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Dayspring celebrates levy passage
MANSFIELD — Dayspring Assisted Living and Care Facility exhaled on Tuesday night. The facility’s five-year, 0.08 mil renewal levy passed with 73.62 percent of the vote, according to unofficial Richland County Board of Elections results. “I’m thrilled; I’m so proud of Richland County,” said Dayspring executive director Michelle Swank. “I’ve been texting with our staff […]
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How students really feel about their hometowns
MANSFIELD – Richland County might have jobs, affordable housing and declining crime rates, but if residents don’t see it that way, what does it matter? Facts are facts, but perceptions are reality. “Our community isn’t perfect, and I am not suggesting we throw on a pair of rose-colored glasses as a quick fix, but if […]
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Will They Stay?
The Richland Source recently surveyed 510 students with 216 in 12th grade and 294 in either fourth and fifth grades. Among other questions, students were asked: “Will you stay in your hometown after graduation?” See the full results below. High School Students: Will you Stay? High School Definitely Yes (number) Probably Yes (number) Maybe (number) I […]
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Do They Like Their Hometown?
The Richland Source recently surveyed 510 students with 216 in 12th grade and 294 in either fourth and fifth grades. Among other questions, students were asked: “Do you like your hometown?” See the full results below. High School Students: Do you like your hometown? High School Yes (number) Yes (percent) No (number) No (percent) Total Galion […]
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SXSW team attends Design Thinking Workshop
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. It’s been just over a month since our return from SXSW, and we’re keeping very busy as we start the process of weeding down hundreds of […]
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Lori Moore: Positive aging made easier with positivity
ONTARIO — When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Lori (Loretta) Moore, 75, has taken this proverbial phrase one step further to say, “make lemon meringue pie.” “That’s what I’ve done my entire life,” the Ontario resident said. As she sees it, the key to a sweeter life is positivity. And if you’ve met Moore, […]
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Measuring North Central Ohio’s aging population
Nationwide, the growth of the age 65 and older population is outpacing overall population growth. By 2030, the U.S. Census Bureau projects, more than 20 percent of U.S. residents will be 65 or older, compared with 13 percent in 2010 and just 10 percent in 1970. The demographic shift is even more dramatic in rural […]
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Gray Matters project to study issues for elderly, caregivers
MANSFIELD — More than a year ago Richland Source launched a project titled Healing Hope, geared toward addressing the region’s dismal infant mortality rate. That Solutions Journalism project earned us national attention, but more importantly offered a light for the community pointing out the local services available to combat a life-or-death issue. Today we begin […]
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Economic Club speaker addresses revitalization in cities like Mansfield
MANSFIELD – Allison Goebel of the Greater Ohio Policy Center has seen small legacy cities transform themselves, and she believes the same is possible for Mansfield. The executive director of the statewide research and advocacy organization spoke Wednesday at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Club Luncheon about how cities with manufacturing legacies and small […]