GALION – Two Galion linemen are out of the hospital after an electrical accident at the Dawsett Street Substation. Power to the city’s southeast side was out for 6 hours. According to Galion Line Department Superintendent Tony Slone, Great Lakes was called on Friday, Oct. 17 to help with maintenance needed on one of the old 4Kv transformers at […]
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Richland County Ebola Response Planning Team has first meeting
The first meeting of the Richland County Ebola Response Planning Team was held Oct. 6 at Richland Public Health. Communicable disease experts and emergency planning response agencies from Richland Public Health, OhioHealth MedCentral Hospitals, Richland County Law Enforcement, Richland County Emergency Management Agency and the Richland County Coroner’s office met to discuss community level preparedness […]
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Local church hosts breast cancer awareness event for African-American women
Faith Temple Church of God in Christ hosted a “Many Shades of Pink” free luncheon Saturday to celebrate breast cancer survivors and to promote early detection in African-American women. “It is a blessing just to witness all these beautiful, strong women of God who have survived and you all can set the pace to let […]
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179th Airlift Wing ranks No. 1 in recruiting
Of the 140-plus units in the Air National Guard, the 179th Airlift Wing recruited the most members during fiscal year 2014. The Mansfield unit recruited 237 members, which is up from last year’s total of 168 recruits. Master Sgt. Efrem Swoope, who serves as the retention office manager, noted, “One hundred sixty-eight recruits was good; […]
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Morrow County to decide commissioner, multiple levies
MORROW COUNTY – There is “nothing new that voters need to know,” said Penny Porter, director of the Morrow County Board of Elections. “Everything is posted on our website.” Porter would like to remind voters of the office hours for the Board of Elections: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Friday. On […]
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Richland County Foundation provides $390,000 in grants
The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling close to $390,000 during its October board meeting. Grants were awarded from donor-advised and donor-designated funds at the suggestion of the donors; field of interest and community funds to the following organizations: American Red Cross, General Support Boy Scouts of America, Heart of Ohio, After […]
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Richland County Redemption: Faith based rehabilitation organizations come together to coordinate efforts
While law enforcement actively works to combat the heroin epidemic, other efforts are under way to address rehabilitation. Stan and Valerie Rust, of the Richland County Starfish Project, noticed there were multiple faith-based rehabilitation programs but no comprehensive list or collaboration of Christian efforts to help people and their families break the binding chains of […]
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Local FOP lodge named ‘Ohio Lodge of the Year’
The Fraternal Order of Police has named local lodge, William J. Taylor Lodge 32, the “Ohio Lodge of the Year” for 2014. This honor is awarded to the lodge that excels above all others based upon the lodge’s representation of its membership, the members’ involvement in the community, and the lodge’s demonstration of community service. […]
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Galion substation accident sends two to the hospital
GALION – On Friday, Oct. 11 at about 11 a.m. the southeast side of Galion experienced a power outage. Two members of the Galion Line Department team were doing routine testing on one of the lower wattage transformers at the Dawsett Street Substation when an accident occurred sending both men to the hospital. A power […]
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Heroin remains top challenge for METRICH
The heroin epidemic remains the biggest challenge facing METRICH, according to Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz. The 10-county decentralized drug task force celebrated 28 years of collaboration during its annual meeting Thursday afternoon at the Ontario Event Center. Coontz outlined the task force’s top 5 goals for 2014, with heroin removal topping the list. According […]