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COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced re-opening dates for the state’s personal services businesses and dine-in restaurants and bars. On May 15, DeWine said, hair salons, barbershops, day spas, tanning facilities and nail salons can re-open. The governor said restaurants and bars can re-open for outside dine-in service on May 15 and inside […]

MANSFIELD — A second Richland County resident has died who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release Wednesday afternoon from Richland Public Health.  “On behalf of Richland Public Health and the entire Richland County health community, we express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the patient who died,” said Sarah […]

COLUMBUS — Face coverings for employees will be required for all Ohio businesses as the state begins efforts to re-open the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said Wednesday. The announcement, which came during Gov. Mike DeWine’s daily press briefing, reflects a third change in three days from the administration regarding masks. […]

MANSFIELD — Usage of masks by Ohio residents will be “strongly recommended,” but not mandatory as the state begins to re-open the economy. Gov. Mike DeWine, who used the words “mandatory” and “required” during a Monday press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, changed his verbiage on Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health has also updated […]

COLUMBUS — The projected surge in new coronavirus cases has lowered dramatically and an estimated peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Ohio has been shifted to April 19, according to the latest update from state officials. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton on Wednesday thanked Ohioans who are staying […]

MANSFIELD — A 55-year-old Mansfield man, who worked as a corrections officer at the Marion Correctional Institution for more than two decades, has died from COVID-19. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced during Wednesday’s press briefing that John Dawson, who had worked at MCI since 1996, testified positive for coronavirus on March 30. Dawson is the […]

SHELBY — The Shelby City Health Department reported a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the first positive COVID-19 test result for the Shelby. The Shelby City Health Department stated it is following the Ohio Department of Health protocols in regard to identifying close contacts and self-quarantine procedures. “We will continue to monitor […]