The Mansfield Association of Realtors and the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department held a meeting Friday morning to discuss Ohio’s new septic rules. Speakers included Rebecca Fugitt, Program Manager of Residential Water & Sewage Program at the Ohio Department of Health; Matt Work, Director of Environmental Health at Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department; and Christopher Schraff, Attorney with Porter […]
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Richland County Joint Veterans Council elects new officers
The Richland County Joint Veterans Council (JVC), comprised of representatives from veterans groups or patriotic organizations of Richland County, recently elected new officers. For the first time a woman was elected to the position of Commander. The new JVC officers for the 2014 term include Commander Joan Wyatt, Sr. Vice Commander Bruce Phipps, Jr. Vice Commander […]
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Richland County Children Services plants Pinwheels for Prevention
Richland County Children Services (RCCS) agency conducted 2,391 child abuse or neglect investigations in 2013. That is also the number of pinwheels currently planted on a grassy hill outside the Mansfield YMCA in honor of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Friday morning, a dedication ceremony was held for the 2,391 “Pinwheels for Prevention” […]
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Club for local deaf community holds meeting at Brumbys
Each month, a group of people meet at different locations around the county to rally deaf pride, edify each other, build relationships and educate. The group is also known as the North East (NE) Ohio Deaf Chat. They recently met at Brumby’s Coffeehouse & Pizzeria in Bellville. In honor of Deaf History Month, which started March […]
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Man found dead in Mansfield motel room
Derrick Andrew Gerhart, 31, of Lebananon, OH, was found dead on Thursday, April 3 after Mansfield police officers responded to an emergency call to the Budget Inn located at 1336 Ashland Rd., Mansfield. According to the police report, Gerhart’s girlfriend was with him and called 911 after attempting CPR. She told police that she last […]
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Flood watch and wind advisory darken Friday’s Spring temperatures
Ashland, Knox, Marion, Morrow and Richland counties are among the counties for which the National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Flood Watch and Wind Warnings. The weather service issued a Flood Watch for Friday, April 4 which remains in effect through this afternoon. Additionally, a wind advisory is in effect from 2 p.m. […]
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Spring cleaning: Officials launch 18th Earth Stewardship Celebration.
Springtime is cleaning time, but not just in your home. As the rugged winter of 2013-2014 finally comes to an end, the snow is melting to reveal that the great outdoors is in need of a cleanup as well, and everyone can help. Thursday morning, several Richland County officials gathered in the Regional Planning Commission […]
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April recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month
Richland County commissioners convened Thursday morning to proclaim April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, with this year’s theme as “Let’s nurture their future for our future.” “Children in Richland County are our most valuable resource and they need our support to thrive and grow into healthy, productive adults,” said Commissioner Tim Wert while reading […]
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Deadline for Primary Election voting is one week away
COLUMBUS – Secretary of State Jon Husted announced today that county boards of elections have received nearly 24,000 requests for absentee ballots ahead of the 2014 May Primary. Secretary Husted is also reminding Ohioans that absentee voting beings today and there is just one week left to get registered to vote in time to participate […]
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Richland County Foundation supports children’s summer activities
The Richland County Foundation awarded $25,824 to 17 local nonprofit organizations for Summertime Kids programs. Grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational and fun-filled summer activities for hundreds of Richland County children each year. The following grants that were approved include Village of Bellville’s Bellville Safety Town; Big Brothers/Big Sisters’ Bigs and Littles Summer […]