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Richland County Junior Fair Alpaca Royalty

Richland County Junior Fair Feeder Calf Show

Richland County Junior Fair Saddle Horse Show

Addiction to opioids, like prescription painkillers and heroin, has increased significantly in the past few years, devastating communities across Ohio – rural, suburban, and urban. In 2012, a record 1,914 Ohioans died from accidental drug overdose – an average of five Ohioans each day – and 680 of those deaths can be attributed to heroin […]

Richard Terrence Eckels passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Terry was born Oct. 15, 1959 in Mansfield, Ohio, to Eileen O’Leary Eckels and the late Richard Eckels. Terry was a 1977 graduate of Madison High School. He loved all sports, but especially baseball. He was in his element when he was attending an area sports […]

Last week, I introduced Robert McDonald, President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The next day, the Committee –13 other senators and I – voted unanimously to approve his nomination. The full Senate must now vote on his confirmation. I voted in […]

For small and mid-sized businesses, securing the private financing needed to export their products can be difficult. To assist these companies, and allow them to expand and create jobs in the United States, the federal Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) offers loans, guarantees, and insurance. The bank, which operates at no cost to taxpayers, has provided […]

As a candidate for State-Representative, I have the first-hand opportunity to meet with thousands of Richland County voters.  Outside of meeting with people individually, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in several parades in my district: Miss Ohio Parade (Mansfield), the 4th of July Parades in Bellville and Ontario, and the Shelby Bicycle Days Parade. In […]

At the time, House Democrats stood in opposition to the budget, saying the toxic mix of tax hikes on working and middle class Ohioans and funding cuts to schools and communities would not create the economic opportunity Kasich and his Republican colleagues promised. Republicans used property and sales tax increases along with funding cuts to […]