COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are seeking to stop implementation of a new federal immigration policy they say that will halt nearly all deportations and handcuff U.S. immigration officers. In a lawsuit filed today in Ohio by Yost and his counterparts in Arizona and Montana, the three […]
News
Posted inNews
Richland, Crawford commissioners OK site inventory for proposed Black Fork cleanup
MANSFIELD — Employees of the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District are going on an 18-mile hike along the Black Fork River in January. Commissioners from Richland and Crawford counties, during a joint ditch petition meeting Thursday afternoon, agreed to a request from Richland County Engineer Adam Gove to have RSWCD conduct an inventory along […]
Posted inNews
Richland County keeping long-time maintenance superintendent around awhile longer
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners are not allowing Chuck Minnich to retire without a fight. But on Thursday, they took a step toward letting him go, hiring his planned eventual replacement. The long-time county maintenance superintendent, who unsuccessfully tried to retire earlier this year before commissioners talked him into staying, appeared to again be headed […]
Posted inNews
Richland County Equity Challenge: Educational success requires early start in life
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of stories about this week’s Richland County Community Equity Challenge. Today’s topic deals with education.) MANSFIELD — The key to improved educational equity is an early start, even before school begins, according to Donna Hight, a professor at The Ohio State University-Mansfield. It’s also in understanding other systemic issues, […]
Posted inNews
Husted announces new Tower Technician Program at N.C. State
MANSFIELD – Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted made a stop at North Central State College Wednesday for the announcement of a new Tower Technician Program at the James W. Kehoe Center in Shelby. The certificate program is a partnership between North Central State College and Governor Mike DeWine’s Office of Workforce Training (GOWT). North Central […]
Posted inNews
Richland County Equity Challenge: Nation’s criminal justice system reflects inequalities
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of stories about this week’s Richland County Community Equity Challenge. Today’s topic deals with criminal justice.) MANSFIELD — Pastor Lawrence Rawls has seen the impact of inequality in the criminal justice system. The leader of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Mansfield, Rawls worked as the human resources director […]
Posted inNews
Mansfield plans to spend $5.3 million to repave 26 miles of streets in 2022
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has proposed repaving 26.16 miles of roads in 2022, with an estimated price tag of $5.3 million. City engineer Bob Bianchi unveiled the plan on Tuesday evening during a City Council streets committee meeting. “This next year will be a pretty robust (paving plan),” Bianchi said. “It’s an exciting […]
Posted inNews
Finance director says Mansfield outlook brighter than recent years
MANSFIELD — Linn Steward went over the City of Mansfield’s 2022 temporary budget on Tuesday — without sounding a fiscal alarm. The city’s finance director has consistently cautioned City Council in recent years against budgeting to spend more than it takes in. But after her presentation to council’s finance committee, Steward agreed the city’s financial picture […]
Posted inNews
Richland County Equity Challenge: Workforce inclusion of all races, genders make the numbers count
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of stories about this week’s Richland County Community Equity Challenge. Today’s topic deals with business.) MANSFIELD — Diversity is counting the numbers. Inclusion is making the numbers count. That was one of the messages from Jimmy Etheredge, CEO of Accenture North America, speaking in a video as part of […]