MANSFIELD — The price of inmate meals in the Richland County Jail keeps rising. But a smaller inmate population may lessen the impact to the county’s general fund. The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a new food services contract with Summit Correctional Services at $2.24 per meal, based on 701 to 750 […]
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Richland County seeks bids for $3.4 million in courthouse renovations
MANSFIELD — Richland County is seeking contractors to perform an estimated $3.4 million worth of improvements to the county courthouse. The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved advertising for bids for a $2.75 million in renovations to multiple floors of the five-story building and also a $750,000 project to build a fourth Common Pleas […]
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Richland County commissioners OK video documenting courthouse improvements
MANSFIELD — A lot of interior improvement work is planned at the Richland County Courthouse over the next couple of years. And the Richland County Board of Commissioners wants to have a video record of the progress. Commissioners on Thursday approved a $9,900 contract with DRM Productions of Mansfield to produce a short video. Frequent […]
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Richland County residents urged to re-register for emergency alert notifications
MANSFIELD — It turns out you do need to re-register after all if you want emergency alerts through Richland County government. The Richland County Board of Commissioners in April approved an annual $21,876 contract with Everbridge to provide the county’s wireless emergency notification system through RC Alerts. At the time, when the county ended its contract with […]
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Two parcels of land valued at $3,800 needed for $4.2 million wastewater improvement
BELLVILLE — It’s just $3,800 in a an estimated $4.2 million sanitary sewer project. But the Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved “fair market value” offers for two parcels of land that need to be acquired for a wastewater improvement plan near the I-71/Ohio 97 interchange. Commissioners offered $1,500 for a 1.235-acre parcel […]
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Nearly 3,800 inactive Richland County voters purged from rolls ahead of presidential election
MANSFIELD — A total of 3,796 Richland County voters recently had their names purged from voting rolls — meaning they currently can’t participate in the upcoming presidential election. The action was part of a statewide effort in July by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to remove 154,995 inactive and out-of-state voters from the statewide voter […]
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Richland County pushes ahead with $4 million sewer project to support growth in Bellville
BELLVILLE — The clock is officially ticking on a $4.2 million wastewater improvement plan designed to aid increased economic development near the Ohio 97/I-71 interchange. But Richland County officials said Tuesday they believe the project is on track to meet timelines established in the American Rescue Plan Act funding the project. That means contracts for […]
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Richland County commissioners OK new security equipment for front entrance
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved a request to spend $38,578 on a new electronic security system at the front door of the courthouse. The decision to purchase new equipment from Point Security from Lexington, N.C., came during a meeting with JJ Bittinger, the county’s director of court services/chief probation […]
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Changes to judicial elections reflect partisan shifts in Ohio, says appellate judge
MANSFIELD — The impact of partisan judicial races for higher courts depends on where you live, according to Judge Andrew King of Ohio’s 5th District Court of Appeals. “I think in districts that are primarily a Republican constituency, you’re seeing it shift to Republican judges. In districts where it’s primarily a Democratic constituency, you’re seeing […]
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Richland County Veterans Commission to launch ‘Cremation Wall’ at Mansfield Cemetery
MANSFIELD — Military veterans will soon have a new interment option in the Mansfield Cemetery with the creation of a “Cremation Wall Project.” Officials with the Richland County Veterans Service Commission and Pam Bautz, administrator of the Mansfield Cemetery Association, discussed the $270,000 project on Tuesday with the Board of County Commissioners. The commission has […]