PLYMOUTH — Everyone is talking about the Total Solar Eclipse that will happen on Monday, April 8. Residents of the area are well-acquainted with the precautions being taken to accommodate the thousands of tourists who are expected to flood Huron County which sits in the midst of the Zone of Totality. Not everyone is acquainted […]
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Mankind Murals seeks artists for Luminous Eclipse event
MANSFIELD — Mankind Murals Inc is hosting a Luminous Eclipse event in the Luminous City studio lot in Downtown Mansfield during the Solar Eclipse happening on Monday, April 8. The submission form can be found at this link. This form is accepting artwork submissions for a downtown gallery wall during the Luminous Eclipse event. Artwork in […]
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Time to make plans for solar eclipse viewing
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was a compilation of information from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Be sure to make your plans early for the total solar eclipse on April 8. There are many Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) locations that will provide a great backdrop for the astronomical event. “This total solar […]
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Open Source: Will the solar eclipse impact cell service?
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Feb. 23 to add information about a portable cell tower in Richland County. MANSFIELD — Richland County officials are expecting an influx of up to 250,000 visitors ahead of the April 8 total solar eclipse. Richland County is along the event’s “path of totality” — making it a primary […]
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Open Source: What are local government offices planning during the April 8 eclipse?
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Question: What are Richland County and the City of Mansfield’s plans for their buildings and services (outside of public safety) for […]
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What’s all the fuss about with the 2024 total solar eclipse?
MANSFIELD — So what’s all the hullabaloo about concerning the upcoming 2024 total solar eclipse? Why may an estimated 200,000 umbraphiles and coronaphiles descend on Richland County on April 8, 2024 — assuming the sun is shining? You have a chance to find out on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The Richland County Emergency Management Agency will […]
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Total solar eclipse: Richland County officials prep for April 8 astronomical event
MANSFIELD — An estimated 250,000 umbraphiles and coronaphiles may descend on Richland County on April 8, 2024. If it’s a sunny day, at least. But not to worry. Those are just a couple of the names used to describe people across the country and world who travel, track and enjoy the kind of total solar […]