Richland Public Health has released its mosquito spraying schedule for this week. Tuesday Evening, June 24 Woodside Estates Manufactured Home Park Mansfield City – Walker Lake Rd. to W. Longview Ave. between N. Trimble Rd. & Lantz; Country Club to Bowman St. between S.R. 30 & Hahn Rd.; 9th Ave. to Newman St. between Vine […]
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Early Bird deadline approaching for Newhope golf outing
(Mansfield, OH) – June 27 is the last day to receive an Early Bird Discount for the 16th Annual Newhope Charities Golf Outing. The outing is scheduled for Friday, July 18, at the Pebble Creek Golf Club in Lexington. Proceeds from such events go toward supports for individuals served by Newhope and future levy campaigns to […]
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Brown urges enforcement of trade laws that protect against unfairly dumped steel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) met with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Penny Pritzker, to discuss the importance of protecting U.S. businesses and workers from unfair trade practices. Brown specifically urged DOC to impose antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on countries that unfairly dump their […]
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Third Street Family Health Services opens new pediatrics unit
Third Street Family Health Services recently opened a new pediatrics unit to supplement its existing pediatrics services. Third Street Pediatrics is located in a shared space with the Rehab Center of Catalyst Life Services at 270 Sterkel Boulevard in Mansfield. Jared Pollick, Third Street Family Health Services CEO, said the recent addition was formed through […]
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Attorney General DeWine announces Ohio SunTrust customers to receive $1.8 million as part of $550 million national foreclosure, mortgage servicing settlement
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio is part of the $550 million multi-state settlement with SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. The settlement was agreed to by 49 states, the District of Columbia, The U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “SunTrust may not have been the largest lender in […]
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Husted sets uniform hours for all future Ohio elections
In light of the recent federal court ruling in Obama for America v. Husted, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today set uniform hours for “all future elections” in Ohio. This includes all future Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays before Election Day, starting with the August 5th Special Election. Regarding today’s court-ordered directive (attached), all of […]
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Rahab’s Hideaway helps victims of minor sex trafficking
Teenage girls who are victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) now have the ability to receive shelter and comprehensive recovery treatment at Rahab’s Hideaway in Mansfield. DMST occurs when minors are forced, coerced or otherwise involved in the commercial sex industry Rahab’s Hideaway is a faith-based program that began in 2008. “It started for the sake […]
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North Central Ohio Measles Unified Command discusses outbreak control
In an effort to combat the spread of the measles virus, the North Central Ohio Measles Unified Command held a meeting on Wednesday afternoon at Richland Public Health. Health Educator and Communications Specialist Reed Richmond invited local media to attend in order to take a bit of mystery out of the process for the community. […]
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County EMA holds tabletop drill, tests emergency preparedness
In an effort to test emergency preparedness, the Richland County Emergency Management Agency conducted a tabletop exercise on Wednesday morning at the Longview Center. Several local agencies participated in the exercise, including the 179th Airlift Wing, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Richland Public Health, Ohio Health MedCentral, Lexington School District, Newman Technology, Inc., among others. A […]
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Richland Correctional Institution supports family ties
Smiling faces and the sound of children’s laughter are not something one expects to find inside the razor wire of a correctional facility, but on Monday, that’s exactly what filled the grounds at Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI). RiCI hosted their “Family Ties, Strengthening the Bond” event, giving approved offenders the chance to spend the day […]