ONTARIO — The former Cheddar’s property at 979 N. Lexington-Springmill Road is still set to become a gas station, albeit later than originally planned.
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Ontario, Mansfield agree to Public Health district updates
The main change to the Richland Public Health agreement is decreasing the number of people on the public health board from 12 to five, effective May 1.
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Mansfield City Council expected to vote on combined public health services pact
MANSFIELD — City Council is scheduled Tuesday to vote on the renewal of the combined public health services agreement among Mansfield, Ontario and Richland County. Some changes are being made to the agreement, including the composition of the board that governs the combined district, which does business as Richland Public Health. The combined health district […]
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Ontario CIC to organize executive board
Economic development chair Josh Bradley listed four individuals who expressed interest in leading a CIC board. Councilman Dave Rehfeldt suggested creating a list of seven individuals and having council members vote on the top four to join the board.
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Ontario police receive green light for city-owned shooting range
ONTARIO — Hill said the Ontario Police Department currently leases a private property on Snodgrass Road for shooting practice. City Council authorized the department to build a practice facility on municipal grounds.
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Ontario Council $21.3M budget targets water & sewer infrastructure
ONTARIO — Ontario’s permanent appropriations for 2025 include major investments in water and sewer infrastructure. The city is planning a looping and replacement project for waterlines along Lexington-Springmill Road and other areas of the city, for which appropriations passed Wednesday budget $945,000. Mayor Kris Knapp said he expects about $440,000 to come back to the […]
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200-plus single-family homes proposed for Ontario near Stowell Park
Planning commission members heard from Holden Agency CEO Jerry Holden and engineer Keith Amstutz Wednesday on a proposed planned unit development zone for the land near Stowell Park and Maple Ridge Villas.
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News Man weekly: Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis, Iditarod and ICE in Ashland
MANSFIELD — The 38th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Village of Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis. The two discuss why Jarvis got involved in local government as a council member and then mayor of the village; the mayor’s […]
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Ontario, Pioneer senior proposes ‘affordable housing act’ to Ontario Council
ONTARIO — Nicholas Wray, age 18, attended the March 5 Ontario council meeting to propose a “community revitalization and affordable housing act.”