MANSFIELD — Richland County has plans to spend around $200,000 to upgrade its network of tornado sirens to digital from the current VHF status. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to allow local Emergency Management Agency Director Rebecca Owens to seek requests for proposals to do the conversion work. There are 48 tornado warning sirens in […]
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It’s official: Richland County government offices will close on Eclipse Day
MANSFIELD — Don’t count on visiting a Richland County government office on April 8. Like the skies that afternoon during the total solar eclipse, county offices will be dark. Richland County commissioners on Tuesday voted to close county offices for the entire day of the once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event. In Richland County, the eclipse experience will […]