Covid-19

MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners, facing a local economy that has seen COVID-19 cut deeply into its major source of revenue, cautioned elected officials on Tuesday to “buckle down” in terms of spending. “We have not yet come out and used the words hiring freeze or salary freeze, but I would suggest things have definitely […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County elected officials on Tuesday at 9 a.m will discuss the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state-ordered shutdown in March and expectations going forward as Ohio continues to battle back economically. The online meeting will be hosted by county commissioners. The county permissive sales tax revenues for June, reflecting March’s […]

MANSFIELD — A 92-year-old woman has become the eighth fatality in Richland County due to COVID-19, Richland Public Health announced Monday. The woman was living in a residential care setting when she became infected with the virus, according to public health educator Reed Richmond. The woman was hospitalized  on July 12 and died on July […]

MANSFIELD — Sarah Humphrey knows there is a possibility Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday afternoon may make facial coverings mandatory in Richland County through his Ohio Public Health Advisory Alert System. If so, the Richland Public Health commissioner, who accepted her position just about a month before COVID-19 came to Ohio, hopes local residents understand […]

MANSFIELD — A seventh COVID-19 death has been reported in Richland County, according to Reed Richmond of Richland Public Health. The 56-year-old man died Tuesday, according to Richmond. RPH Commissioner Sarah Humphrey said the man had no record of any pre-existing condition and contracted the virus while in a congregate living setting. She said the […]

MANSFIELD — An increase in local positive COVID-19 tests and hospitalizations may lead to masks becoming mandatory in Richland County, Richland County Commissioner Marilyn John said Tuesday morning. In the past week, John said, the county has recorded 52 additional COVID-19 positive tests and eight additional hospitalizations, based on numbers she received from Richland Public […]

COLUMBUS – Workers with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction issued a press release Tuesday morning that stated the lives of staff and inmates are at an unacceptable level of risk. Members of SEIU District 1199 also say they are not being provided with the proper personal protective equipment and that ODRC administrators and […]

MANSFIELD — An 84-year-old man has become Richland County’s sixth COVID-19 death, according to Richland Public Health. The man was first reported as a positive COVID-19 test on May 28 and died on June 24, RPH health education and communications specialist Reed Richmond said. The June 24 death was first reported on the Ohio Department […]