As a way of honoring those who consistently serve the 179th Airlift Wing and the surrounding community, the 179th Airlift Wing held its annual Airman of the Year Banquet on Saturday evening at the R&L Banquet Center in Mansfield. Those awarded with the distinguished title of “Airman of the Year” included Senior Airman Jordyn Discenzo, […]
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William Pollock Clothing Company accepting donations of gently worn suits for veterans
The William Pollock Clothing Company, a regional custom menswear provider servicing Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio has devoted the month of September to helping veterans, and a non-profit organization focused on the same goal. William Pollock Clothing will be accepting donations of gently worn suits throughout the month of September 2014 through any of their […]
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Ninth annual Autism Awareness Walk-a-thon to be held Sept. 20
In an effort to raise money for autism awareness, Autism Awareness Walk-a-thon is holding its ninth annual walk-a-thon Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds. According to Debbie Melching, founder of the Autism Awareness Walk-a-thon, this is the largest fundraising event held by the organization. Last year’s event […]
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Ohio experiencing increase in respiratory illnesses
COLUMBUS – Ohio hospitals are experiencing an increase in the number of patients with respiratory illnesses, especially children. This increase may be associated with Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which has been confirmed in other states. The Ohio Department of Health has sent hospital specimens to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for testing. Enteroviruses are […]
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Local fire departments extinguish fire at Madison home
Fortunately, no one was harmed in a fire that broke out late Monday morning at a Madison residence, located at 881 Unity Drive off of Ashland Road. Members of the Madison, Mifflin, and Franklin township fire departments and Madison EMS responded to the scene. Madison Fire Chief David Kissel said that the department received a […]
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Road construction schedule announced for week of Sept. 15
The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its road construction update for the week of Sept. 15. ASHLAND COUNTY State Route 3 SR 3, between County Road 3275 and County Road 739 in Hanover Township, is closed for a culvert replacement. The detour routing for northbound motorists is SR 3 to State Route 205, south on […]
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Richland Moves members hear about future Trimble Road expansion
At a recent meeting, Mansfield City Engineer Bob Bianchi described ideas about improving the area of Trimble Road between Marion Avenue and Cook Road. At the meeting were members of Creating Healthy Communities, a grant project of Richland Public Health and Richland Moves. The project will include more traffic lanes and a multi-use path that could […]
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Child Passenger Safety Week seeks to raise awareness of safety seats
The goal of Child Passenger Safety Week, September 14-20, is to make sure all children are secured properly in appropriate seats – every trip, every time. Parents and caregivers are urged to make sure their child safety seats and booster seats are properly installed and used in their vehicles. Child safety seats and booster seats […]
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Help Richland Public Health locate dog implicated in biting incident
Richland Public Health requests your help in locating a dog that has been implicated in the bite of a person. The dog is described as a Chihuahua and mini Pin mix. The dog was last seen in the area of the Richland County Fairgrounds on Sept. 9. If the whereabouts of the dog are known, […]
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Strutt Your Mutt attracts dog owners, raises funds
Many of Richland County’s dogs could be found at the 12th Annual Strutt Your Mutt Canine Festival at the Richland County fairgrounds on Saturday. All breeds were welcome to join in on the festivities. The Humane Society of Richland County hosts this event each year to raise money and awareness for their organization. Animal Caretaker […]