State Senator Larry Obhof (R–Medina) announced the formation of a statewide youth drug prevention effort in cooperation with Ohio Governor John Kasich and First Lady Karen Kasich. The program, START TALKING, works to eradicate youth drug use through prevention. Research shows that youth are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs when parents […]
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Mansfield’s Community Development Department on track for 2014
In November 2013, Mansfield’s citizens passed the City P.R.I.D.E. levy, which increased the income tax by a quarter percent. The increase equates to $3 million per year and $12 million over a period of four years, and demolitions are one of five City P.R.I.D.E. items in the budget. Demolition will receive 20 percent of the […]
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Sen. Brown asks Congress to extend unemployment insurance, outlines plan to create jobs
Following yesterday’s vote that began Senate debate on a bill to renew unemployment insurance, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call to urge Congress to come together and pass legislation to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans, including 128,000 Ohioans who will be affected by the end of the year without […]
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Sen. Brown urges more disclosure before government contracts are awarded
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the General Services Administration (GSA), which makes purchases for the federal government, to set a global example by not conducting business with contractors who violate labor rights and worker safety laws, especially as they apply to child labor. To achieve this, Brown urged the GSA to ensure that American […]
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Western Reserve Land Conservancy names four new trustees
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a Moreland Hills-based nonprofit conservation organization, has named Tom Butch, Ruth Swetland Eppig, Nancy Rubin and Craig Owen White to its Board of Trustees. The Land Conservancy, formed in 2006 by the merger of eight local land trusts, has permanently preserved 533 properties and more than 38,000 acres in northern and […]
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Extreme weather freezes water lines, keeps people indoors
Despite a period of sunshine on Tuesday, Accu-weather advised people to stay indoors. The temperatures were not expected to exceed over 2 degrees with a wind chill factor reaching –30 degrees. Snow Trails Ski Resort closed for business early Monday evening. They will remain closed until Wednesday morning when the temperatures in Mansfield are expected to […]
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Safe Communities Coalition posts traffic fatalities update
The Richland County Safe Communities Coalition reports that for the month of December there were two traffic-related deaths in Richland County. There were nine total traffic-related deaths in 2013 in Richland County. Ohio posted 981 traffic fatalities that year, the lowest number since the state began keeping records in 1936. The chart below reflects the […]
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Richland County at level 1 snow emergency, all schools closed, wind chill warning extended
Tuesday, January 7 at 2:17 p.m. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 1 Snow Emergency for the county. Ashland County is under a Level 1 Snow Emergency. Crawford County remains under a Level 2 Snow Emergency. All county schools and many area businesses and agencies are closed today. Click here for a listing […]
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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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Ohio sees increase in minimum wage
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, […]