MANSFIELD — Richland County experienced another good year financially in 2024 and enters 2025 with about $34 million worth of general fund money in various reserve funds, according to the Board of Commissioners. The county finished 2024 with a $7.9 million general fund budget surplus for the year — $2.2 million of which will go […]
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Ribbon-cutting marks transformation of former jail space into Clerk of Courts office
MANSFIELD — The presence of Linda Frary and Gary Bishop were both in the room Thursday afternoon at the Richland County Administration Building. As a ribbon was cut to mark the opening of a new Clerk of Courts office and meeting space for the prosecutor’s county grand jury sessions, the former elected officials were on […]
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Richland County commissioners open bids to replacing aging Dayspring boilers
MANSFIELD — Standard Plumbing & Heating Co. submitted the apparent low bid in a project to replace aging boilers at at the Richland County Dayspring Assisted Living & Care Facility. Richland County commissioners on Thursday opened four bids for the work at the 99-year-old home at 3220 Olivesburg Road. Standard Plumbing & Heating, based in […]
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Chill savings: Richland County Courthouse gets budget-friendlier AC solution
MANSFIELD — The price of temporary cooling at the Richland County Courthouse came in cheaper than first discussed. Richland County commissioners — who on Tuesday talked about spending up to $44,129 on a contract with Mobile Air & Power Rentals of Cleveland for a temporary, mobile air-conditioning unit that can cool the entire building — […]