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MANSFIELD – Although West Virginia ranks number one as the state with the largest diabetes rates in the country, Ohio doesn’t fall that far down on the list.  In 2019, America’s Health Rankings rated Ohio as number 34 on a list of states from the lowest ratios of diabetes to the highest. According to Ohio’s 2019 […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was shared through a collaborative agreement with the Solutions Journalism Network. On March 14, six days before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo implemented a shelter-in-place order for the state, effectively shutting down all nonessential services, Reagan Reed was notified that 50 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings had been canceled across New York City’s […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was provided courtesy of the Solutions Journalism Network, allowing a closer look at some potential ideas from a national database to attack issues that may be relevant in north central Ohio. SEATTLE, Washington — In a tall building on the outskirts of downtown Seattle, a group of scientists from the University of […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kellie Jones is the sister of Richland Source reporter Noah Jones. ESCHWEGE, Germany — A village in Germany may have found a way to reduce community spread of the COVID-19 virus as European countries continue to battle with the global pandemic. Wir Gegen Corona, German for ‘Us Against Corona,’ is a local hotline […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was provided courtesy of the Solutions Journalism Network, allowing a closer look at some potential ideas from a national database to attack issues that may be relevant in north central Ohio. PETERBOROUGH, New Hampshire — In times of trouble and fear, one of the first places people turn is to their church. […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was provided courtesy of the Solutions Journalism Network, allowing a closer look at some potential ideas from a national database to attack issues that may be relevant in north central Ohio. In 1918, the city of Philadelphia threw a parade that killed thousands of people. Ignoring warnings of influenza among soldiers preparing […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was provided courtesy of the Solutions Journalism Network, allowing a closer look at some potential ideas from a national database to attack issues that may be relevant in north central Ohio. SUNCREST, Utah — South of Salt Lake City, Utah, there’s an idyllic hilltop neighborhood called Suncrest. It’s only 15 miles from […]

GALION — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one local business is doing its part to provide an essential service to fight the spread of the disease.  The Iron Vault Distillery, owned by John Bassett, Lori Bassett and Sam Thacker, currently produces its own vodka, moonshine, rum and whiskey, including bourbon. Now, a new product […]

Editor’s Note: This story was written in response to a suggestion by Cathy Hancock though Open Source. She asked: “How about a story on NAMI Richland County, they have a great suicide prevention program that they take into the schools, the family-to-family education program and educating and advocating for family and friends with mental illness is very […]