MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council voted Tuesday to spend up to $500,000, in a partnership with Richland County, toward the demolition and remediation of two former Westinghouse properties. The unanimous vote came after Richland County Commissioners Tony Vero and Cliff Mears, a former member of council, met with council to explain the county Land Bank […]
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Richland County set to unveil new 9-1-1 dispatch center on Wednesday
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Richland County will “publicly unveil” its newly remodeled $1 million 9-1-1 dispatch center inside the Peoples Community Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned Wednesday at 11 a.m., followed by a televised virtual tour of the new facility, Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero said. It’s not an event open to the general public, […]
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LISTEN: What’s happening with the Westinghouse properties? Remembering Little Bit O’Soul
Mansfield City Council may vote Tuesday on cleanup of former Westinghouse properties:https://www.richlandsource.com/news/mansfield-city-council-may-vote-tuesday-on-cleanup-of-former-westinghouse-properties/article_99f842b4-7608-11ec-aefa-33595e3d5bb4.html Column: Local reporter tempts fate, now has dues to pay:https://www.knoxpages.com/opinion/column-local-reporter-tempts-fate-now-has-dues-to-pay/article_aa5fd896-77a8-11ec-8784-63b9c39a54f7.html James “Jim” Vincent Gentile:https://www.knoxpages.com/obituaries/james-jim-vincent-gentile/article_1dc8a762-6cd8-11ec-a440-07956c6c3413.html Westinghouse demolition taking steps The next step in the demolition and remediation of two former Westinghouse properties on the city’s east side might be taken tonight by […]
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LISTEN: Richland County to hire environmental enforcement officer; Mansfield Schools presents MLK Day program
Richland County to employ environmental enforcement officer:https://www.richlandsource.com/news/no-dumping-richland-county-to-employ-environmental-enforcement-officer/article_eeaa8588-74aa-11ec-b51e-efa80c035d8c.html Wilbur Edwin Hammett:https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/wilbur-edwin-hammett/article_c270e07c-75bb-11ec-8275-ffd11fed12f8.html#:~:text=Wilbur%20Edwin%20Hammett%2C%2087%2C%20of,by%20his%20family%20since%201945 Mansfield City Schools MLK, Jr. Day Program: https://www.tygerpride.com/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=63UAUAY&dasi=4G3YB Today – Richland County will soon have an environmental enforcement officer. He’ll be starting this April. The Richland County Solid Waste Management Authority board approved the hiring of an environmental officer last week, in […]
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U.S. Marshals Service seeks public help in tracking northern Ohio murder suspect
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive James Kimbrough III. Kimbrough is wanted by the United States Marshals Service and the Sheffield Village Police for homicide. It is alleged that on Jan. 6, 2022, Kimbrough shot Milenna Lopez, […]
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Winter weather advisory extended to 10 a.m. in Richland, Ashland and Knox counties
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland is 1-0 this winter. It doubled down early Monday morning. After accurately predicting snow Sunday night, to the tune of three to five inches, the NWS early Monday morning extended the local winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. for an area that includes Richland, Ashland and Knox counties. […]