tax revenue due to COVID-19 may impact road work planned in 2020, Richland County Engineer Adam Gove said Tuesday. “It’s definitely reduced from what we expected,” Gove said during a county commissioners’ meeting. “I haven’t seen June’s deposits, which will reflect money collected in April. “But May was […]

MANSFIELD — Maybe it’s pent-up pandemic frustration. Maybe it’s a battle against boredom. Or maybe it’s just more people feeling the need to celebrate, knowing many public fireworks displays are cancelled. But for whatever the reason, it appears more local residents than usual are using the approaching 4th of July holiday to light up the […]

MASON, Ohio — A complaint filed Tuesday in Warren County by 40 daycare centers across Ohio seeks to end “arbitrary” limits on the number of children a site can supervise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit seeks a preliminary and permanent injunction against the statewide orders and names Ohio Dept. of Health acting director Lance […]

MANSFIELD — While saying mid-year budget requests often exceed anticipated revenues, Richland County Commissioner Marilyn John on Tuesday offered words of caution to other elected officials and department heads. Now is not the time to plan on additional staffing or salary increases in 2021, John said, during a mid-year budget public hearing during which commissioners […]

MANSFIELD — School districts in Richland County will likely start the next school year with a mixture of in-person and online classes, Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero said Tuesday morning. If that’s the case, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Vero and his fellow commissioners want to find out if federal CARES Act funds can […]

MANSFIELD — An Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation into a June 12 crash involving a Mansfield Police Department cruiser has been forwarded to the law director’s office for review. No charges have yet been filed, according to Mansfield Municipal Court records. Richland Source obtained a copy of the report Tuesday through a public records request. […]