September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), and many individuals choose to evaluate their preparedness and emergency plans during this month. The Department of Homeland Security promotes this initiative every year, and the theme this year is “Prepared, Not Scared.” The month is broken up into weekly tasks. The first week of the month is about […]
Katie Ellington Serrao
Staff reporter at Richland Source since 2019. I focus on education, housing and features. Clear Fork alumna. Always looking for a chance to practice my Spanish. Got a tip? Email me at katie@richlandsource.com.
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Support group offers breastfeeding guidance from experts, opportunity to connect with peers
August is national breastfeeding month, and many organizations exist locally to help mothers through their breastfeeding journeys. OhioHealth Lactation Consultant Laura Allen, RN BSN IBCLC oversees a breastfeeding support group with three other lactation consultants to help mothers who choose to breastfeed. Mothers meet in the Labor and Delivery Unit at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital every […]
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Transitions contacts, blue lenses available to improve children’s eye health
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and there are now more ways than ever to keep children’s eyes healthy and protected. Dr. Richard Marquardt, an ophthalmologist with Ohio Eye Associates, talked about some of the newer ways to protect children’s eyes while they do some of their most common activities: staring at screens […]
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Joey Gase invites family members of organ donors to share their stories
The Nascar race at Mid-Ohio last Saturday brought large crowds, cameras, and one winner to Mansfield. It also featured one car in particular, driven by Joey Gase: colorfully-decorated and showcasing handprints and photos. The photos were of organ donors, and the handprints were those of the donors’ family members. OhioHealth invited Gase and family members […]
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The health benefits of having a dog, as told by a man with 50
The positivity, joy and love an animal can bring into a person’s life is unmatched. No one knows that better than Matthew Failor. Failor is a Mansfield native and graduate of The Ohio State University and St. Peter’s High School. He is also an Iditarod musher and record-setter for the Kuskokwim 300 dog sled race, […]
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Choose grilled options, split snacks to eat healthier at the fair
The Richland County Fair is here! And along with it comes fair fries, cotton candy, elephant ears, deep-fried oreos, even deep-fried PB & J’s… so is it even possible to eat healthy at the fair? Baylee Leonhardt, registered dietitian at OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals, says yes, in part. “Choose grilled, steamed, roasted, broiled or baked […]
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Fitness instructor helps seniors get healthier, find a community
At 67 years old, Amy C. Moore isn’t just any fitness instructor. Her passion for fitness began in her early adult life, but now, as a senior herself, she works every day to get other seniors up and moving. Moore began teaching fitness classes over 40 years ago. “I started teaching after watching instructors in […]
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Motorcyclists practice “defensive driving” to stay safer on the road
Last year, in Ohio alone, there were 3,317 traffic crashes involving motorcycles according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. One person was injured or died in at least 77 percent of these accidents. Vehicle drivers are encouraged to look out for motorcycles. Motorcyclists also learn to look out for themselves on the road to prevent […]
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Mansfield microfarm booms thanks to community support
The Ohio State University at Mansfield Microfarm has been hard at work over the past three months. The microfarm received a $2 million Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research grant in May. This helped their team launch an urban agriculture project which consisted of several local microfarms in Mansfield, and they are actively working to […]
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Camping may be the first step in combating Richland County’s high stress levels
Stress levels are elevated in Richland County, and the solution to de-stressing and relaxing may be as simple as a weekend away in nature. According to the Richland County 2016 Health Assessment, 31 percent of adults reported not getting enough sleep nearly every day in the past two or more weeks. Twenty-four percent reported regularly […]