WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Possum Run Road, between Touby Road and Trease Road in Washington Township, is now open. The road was originally closed on June 6 for a bridge replacement, according to Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. In March, county commissioners awarded a $90,437.55 contract to Adena Corp. of Mansfield to install a box culvert […]
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OSHP: Drive sober or get pulled over during the 4th of July holiday
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible and cracking down on impaired drivers during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period. The period begins Monday at 12 a.m. and ends Tuesday at midnight, the patrol said. The patrol’s zero-tolerance policy is part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over […]
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Health on wheels: OhioHealth launches mobile mammography unit
MANSFIELD — A vital health screening service may soon be coming to a parking lot near you. In July, OhioHealth will launch its mobile mammography service for Richland, Ashland, Crawford and other counties in north central Ohio. The new mobile mammography unit will provide breast cancer screenings across seven counties, traveling year round from Lima […]
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Taylor family honored as third inductee in Catalyst Life Services’ Hall of Fame
MANSFIELD — Dick and Helen Taylor raised their six children to value community service and helping others. Brothers Rick and Mark Taylor took that sense of generosity to the business world, while the late Jon Taylor worked at Progress Industries and raised more than $300,000 for the capital campaign for The Rehab Center. The entire […]
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Local air quality plummets as Canadian wildfires rage
MANSFIELD — Smoke from out-of-control Canadian wildfires is once again making its way south. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory through the end of Wednesday, advising residents to stay indoors as much as possible. Skies remained hazy and gray Wednesday afternoon. A burnt smell hovered thick in the […]
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Richland County Transit ending bus routes to Shelby due to low ridership, says Taddie
SHELBY — Richland County Transit is reducing its service to the City of Shelby due to low ridership, as a 10-year transit development plan continues to be discussed. Jean Taddie, transit development manager for the county’s only mass transit service, announced Monday the fixed route from Mansfield to Shelby will be discontinued July 28. A […]
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Village of Shiloh leaders field questions about proposed new park
SHILOH — A resident presented village council a petition Tuesday night asking for a public meeting regarding a proposed new park that has raised questions in the community, Council members discussed the request, but set no date for the requested town meeting. Mayor Rick Reeder, who accepted the petition, said a meeting would be scheduled […]
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2023 Lucas High School graduate dies in single-vehicle accident
LUCAS — A 2023 Lucas High School graduate died Saturday evening in a one-vehicle crash, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred Saturday at 6:22 p.m. on Mansfield-Lucas Road at Rummel Road in Monroe Township, according to the patrol, which issued a press release about the accident on […]
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Richland County commissioners pick Denise Ruhl as acting Clerk of Courts
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday appointed Denise Ruhl as the acting county Clerk of Courts. The Butler native has served as the office’s chief deputy clerk for 18 years, working for long-time Clerk Linda Frary, who recently announced she would officially retire from office on June 30 after being diagnosed with ALS. The […]
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New Source reporter for Shelby & northern Richland County has deep roots here
How deep are my Shelby roots? As deep as my 24 years will allow. Greetings and salutations. I’m Hayden Gray, the Richland Source reporter for Shelby and the northern part of our county. Born in Shelby in 1998 and a Shelby High School Class of 2017 graduate (the first class to do all four years […]