MANSFIELD — Richland County Children Services (RCCS) is launching its 2026 Child Abuse Awareness Month Campaign, “Together We Protect Their Tomorrows,” a comprehensive initiative focused on strengthening community awareness, promoting prevention, and protecting the thousands of children in Richland County who are affected by or at risk of abuse and neglect each year. The campaign […]
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Miller co-sponsors bill to commemorate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
COLUMBUS — They faced segregation, sexism and millions of pieces of mail that needed to get to soldiers during the deadliest conflict in human history. They are the mostly African American women who made up the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The women in the battalion sorted millions of pieces of backlogged mail in three […]
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Miller, Lear’s Never Alone Act signed into law
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Never Alone Act, sponsored by State Representatives Melanie Miller (R-City of Ashland) and Beth Lear (R-Galena) into law during a signing ceremony recently held at the Statehouse. House Bill 236 previously passed with a unanimous vote of 89-0 in the Ohio House. The Act ensures every patient has access to […]
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Heffelfinger’s Meats hosts state officials on tour through Jeromesville plant
JEROMESVILLE — State Rep. Melanie Miller (R-City of Ashland) joined the Ohio Association of Meat Processors, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, and other legislators on a tour Friday of Heffelfinger’s Meats, Inc., the largest harvesting facility in Ohio. The state of Ohio recently announced additional funding for the Ohio Meat Processing Grant Program made possible […]
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Charles Mill Marina slated to receive nearly $1 million in state funds
ASHLAND — The Charles Mill Marina is one of 11 Ashland County projects that will receive state monies from a One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund courtesy of the state. Charles Mill will receive $919,00 from a $717 million pot of money set aside in House Bill 33 that passed in June. The grants are made […]
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Lear, Miller sponsor ‘Never Alone Act’
The Never Alone Act allows patients and residents to designate someone to come sit with them regardless of what’s going on in the world.
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AU awarded $1.7 million from state to support three growing programs
ASHLAND – The State of Ohio has awarded Ashland University approximately $1.7 million for upgrades to three of its programs — the Center for Addictions, Correctional Education, Military & Veteran Services — as part of the biennium budget passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine this month. “Congratulations to […]