MANSFIELD – Since the beginning of the pandemic, new information continues to roll out each week about coronavirus, its variants and the vaccines to help defend against it. However, the sharing of misinformation across social media platforms can often spread faster than the truth. Melody Parton, a nurse at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, grew disheartened when […]
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‘Complacency kills:’ farm injury, death prevention in north central Ohio
ASHLAND — Ohio is losing the future of the farming business because of preventable accidents, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation trustee Roger Baker said. Baker, district eight trustee representing Ashland, Medina, Summit and Wayne counties, gave his trustee report in August at the annual meeting of the Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District and Ashland Farm Bureau. […]
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Richland Source ‘Talk the Vote’ listening tour begins Sept. 13
MANSFIELD — The next Mansfield City Council will face a lot of important decisions. Races for four of those council seats, roughly half the legislative body, will be decided Nov. 2. Voters in wards 1, 3 and 5 will pick a council member. Citywide, an at-large member will also be elected. That’s why it’s crucial […]
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OSHP: Nearly 1/3 of fatal crashes involve unsafe speed
COLUMBUS – According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, from 2018-2020 there were 91,972 crashes on Ohio roadways in which a driver was either exceeding the posted speed limit or unsafe speed was a contributing circumstance on the crash report. During that same time, one-third of speed-related traffic crashes involved at least one driver between […]
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Traffic pattern to change on U.S. 30 Sept. 9
MANSFIELD – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Richland County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S. Route 30 major rehabilitation – U.S. 30, from State Route 309 to just east of the 5th Avenue ramps, will have single lane closures for a major rehabilitation project. Traffic will always […]
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OSU Mansfield announces shows for in-person 2021-2022 season
MANSFIELD — Live theatre is returning to the Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus for the first time since the shutdowns of March 2020. The program featured virtual shows, including pre-recorded and live-streamed productions, last school year. “This is the first time that we’ll all be back together again and we plan to stay that way […]
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Fredericktown man inducted into ODNR Hall of Fame
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Two Ohioans, one from Fredericktown, were accorded the state’s highest conservation honor on Aug. 5 during a ceremony at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Guy Denny of Fredericktown and Dr. Barbara Kloha Andreas of South Bloomingville were […]
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Corell’s Potato Chips landed in Loudonville after family expansion
LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville was once home to a potato chip factory, known as Corell’s. Around 1937, Wilbur Corell and his parents opened Corell’s Potato Chips in Strasburg. The business did well, but Wilbur went off to the war and when he returned he settled in Mansfield while his parents and brother continued the family operation. […]