Election night is Tuesday, Nov. 4 and Richland Source has you covered. Below, you’ll find real-time updates as we track the latest returns from key races and issues across the area. If you’re reading this before you vote, find all of our election preview coverage here. Here’s what we’re covering tonight Richland Source reporters will […]
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No coin needed: Craig is new mayor of Mifflin
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — An automatic recount for a roller-coaster mayoral race in the Village of Mifflin resulted in a new, final winner on Tuesday. The Ashland County Board of Elections declared Freddie Craig, a write-in mayoral candidate, the winner. The change comes a week following a coin toss that determined incumbent Vickie Shultz as the […]
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Vickie Shultz wins coin toss to serve another term as Mifflin’s mayor
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — Fate favored Mifflin’s incumbent on Monday. The village of Mifflin’s mayor candidate Vickie Shultz won another term in office Monday after a coin toss. The coin toss became necessary when one additional provisional ballot came back for write-in candidate Fred Craig, tying the unofficial results at 25-25. Ashland County Board of Elections […]
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Steve Goines to serve as Perrysville mayor
ASHLAND — Steve Goines edged Bob Zakutni for the three-way race in Perrysville that has been tied since Nov. 7. The Ashland County Board of Elections met Monday to certify the results of the election, as well as apply provisional ballots to the final results. Going into Monday, Goines and Zakutni each earned 84 votes. […]
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Buckeye State turns over a new leaf with marijuana approval
COLUMBUS — Marijuana proponents in Ohio are flying high as State Issue 2 earned enough votes to make recreational cannabis legal in the Buckeye State. With 89.51% of precincts reporting statewide as of 11:15 p.m., the measure received 56.39% of favorable votes, according to unofficial results reported by the Ohio Secretary of State. The new […]