“I’m dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glistenAnd children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow” — Irving Berlin Why do so many people hope for a white Christmas, “just like the ones I used to know?” Blame song writers like Irving Berlin. Crooners […]
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Arctic cold front to bring snow showers, below-zero wind chills tonight
The weather outside is gonna be a little more frightful tonight and into Thursday, just two weeks before Christmas. An arctic cold front will move west to east through north central Ohio on Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning with scattered snow showers and possible snow squalls developing along the front. The National Weather […]
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Too soon for pumpkin spice lattes: Summer’s not done cooking just yet
“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures and fears it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It appears summer, like a house guest overstaying his welcome, is not quite […]
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Rocking the Brickyard: Final Friday free concert series returns with a musical bang
MANSFIELD — No one watches weekend weather reports this time of year more than Jamie Thompson. And her official forecast for Friday night is party. That’s when Downtown Mansfield Inc. fires off its first “Final Friday” of the season at The Brickyard. “It’s very important to us to have a great Friday night,” said Thompson, […]
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Tired of watching stormy weather in Richland County? Tell someone about it
MANSFIELD — Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Famed 19th Century American essayist and novelist Charles Dudley Warner proffered that quip of an insight. A friend of Mark Twain’s, many since have mistakenly attributed Warner’s remark to Twain. Regardless of its origin, it’s an oft-repeated lament. But on Monday, April […]
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Flood watch issued for Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties until 11 p.m.
A flood watch is in effect until Tuesday at 11 p.m. in a north central Ohio area that includes Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. Multiple rounds of showers and storms will move across the area through this evening, according to the NWS. Total rainfall amounts through […]
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Powerful storms may spawn tornadoes across north central Ohio on Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Not even the best meteorologist can pinpoint exactly where and when a tornado will roar down from the sky with a fury of 150-plus mph winds. But the national and state weather experts think a twister or two is darn likely in Ohio on Tuesday afternoon and into the evening hours. The National […]
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City of Mansfield offices will be open on April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield government offices will be open for business as usual on April 8, the day a total solar eclipse crosses the region. Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry made the announcement Monday during a solar eclipse prep press conference arranged by the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Richland County commissioners announced March […]
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Mansfield native on ‘gold rush run’ Friday morning at the 2024 Iditarod
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2024 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Updates post daily at 8 a.m. and may be updated during the day. ON THE IDITAROD TRAIL, Alaska — Matthew Failor was on a gold rush run in the early morning Alaskan darkness on […]
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700 Ohio Edison customers without power; Wind Advisory in effect through 7 p.m.
MANSFIELD — It’s yet another eventful weather day in north central Ohio with a major drop in temperatures throughout Wednesday afternoon, according to Rebecca Owens, director of Richland County’s Emergency Management Agency. At this time, The Salvation Army is NOT expected to open this evening. * WHAT…West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up […]