COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Utah-based residential solar panel company, alleging the company used high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims that left Ohio consumers with higher utility bills and debt. “This was a galactic misrepresentation of what the company could and should do,” Yost said. “Instead of soaking up the […]
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From Mansfield to Nepal: Sam Kime begins his Peace Corps journey
MANSFIELD — Joining the Peace Corps was not always part of 22-year-old Samuel Kime’s plan, but a life-changing study abroad experience reshaped his future. The Mansfield native leaves for Nepal on Jan. 15, where he will begin training as an English education teacher with the Peace Corps. From Mansfield to the world Kime said before […]
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Mansfield Toy Show draws on childhood nostalgia on Feb. 1
MANSFIELD — A wave of nostalgia is about to hit the Richland County Fairgrounds. One glance at the tables, and you’re 8 years old again, standing in the toy aisle — dreaming big. Located at 750 North Home Road, the Mansfield Toy Show returns Feb. 1. Parents, kids and longtime collectors can expect a day […]
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Northern Star Therapy in Bellville creates memories through Little Beats program
BELLVILLE — Toddlers shake instruments, parents sing along and no one worries about getting it wrong. Northern Star Therapy located at 48 Church Street in Bellville offers music and movements each Tuesday. Pediatric speech-language pathologist Nancy Labaki said her goal was to create a class and space where families could experience these benefits together in […]
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Ex-husband arrested in connection with double murder of former Ashland dentist & wife
COLUMBUS — An Illinois man has been arrested in connection with the Dec. 30 double-murder of former Ashland dentist Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife Monique Tepe, 39, of Columbus. According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Michael McKee, 39, was charged with two counts of murder and booked just before noon on Saturday. He is […]
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Ocie Hill developer to reapply for state funds, build fewer units
MANSFIELD — Greg Baron isn’t giving up on building an affordable senior housing development where the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center once stood. Baron told members of the Richland County Land Bank this week that his employer, Wisconsin-based developer Volker, is working on a revised application for state tax credits designed to spur the creation of […]
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Traffic fatalities decrease for a 4th consecutive year in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Charles Jones, and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn announced Friday that traffic fatalities have decreased in Ohio for the fourth consecutive year. According to preliminary data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), the number of traffic fatalities in 2025 dropped […]
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Ex-husband sentenced to 25 years-to-life in 2001 Willard murder
NORWALK — Paul Hicks, who was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Huron County Prosecutor James Sitterly announced. “Today a killer is held accountable, although 24 years after the crime, it’s a stark reminder that truth has no expiration date,” […]
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Here are resolved cases from December in Richland County Common Pleas Court
The list includes any case which Richland Source has published as an indictment, stories which first began publishing here in February 2024.
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Richland County one of nine in Ohio to win national American Farm Bureau awards
The Richland County Farm Bureau is one of nine in Ohio that has earned national recognition in the American Farm Bureau Federation County Activities of Excellence awards.