MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday authorized $1 million in grants from the American Rescue Plan Act funds for local companies involved in entertainment, lodging/tourism and the food and beverage industry. The grants, ranging from $10,000 to $30,000, will be administered through a program operated by the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development, beginning in […]
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Costs rising for new Richland County communications tower in Lucas
MANSFIELD — Rapidly rising costs of construction material, including steel, have driven up the price to build and equip a new communications tower in Lucas. Originally estimated at a cost of around $550,000, the cost of a new 330-foot Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) tower will now be around $671,500, Richland County commissioners were told […]
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Heavy rainfall is expected the next couple of days throughout the region
CLEVELAND — If you’ve got an umbrella, it’s time to carry it with you. The National Weather service predicts rain will be a fairly certain part of our forecast Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the region. What to expect: — Widespread showers and thunderstorms expected to increase Tuesday evening and through Wednesday evening. — Potential for […]
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Clear Fork announces 2021 Homecoming Court
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork High School has announced its 2021 Homecoming Court. The students include: Caleb Dettmer, Michael Rowe, Grace Wolfgang, Alyssa Swank, Caitlyn Drockton, Leah Argenio, Jeff Moody, Payton Bailey, Deven Freeman, Nate Lind, Emma McCoy, Addison Blakley, Liam Beer and Logan Anderson.
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Open Source: Changes planned in hunting regs around Clearfork Reservoir
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD — A Richland Source reader was a bit clairvoyant when he asked last month about changes in the hunting ordinances around the Clearfork Reservoir. There were no official […]
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Ontario considers annexation of 11-acre parcel
ONTARIO — The City of Ontario may be 11 acres larger in a few months. The joint owners of an 11-acre parcel in Springfield Township have requested the property be annexed into the city. On Monday, Council passed two resolutions that could begin the annexation process at a special meeting. “We definitely want to make […]
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‘Imagination Park’ opening has residents dancing in the streets
MANSFIELD — Martha & The Vandellas marked the opening Monday of the “Imagination Park on 3rd Street.” OK, so it was the group’s recording of “Dancing in the Streets” that boomed from the speaker minutes after the pop-up, linear park was officially opened along West Third Street, between Mulberry Street and Bowman Avenue. But you […]
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Will federal funds help make dry dam vote for Mansfield City Council easier on Tuesday?
MANSFIELD — Will $3 million in planned American Rescue Plan Act spending on an emergency storm sewer project make it easier for City Council to approve the next step in a long-debated dry dam project? That’s one of the key questions Mansfield lawmakers will answer Tuesday during a meeting heavily weighted with infrastructure proposals. “Anything […]
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Open Source: What’s the story with the collapsed roof on the old Mansfield prison building?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD — A vacant inmate honor dorm near the Mansfield Correctional Institution is scheduled for demolition this fall. But it’s already beginning to self-demolish. Richland Source reader Mark Davis […]