MANSFIELD — Memorial Day 2020 is one the 179th Airlift Wing’s Honor Guard will never forget. The day set aside to honor U.S. military members killed in war is often filled with parades, barbecues and social gatherings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no parades for the local Ohio Air National Guard to show […]
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Overnight on the Richland Roadside: 1937
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2014. Everybody loves to feel free, and there is little that is more freeing than being at the wheel and having the open road in front of you. Think how especially freeing it must have been in the 1920s and 30s when, after decades of […]
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Ontario Police part of Black Lives Matter rally at Richland Mall parking lot
ONTARIO — The Ontario Black Lives Matter (BLM) rally attracted more than 50 protestors and caused a march that temporarily shutdown traffic at the Lexington-Springmill Road and Ohio State Route 309 intersection on Friday night. The event, organized and led by Ontario native Jordyn Sims, was launched in the wake of George Floyd’s death at […]
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Around 50 join in Ashland protests against racism, police brutality
ASHLAND — Whether it’s pouring down rain like it was Thursday afternoon, or a blazing 80-plus degrees and sunny, Keon Singleton said he’ll be protesting along Main Street in downtown Ashland every day until justice is served — not only for George Floyd, but for every black person who has died or otherwise suffered from police […]
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A day of peace and love in Richland County
MANSFIELD — In the midst of the the rumored chaos and threats of violence, a group of people in Mansfield have called for a day of peace throughout Richland County. The Facebook event, which over 400 have responded to as of Friday afternoon, can be found here. Below is a statement from one of the event’s […]
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Police charge Mansfield man with inciting violence via social media posts
MANSFIELD — A 19-year-old Mansfield man has been charged in connection with making social media posts referring to threats of rioting and destructive activity, according to Mansfield police. “Our investigators were able to identify the source of the posts, as well as the person responsible for making them,” police Chief Keith Porch said in a […]
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Lexington Blueberry Festival is canceled
LEXINGTON — The Village of Lexington and the Lexington Blueberry Festival committee have announced the 2020 Blueberry Festival and all activities associated with this event have been canceled. “Our committee along with local and state authorities have been monitoring the Covid 19 pandemic and with the uncertainty of these times we feel it is in […]
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Numerous Ohio campuses have abysmal success rates for black college students
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. ASHTABULA, Ohio — Alexis Turner listened carefully as the administrators at the freshman orientation for Kent State University at Ashtabula ticked through the student groups she could join […]
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Full-time Richland County employees need permission to work other jobs
MANSFIELD — Full-time Richland County employees need permission to work at other jobs. That has been the policy for years, according to Human Resources Director Kelly Christiansen, though it just recently cropped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during a county commissioners’ meeting with department heads Thursday, the long-time HR director said the county learned […]
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Lexington’s oldest resident turns 106
LEXINGTON — Ed Harpster has seen and lived through days that most will only know through history books. Lexington’s oldest resident was born on June 4, 1914 in Republic, Ohio. On Thursday, his family celebrated his 106th birthday by inviting the community to drive by, honk their horns and wave. Harpster spent the day in […]