COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was proud to host more than 150,000 people during the total solar eclipse which awed and amazed onlookers on Monday. “People from all around the world came to Ohio to witness the splendor of the total solar eclipse,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “ODNR helped showcase how Ohio is the Heart of […]
Solar Eclipse 2024
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will go through Ohio and Richland County will be in the path of totality. What can you expect? How to prepare? Where to watch? Read below for all of the latest news and information.
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Baby Bixler is Richland County’s 1st Eclipse Day birth
MANSFIELD — It is widely recognized in astrology that a solar eclipse signifies new beginnings; a time of cosmic reset and recalibration that encourages you to make bold declarations to the universe. What better way to celebrate such an occasion than with the birth of a new baby? At least, that’s what Meghann and Jamie […]
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Solar eclipse mesmerizes crowd at Ohio State Reformatory
MANSFIELD — Eight-year-old Gabe Atwell wiggled his arms and legs, bouncing a bit as he sat in a red foldable lawn chair outside The Ohio State Reformatory. His cardboard eclipse glasses whipped back and forth in his hand. “Twelve minutes!” he declared in a sing-song voice. It was 3 p.m. and a blue gray tint hung […]
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Eclipse chasers from near and far descend on Shelby
SHELBY — Keith Rittenhouse worked for numerous years as an educator. Now retired, that passion for educating continued on Monday at Black Fork Brewing Co. in Shelby, where a solar eclipse viewing party took place. Rittenhouse brought a pair of eclipse binoculars and a telescope with an eclipse filter to share with other eclipse viewers […]
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Michigan family visits Bellville for total solar eclipse Monday
The Pierce family, residents of Grand Rapids, MI, traveled nearly five hours to Bellville for the 2024 total solar eclipse.
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s stop in Ashland brings back memories for one family
ASHLAND — With an eclipse nearly upon Ohio and a weekend of activities to boot, it could’ve been easy to miss Peggy King, a 92-year-old woman, as she and her family walked up to the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile parked in downtown Ashland on Saturday. The Wienermobile is part of Oscar Mayer’s fleet, and the hot […]
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Can we see the eclipse Monday? It appears clouds may clear just in time
MANSFIELD — Don’t despair Monday morning if you wake up in Richland County to cloudy skies and rain. You still have a decent chance at being able to see the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Cleveland are increasingly confident the rain and clouds north central Ohio […]
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How might wildlife respond to Monday’s total solar eclipse?
Jordann Littleton, a naturalist aide at Malabar Farm State Park, discussed Saturday how a number of species may respond to the phenomenon.
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In pursuit of darkness: Ashland man crosses continents seeking eclipses
ASHLAND — Mike Spreng’s grandfather gave him and his brother a telescope in 1963. From then on, Spreng loved looking up to space. As an adult, that love has taken Spreng globetrotting. Over the last 20 or so years, Spreng, a retired dentist from Ashland, has seen five different solar eclipses, traveling the world to […]
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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 […]