The Richland Academy of the Arts held its 14th Annual Cabaret and Auction on Saturday at the academy on N. Walnut Street. The evening including food provided by China Club and What’s 4 Dessert, arts for sale, a variety of auction items, and performances by the rade Dancers, Strut Your Stuff Dancers, RASE Rocks, and […]
Rhonda Bletner, Editor
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Mystery Machine mystery solved
The Mystery Machine was spotted parked in front of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) on Wednesday, but Scooby Doo and the gang were nowhere to be found. However, Tate Moyer of Ontario, the owner was in the BMV doing business. Moyer and his wife have three daughters who enjoy riding in the van, as […]
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Propane shortage prompts responses from government officials and help for consumers
In response to Ohio’s severe winter weather and the current propane shortage, Gov. John Kasich issued an emergency declaration on Saturday, Jan. 18.. The energy emergency declaration is in effect through February 16, 2014. Commercial drivers hauling heating oil and propane are now able to remain on the road longer in order to accelerate delivery […]
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Local residents and news record the Great Blizzard of 1978
Six to 10 inches is a significant amount of snowfall, but will it drift to the height of what history recorded as the Great Blizzard of 1978? It doesn’t appear likely, though if 10 inches fell, it would be close. At least one blizzard report said Toledo had 13 inches of snow, but “less” fell […]
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Gov. Kasich announces Robinson’s appointment to common pleas court
Gov. John R. Kasich recently announced the appointment of Brent N. Robinson of Lexington to serve as judge on the Richland County Common Pleas Court. Robinson will assume office on Monday, Feb. 10, and he will have to run for the office in November to retain the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term […]
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Holy snow rollers – look what’s rolling in Richland County
Ohio residents, and certainly many in Richland County, saw the unique phenomenon today known as “snow rollers.” According to the National Weather Service, snow rollers form when downsloping winds roll up a sticky layer of snow that usually sits atop a drier, and likely, older layer of snow. “It’s so cool; I haven’t seen it […]
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Ohio attorney general holds local Drug Abuse Community Forum
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Mansfield on Friday to host the fourth of several community forums to be held across the state to examine drug abuse in Ohio. The attorney general and a panel of local experts each discussed their unique perspectives and possible actions, from increased enforcement and treatment to community intervention. “The […]
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Residents experience power outage as a result of an insulator failure
Residents in Richland, Ashland, and some in Morrow County experienced a power outage early Saturday evening with a blackout in areas outside of Bellville, in Butler, Mansfield, and Ontario. According to Tim Suter with First Energy’s Ohio Edison company as many as 32,000 residents were affected. Richland Source Facebook readers also reported outages in Perrysville; […]
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Armed Services Committee Chairman McKeon announces his retirement at the end of the 113th Congress
GOP Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon of California, chairman of the House Armed Services, announced Thursday that he will not run for a 12th term. McKeon, 75, is slated to retire at the end of the 113th Congress, as required by Republican term-limit rules for committee chairs. In June 2009, McKeon was named the Ranking Member […]
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Frank G. Carpenter and the people he met along the way
Thank you, Tim McKee, for introducing some of us to Frank G. “Carp” Carpenter. Just a brief search for Carpenter’s writings revealed an amazing life adventure. Not only did he travel extensively, meeting dignitaries and people living in unique cultures of the world, but he also lived during some of the United States’, and the […]