Ohio low-income workers are seeing a boost in their paychecks with the new year. The state’s minimum wage increased ten cents per hour to $7.95. For tipped employees, the new minimum increased 5 cents per hour to $3.98. Twelve other states, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, […]
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Jeannie Reid joins Richland Family Practice
A certified nurse practitioner is joining MedCentral’s Richland Family Practice led by Daniel D. Burwell, D.O., and Annette Welker, C.N.P. They are welcoming Jeannie L. Reid to their offices at 680 Park Avenue West, which serves patients ranging from infants to senior citizens. Reid, an Ashland resident, earned an associate of applied science degree in […]
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RiCI’s Reintegration Program participants give back to the community
Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) offenders involved in RiCI’s Reintegration Program give back to the community with their “Mats for the Displaced” project. Fashioned from ordinary plastic shopping bags, the mats are soft, waterproof, and insulating. The program was instituted approximately a year ago by Jennifer Gillece, now RiCI Correctional Wardens Assistant, during her time as […]
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Red Cross and local church work together in cold conditions
Due to emergency level winter weather conditions, the American Red Cross Chapter House in Mansfield opened their doors to community members to stay warm. They were open today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be providing snacks, coffee and other hot drinks, and a place to stay warm and protected from the blistering […]
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Health Dept. encourages patients to reschedule Tuesday appointments
In view of the current severe weather and extreme wind chills, the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department wants to encourage patients and clients with children to consider rescheduling appointments currently listed for Tuesday, Jan. 7. This request includes the health department medical clinic as well as Ashland and Richland County WIC offices. Depending on the weather, […]
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Certified nurse practitioner joins Dr. Melissa Juliano
Dr. Melissa Juliano, D.O., has a new certified nurse practitioner in her Women’s Health and Primary Care practice at 1029 Cricket Lane in Mansfield. Joining Juliano is Kimberly Scott, who has been a registered nurse for 18 years and a C.N.P. since August 2011. She worked as a family nurse practitioner at the Crawford Health […]
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IRS offers videos to help taxpayers preparing to file in 2014
The Internal Revenue Service is offering taxpayers a number of instructional YouTube videos to help prepare their taxes for the upcoming filing season, which begins on Jan. 31. Several options are available to help taxpayers prepare for the 2014 tax season and get their refunds as easily as possible. Many software companies are expected to […]
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Lexington High School participates in “Paint the Plow”
Winter driving became a bit more interesting with the Paint the Plow project. There are some unique designs on various snow plow trucks traversing Ohio. Organized by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Paint the Plow project involves area high schools statewide, who are each tasked with the job of creating their own design […]
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Richland County roads slick with Level 2 snow emergency
The National Weather Service in Cleveland continued its winter weather forecast through Thursday evening and until 1 a.m. on Friday for most of northern Ohio and as far south as Knox, Morrow, and Richland counties. Accumulations on local roads early Thursday morning slowed local commutes. Lake effect snow shower created a blustering New Year for […]
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United Way creating positive community response with Big Red Bookshelf
United Way of Richland County is receiving a positive community response from the Big Red Bookshelf project, which is now close to completing its first full year. So far, over 3,500 books have been collected to be dispersed throughout Richland County, said Community Outreach Coordinator April Hedrick. Big Red Bookshelf was created in an effort […]