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 […]