Face to Face: Rabbits Saturday, April 6 11am Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Roue 598 Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Chelsea to meet one of the most popular animals residing in the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center—Sylvi, a Netherland Dwarf. We will learn all about Eastern Cottontails (the wild rabbits of Ohio) and other crepuscular animals. Kids […]
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‘An evening with Matthew Failor:’ Meet Mansfield’s Iditarod racer on April 11
Editor’s note: This event officially SOLD OUT as of March 28. All tickets were sold within 10 hours of going on sale. MANSFIELD — Thousands of north central Ohio residents followed Mansfield native Matthew Failor during the 2024 Iditarod sled dog race via daily Richland Source coverage. We are now going to give you the […]
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Time to order pond fish from Richland Soil & Water Conservation District
MANSFIELD — We are seeing, smelling, and hearing signs of spring — daffodils blooming, smell of skunk spray and peepers! We would rather smell the daffodils and hear the peepers, but skunks have their purpose. Another sign of spring is getting your pond ready for summer. If part of your spring ritual involves stocking your […]
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Matthew Failor honored as best sportsman from 2024 Iditarod race across Alaska
NOME, Alaska — Matthew Failor was in perfect position for another Top 10 finish in the famed Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska. But the 42-year-old Mansfield native was also in perfect position to help a disconsolate young musher, who saw one of his dogs die about 650 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile race from […]
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Biologists: Evidence shows meat-eating mammal reproducing in Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife confirmed that a female fisher, a mammal that was collected as roadkill in Ashtabula County in February 2023, was pregnant. Although that fisher did not successfully give birth, the results […]
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Crestline, New Washington residents among Ohio’s newest Wildlife Officers
COLUMBUS — Two Crawford County people are among Ohio’s newest wildlife officers, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Payton Phenicie, of New Washington, and Joshua Quail, of Crestline, were among a group of 13 individuals sworn in during a graduation ceremony on Friday, March 15, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources […]
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Arbor Day Foundation selects Shelby as a 2023 Tree City USA
Shelby was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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Ackerman Nature Preserve adds two bird-watching blinds
FREDERICKTOWN – Bird watchers will now have a more comfortable way to enjoy their hobby thanks to two new bird blinds installed at the Ackerman Nature Preserve on Wednesday. The bird blinds were possible thanks to citizen donations totaling $5,300. Established in 2012 through a generous gift from the Ackerman family to the Fredericktown Recreation […]
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‘I am happy to be here:’ Matthew Failor finishes 2024 Iditarod race across Alaska
NOME, Alaska — The 2024 Iditarod wasn’t officially over Wednesday until Cadillac kissed Theo Failor in Nome. Actually, the loving licks from the veteran husky to the 8-month old were just a part of the celebration as Mansfield native Matthew Failor — Da-Da to Theo — arrived at the finish line at 5:35 p.m. AKDT […]
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Mansfield native Matthew Failor nearing finish of his 12th Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2024 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 8 a.m. and may be updated during the day. (UPDATE: Matthew Failor crossed the finish line in Nome at 5:28 p.m. AKDT, finishing 13th among 38 […]