MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office will have an extra set of eyes in the sky for the next year. County commissioners on Thursday approved a $24,600, one-year lease with LiveView Technologies for a mobile camera system that can extend 22 feet into the air. Sheriff Steve Sheldon and Capt. Jim Sweat told commissioners the […]
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LaRose highlights Bellville’s Elzy Milling & Trade in Ohio Business Spotlight
BELLVILLE — Elzy Milling & Trade in Bellville was recognized this month by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in his August 2021 Business Spotlight. Every month, LaRose highlights a few businesses from around the state in a particular industry. For August, in support of agriculture, LaRose chose Elzy Milling & Trade as an example […]
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Mansfield’s Great Pumpkin Glow offers spectacular fall experience
MANSFIELD – Kingwood Center Gardens will again be aglow with the lights of thousands of jack-o’-lanterns this fall at the traditional Great Pumpkin Glow. Now entering its ninth year, the Great Pumpkin Glow is back for two weekends in October. The Great Pumpkin Glow is open from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 5 […]
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Short-handed Rams rally past Clear Fork
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The season isn’t even a week old and Madison already has encountered more bumps in the road than it did during all of last year’s historic run to the Division II state championship. Nevaeh Lewis and Shannon Jamieson each scored a goal as the short-handed Rams rallied for a 2-1 win over […]
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Mansfield selected as preferred site for Air National Guard’s 1st Cyber Warfare Wing
MANSFIELD — Governor Mike DeWine applauded the U.S. Air Force’s announcement Wednesday that the Mansfield Air National Guard Base, home of the 179th Airlift Wing, has been selected as the preferred site for the Air National Guard’s first Cyber Warfare Wing. “I spoke directly with the Secretary of the Air Force today who gave me […]
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U.S. Grant’s boyhood home in Georgetown, Ohio open for historic tour
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. GEORGETOWN, Ohio — The U.S. Grant boyhood home in Georgetown, Ohio was the home of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States. He lived […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $56K more for Main Street improvement design/survey work
MANSFIELD — Survey and design services for the $1 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan will cost about $56,611 more than expected, city engineer Bob Bianchi told the Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday. The additional cost is due to K.E. McCartney & Associates of Mansfield needing to expand its survey efforts related to the project […]
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We asked, you answered: What should be done with Westinghouse?
MANSFIELD — What’s next for Westinghouse? It’s the question on everyone’s mind after the Richland County Land Bank approved a contract that could lead to the donation of the former industrial site to the public entity, opening up a world of possibilities with the property for the first time in three decades. The Land Bank […]
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Family Tradition: Hayden Kuhn replaces older brother at QB, Cougars don’t miss a beat
OLIVESBURG — When Steve Haverdill needed a new quarterback, all the Crestview coach had to do was shake the Kuhn family tree. The Cougars lost All-Ohio signal-caller Ross Kuhn to graduation and Haverdill’s biggest concern heading into last week’s opener at Loudonville was finding his replacement. Enter Hayden Kuhn. A junior and Ross’s younger brother, […]