Editor’s note: This is Part V of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Part I published on Jan. 31. Part II published on Feb. 1. Part III published on Feb. 2. Part IV published on Feb. 3. While the average age of farmers in Ohio is increasing, there are aspirational young […]
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Public/private partnership launching pilot program to help Mansfield’s homeless
MANSFIELD — A pilot program to help homeless residents in downtown Mansfield will launch in early April, featuring teams of behavioral health professionals and law enforcement officers. Joe Trolian, executive director of Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services, outlined the project Thursday during a meeting with Richland County commissioners and other officials. Commissioner Tony […]
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Embracing change in the classroom and beyond
Editor’s note: This is Part IV of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Part I published on Jan. 31. Part II published on Feb. 1. Part III published on Feb. 2. As fewer students in north central Ohio grow up on farms, several educators have altered their teaching focus. Educators […]
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Mansfield police will use $22,000 grant to test camera technology aimed at reducing crime
MANSFIELD — Proponents call it the first camera that sees like a detective. Thanks to a $22,000 state grant, the Mansfield Police Department is going to spend the next year testing the developing Flock Safety technology. Chief Keith Porch on Tuesday evening explained the fixed-camera system to City Council, which voted unanimously to accept the […]
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Building community just as important as acquiring farmland
Editor’s note: This is Part III of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Part I published on Jan. 31. Part II published on Feb. 1. Noel Alden bought and moved to a dairy farm in Danville in 1999 from an operation based in northern Illinois. While the Aldens were not […]
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Streamlined process needed to link beginning & retiring farmers
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Part I was published on Jan. 31. Much of north central Ohio is farmland, but the number of farms is declining. Farmland is being consolidated across the United States, leaving its future in fewer hands […]
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Ohio has an aging farmer population, so what comes next?
Editor’s note: This is Part I of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Some north central Ohio farmers have concerns about farming later in life — specifically the manual labor and long hours necessary, as well as keeping pace with ever-changing technology. But for many, including Fredericktown […]
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Will a green laser light keep crows from roosting (and pooping) in Mansfield’s Central Park?
MANSFIELD — Mark Abrams hopes a $20 green laser light will convince a huge murder of crows to stay out of the trees at night in Central Park. The city’s parks and recreation superintendent recently ordered the laser and three “dead crow effigies” in the latest attempt to convince the crows to flee the downtown […]
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Crawford County partnership sends free books to kids with COVID
BUCYRUS — If you test positive for COVID-19, you’ll likely get a call from your local health department. If you’re a child in Crawford County, you’ll also get a free book. Crawford Reads 20 has partnered with Crawford County Public Health to mail books to every resident 12 and under who tests positive for the […]
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Here is your invite: Join us for ‘Coffee and Transit Talk’ on Thursday at Relax, It’s Just Coffee
MANSFIELD — You asked a lot of questions about public transit during the Richland Source “Talk the Vote” listening tour last fall. We tried to address many of those questions during a four-day, nine-part series, titled “Richland Public Transit: Rethink Your Ride,” which published Dec. 27-30. The Solutions Journalism series talked to a lot of […]