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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. […]
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Mansfield City Council may vote Tuesday on cleanup of former Westinghouse properties
MANSFIELD — The next step in the demolition and remediation of two former Westinghouse properties on the city’s east side may be taken Tuesday night by Mansfield City Council. Local lawmakers will likely be joined at the meeting by Richland County commissioners Tony Vero and Cliff Mears to help explain the need for the city’s […]
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Dodging a winter bullet? North central Ohio may be spared worst of storm’s wrath
Count your wintry blessings if north central Ohio gets a few inches of snow tonight and into Monday. It could be worse. A lot worse. And it will be for our neighbors to the south and east. A major storm, dubbed Winter Storm Izzy by The Weather Channel, is thumping the South with snow, ice […]
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2021 was a big year for Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation special investigations
COLUMBUS — Over the course of 2021, the Special Investigations Department (SID) secured 53 convictions saving the state insurance fund $93,744,327. Protecting the state insurance fund, ensuring the workforce is receiving the best care possible, and employers pay their share to help keep premiums low, has been a driving force for the SID specialists. In […]