MANSFIELD — Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Famed 19th Century American essayist and novelist Charles Dudley Warner proffered that quip of an insight. A friend of Mark Twain’s, many since have mistakenly attributed Warner’s remark to Twain. Regardless of its origin, it’s an oft-repeated lament. But on Monday, April […]
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Flood watch issued for Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties until 11 p.m.
A flood watch is in effect until Tuesday at 11 p.m. in a north central Ohio area that includes Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. Multiple rounds of showers and storms will move across the area through this evening, according to the NWS. Total rainfall amounts through […]
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An early spring is official: Punxsutawney Phil fails to ‘see his shadow’
Welcome to an early spring. If you put your beliefs in the meteorological knowledge of a woodchuck in western Pennsylvania, that is. Punxsutawney Phil, the granddaddy of all weather-predicting whistlepigs, allegedly failed to see his shadow Friday morning when he was yanked from his warm burrow at Gobbler’s Knob during the annual Groundhog Day festivities. […]
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Snow, cold … and then warmer and rain
The snow showed up a bit later than expected, but like a late-arriving guest at your house during the holiday season, it’s going to stick around today a bit longer than desired. And the cold is revving up behind it again for the weekend. Hang in there, however. A mid-January thaw is coming next week, […]
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Winter Storm Gerri sending high winds, chilling cold across north central Ohio
“And the iron boats go as the mariners all know with the gales of November remembered.” — Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Six giant ore boats anchored and sought refuge Friday night and into Saturday in the harbor between Vermillion and Sandusky as Winter Storm Gerri howled across the Great Lakes — […]
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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 […]
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FirstEnergy power outage affecting Lucas residents
LUCAS – Village residents are experiencing a partial to complete loss of electrical power Thursday, according to Mayor Todd Hall. Hall said the outage was reported to FirstEnergy around noon by village administrator Tim Stallard. “Some residents are completely without power,” Hall said. “Others still have partial power.” A FirstEnergy crew has been dispatched to […]
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10:30 a.m. update: Rain continuing to fall across north central Ohio
MANSFIELD — A flood warning is in effect for Richland and Ashland counties until noon Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. The warning was issued Thursday at 4:36 a.m. after two to four inches of rain had fallen across north central Ohio. National Weather Service radar image Thursday at 6:38 a.m. […]
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1,500 Richland County residents remain without power after storm
MANSFIELD — Approximately 1,500 homes remained without power as of 5 p.m. as a result of overnight storms which featured high winds, according to Rebecca A. Owens, Director/LEPC Coordinator of the Richland County EMA. Owens said EMA has conducted drive-by damage assessments in the southeastern part of Richland County. One homeowner on Garver Road reported […]
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Overnight storm impacts southern Richland, Ashland County
MANSFIELD — An overnight storm blew through southeastern Richland County and southwestern Ashland County leaving a wake of destruction in its path, according to Rebecca A. Owens, Director/LEPC Coordinator of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Owens stated that at approximately 5:34 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southeastern Richland County […]