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 […]
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How a pink liquid could save Ashland money on maintaining streets
ASHLAND — Maintaining streets is a costly endeavor. But Ashland’s city officials hope to at least postpone some of those steep costs with a pink liquid promised to “rejuvenate” asphalt pavement. City council voted in early September to spend around $69,000 on the product — a price officials said would buy 2,925 gallons and extend […]
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Deer archery season begins Sept. 25 for Ohio hunters
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Stay local. Stay natural. Eat wild game. Hunting is one of the most inexpensive and ethical ways to fill your freezer with natural, free-range meat. It will be available soon, too, as Ohio’s white-tailed deer archery hunting season opens on Saturday, […]
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U.S. 42 resurfacing project scheduled for completion this month
MANSFIELD – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Richland County next week, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. 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 […]
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Here’s how Ohio became the worst state for nursing home assistant shortages
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is from the Investigative Reporting Workshop in collaboration with Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Richland Source also has a collaborative agreement with Eye on Ohio. Feel free to join Eye on Ohio’s free mailing list or follow IRW on Facebook as this helps us provide […]