Mother Nature dropped a bit of snow overnight Friday and Saturday morning seemed like a perfect time to hike around the Gorman Nature Center for (hopefully) one of the last views of winter. The facility at 2295 Lexington Av. between Mansfield and Lexington is part of the Richland County Park District.
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NWS makes it official about Monday night: Might snow. Might not.
It’s the ultimate winter weather forecast for north central Ohio. Might snow. Might not. Regardless, the National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a hazardous weather outlook Monday night into Tuesday for an area that includes Richland, Ashland and Knox counties. Meteorologists said there is “potential” for accumulating snowfall Monday night into Tuesday morning […]
Precipitation Monitor Volunteer Training
Join the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District’s award-winning volunteer team by becoming a Precipitation Monitor. Volunteers record rain and the liquid equivalent of snow on the Richland Soil and […]
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Statewide agencies prepare for Friday’s winter weather event
COLUMBUS — As a winter storm is expected to impact Ohio Friday through the weekend with significant snowfall in northeast Ohio, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is monitoring and keeping in constant contact with the National Weather Service and state partners. “As we anticipate this blast of winter weather, I encourage Ohioans to be […]
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Snow coming: NWS predicts next chapter of Ohio winter about to be written
“I can taste the tin of the sky — the real tin thing. Winter drawn is the color of metal, The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves.” — Walking in Winter by Sylvia Path MANSFIELD — Cloudy, sullen skies. Check. Bitter cold. Check. Biting winds. Check. Dangerous wind-chill conditions. Check. Snow. Incoming. Another chapter […]
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Richland County under Level 1 snow emergency
MANSFIELD — Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon issued a Level 1 snow emergency Tuesday morning after a quick snow blanketed the area. Under Ohio’s snow emergency systems, a Level 1 means roads are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously. Sheldon issued the declaration […]
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Winter Storm Finn set to blow across north central Ohio, starting Tuesday
“Words are wind, and the wind that blows exiles across the narrow sea seldom blows them back.” ― George R.R. Martin, The Winds of Winter Winter Storm Finn is fixing to blow across north central Ohio. Literally. Fortunately, most (if not all) of Ohio will experience just the wet side, rather than the snow that will sweep […]
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In the bleak midwinter: Grab your coats and fire up the snowblowers
“In the bleak midwinterFrosty wind made moanEarth stood hard as ironWater like a stoneSnow had fallenSnow on snow on snowIn the bleak midwinter.” MANSFIELD — Today we begin perhaps the worst two months of the year to live in Ohio. Christmas Day has come and gone. The ball has dropped at midnight on New Year’s […]