MANSFIELD — Administrators from Mansfield City Schools appear to be pumping the brakes on a new district reconfiguration plan. Superintendent Stan Jefferson announced a revised proposal during Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which he called a “phased” approach. Only Phase One, which could take effect next school year with board approval, was discussed in detail. […]
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William Henry Harrison, 1st president from Ohio, had shortest stint in office
Editor’s Note This is the second in a nine-part series looking at Ohio’s history of presidents. Some of the information was gleaned from a kit provided by the Ohio Historical Society released in 1967 titled “Portraits of Ohio Presidents.” Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part […]
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Weekly Roundup: Your regional high school basketball results
A regional high school basketball wrap-up from all over north central Ohio. Look to Richland Source for sports results from Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Marion, and Knox counties. For feature coverage from this week, check out our sports section. Ridgemont tops Cory-Rawson Ridgemont grabbed a 64-46 victory at the expense of Cory-Rawson in an Ohio […]
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Mansfield will ask ODOT to consider plowing snow on U.S. 30 in the city
MANSFIELD — Mansfield will make a formal request this week to the Ohio Dept. of Transportation to plow snow off U.S. 30 within the city limits. That was the word Tuesday night from Public Works Director Dave Remy as part of the city administration’s response to a City Council directed “to-do” list after a winter […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs $1.4 million request for two new fire trucks
MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport joined in a Mansfield City Council unanimous vote Tuesday evening to approve a $1.4 million purchase of two new fire trucks. But the 4th Ward representative, in his second month as chair of council’s finance committee, made it clear he didn’t appreciate the fact local lawmakers had little advance notice of […]
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Richland County commissioners hear financial aid requests for OBS, fairgrounds and inclusive park
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday got an update — and a request for financial assistance — with ongoing improvement/construction efforts at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary, Richland County Fairgrounds and a “community park for all” at Sterkel Park. Chris Harris of CHarris Consulting, who works with local non-profit organizations and other groups, asked commissioners for […]
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YMCA of North Central Ohio studying feasibility of indoor/outdoor soccer complex
MANSFIELD — The YMCA of North Central Ohio has launched a feasibility study into a potential $9 to $10 million indoor/outdoor soccer complex in Richland County. Chriss Harris of CHarris Consulting, also a member of the YMCA board, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday such a facility would have a “huge financial impact” on the […]
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Wind, rain and snow expected in wacky few days of Northeast Ohio weather forecast
MANSFIELD — It’s going to be windy, rainy and unusually balmy on Wednesday and Thursday — before taking a snowy turn by Friday, according to reports from the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a hazardous weather outlook Tuesday along with a flood watch for Richland and Ashland counties, among other northeast Ohio communities. “Gusts […]
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Grand jury: officers’ actions were a ‘justifiable use of force’ in Sean Rowe death
MANSFIELD — A grand jury determined Tuesday that officers’ actions were a “justifiable use of force” during an incident that resulted in the death of an Army veteran following an hours-long standoff along Peterson Road last summer. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon via a press release issued by Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop. Sean […]