An accident occurred Sunday evening prior to 7 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 309 and Rock Road in Ontario. Ontario Police Departments’ Sergeant Williams stated that the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet and was unconscious, but breathing as he was transported by ambulance to Mansfield Memorial. It was speculated that the motorcycle […]
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Freelancers Wanted – Let’s Put the Community in Community News
Back on June 18th when Richland Source launched (has it really been less than three weeks?), one of our first pieces was an introductory message that helped explain why we were here, what we intended to accomplish, and how that would happen. “Richland Source is about you,” we wrote, “we need your input to be […]
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Flooding creates health & safety concerns
The Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) offers these tips to help Ohioans protect themselves and their children from potential hazards during and after a flood. • Drowning is the No. 1 cause of flood deaths. No one should enter swiftly flowing water, regardless of his or her ability to […]
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Sheriff’s patrol operation yields arrests for drug activity
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office conducted a High Intensity Patrol Operation on Thursday, July 11 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. resulting in four arrests for criminal charges ranging from Trafficking in Marijuana to Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Carrying out the operation was members of the Richland County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Impact Team (VCIT), […]
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Golf Tournament to benefit military families
Mansfield Lahm Military Families (MLMF) is hosting a Scholarship Golf Tournament in September. The tournament will be held at the Shelby Country Club, located at 3885 Laser Road in Shelby, on Friday, September 6. The entrance fee for participation in the tournament is $70 per person and proceeds will go towards the MLMF Scholarship Fund […]
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Health Department announces mosquito spraying schedule
The Richland County Health Department has released the following Mosquito Spraying Schedule for the Week of July 15. Listed below are dates and locations for mosquito spraying. Monday Morning, July 15 Mansfield City – Royal Oak Area Monday Evening, July 15 Jackson Township – E. Smiley Ave., Dale & Alvin Rd., Springmill N. Rd., George […]
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Newhope workers wash cars for activities
Members of the Worker’s Council of Richland Newhope Industries were washing cars Thursday as part of a fundraiser for Newhope activities. The car wash is held annually and it is located at Long John Silver’s parking lot on Park Avenue. “The money that we raise from these types of fundraisers goes towards activities for Richland […]
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Bellville navigates alternate routes to return to normalcy
For the last few days, Bellville was hit hard with excessive amounts of rain. The Clearfork River, as seen in many pictures, overflowed its banks so much that the bridge shut down. The junction of State Routes 13 and 97 remained closed for a day and a half. Parking lots were torn apart, baseball fields […]
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St. Peter’s welcomes new associate pastor
St. Peter’s welcomed new associate pastor Father Jeremy Miller in early July. Father Miller, who was ordained on June 22, has a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Xavier University and completed his training at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary. Father Miller was born in Akron, but moved at six months, and was raised in Marblehead, on the […]
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Disaster Relief Services Available to Richland County Residents
With the severe flooding that has occurred in Richland County, State Representative Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) would like to make any affected citizens aware of the local resources that are available to them. The Richland County Organization for Disaster Assistance (CODA), in conjunction with First Call 2-1-1, provides volunteer, financial, spiritual, physical, and/or psychological support for […]