MANSFIELD – Mike Ziegelhofer and Regina F. Jefferson are the newest members of the Richland Newhope/Richland County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Ziegelhofer and Jefferson were appointed by the Richland County Commissioners, and took the oath of office at the Commissioner’s office on Thursday, January 7. They both have the opportunity to serve on the board […]
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Jeromesville to revitalize village memorials with state funding
ASHLAND — Thanks to $88,000 of incoming money from the state capital budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Jeromesville will launch three modernization projects beginning this summer. Jeromesville’s Square Park, at the intersection of OH-89 and County Road 30A, will be the most significant of these ventures. The $50,000 of state funds will be used […]
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Section of Marquis Avenue closed for water line repairs
MANSFIELD –Due to water line repair work, the city of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. Marquis Avenue from Gibson Avenue to Chilton. West Raleigh Avenue from Marquis Avenue to South Main Street. The road has been closed and is expected to […]
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Habitat for Humanity of Richland & Crawford Counties to close ReStore
MANSFIELD – The pandemic has taken its toll on another small business. Habitat for Humanity of Richland and Crawford Counties, Inc., (HFHRCC) has announced that it is closing its ReStore discount home improvement store effective end of business Saturday, Jan. 30. The ReStore, which sells new and gently used home improvement items and household goods, […]
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U.S. Census Bureau provides stats, facts to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“On Aug. 28, 1963, nearly a quarter of a million people gathered in the August heat on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to hear the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speak. “People traveled to our nation’s capital from places as far away as Atlanta and Los Angeles to witness one of the defining […]
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Columbia Gas begins natural gas line replacement project in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Columbia Gas recently began a project in Mansfield to replace aging gas lines with newer, state-of-the-art plastic pipe. The work is taking place on Cherry Hill, Whitter, Malone, Greenlee, Danwood and Cecilwood and portions of Ferndale, Woodville and Brownwood. Crews will install about 10,500 feet of new pipe, serving approximately 175 customers. Monster-Greenlee […]
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Four north central Ohio men listed on this week’s Most Wanted
MANSFIELD — Men from Mansfield, Shelby and Ashland are among this week’s Most Wanted list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County division for the week of Jan. 18. Jarrod Staton, 31, is 6-foot, 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wanted on a parole violation […]
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OhioHealth to begin COVID-19 vaccinations of 80-and-over on Jan. 19
MANSFIELD — OhioHealth announced Saturday that it will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to patients who are 80 years of age and older on Tuesday, Jan. 19, in accordance with guidance from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health. The first vaccinations will be given starting Jan. 19 at seven OhioHealth locations across […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office seeks info on Mansfield man found dead on Friday
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating the death of 22-year-old Rakeeim Jermaine Hood of Mansfield. The sheriff’s office discovered Hood’s body Friday, lying near the ditch on the side of the road in the 400 block of Lexington-Ontario road. Hood was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. Captain Donald […]