COVID-19 claims eighth life in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health is confirming an eighth death to a Richland County resident from COVID-19. The victim was a 92-year-old female who...
Training in contact tracing available online
LIMA — Rhodes State College’s Workforce Development & Innovation division has collaborated with Clark State Workforce & Business Solutions to offer a Contract Tracing...
OIU agents issue citations to seven liquor permits for violating health orders
COLUMBUS — Agents from the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), working with assistance from local law enforcement and local departments of health, cited seven establishments...
Athens County ranked as No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in Ohio
(The Center Square) – Athens County is reporting 24.3 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, making it the highest risk area in Ohio...
Richland County becomes Risk Level 3/Red, triggering mandatory facial coverings starting Friday
Crawford County Level 1; Morrow County Level 2
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health was alerted Thursday afternoon that Richland County has moved from Risk Level...
DeWine: State must come together to battle COVID-19
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio has reached the “most critical point in our battle against” the coronavirus and is “sliding down a...
Nursing homes plead for help to fight COVID-19
Dear Governors,Thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have taken to prevent the outbreaks...
Opinion column: Don’t forfeit our best weapon against fighting diseases
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and several senior House lawmakers recently announced a plan to impose price controls and seize patents on any COVID-19 vaccines...
American Academy of Pediatrics urges local governments to reopen schools
The Center Square) — America’s pediatricians say U.S. schools need to reopen to in-person classes.“Absolutely reopen schools,” five out of five pediatricians around the...
Summer Youth Program workers collecting debris along Galion’s new bike path
GALION — As Galion’s bike path project nears completion, areas surrounding the path have been receiving a thorough debris clean up.City of Galion officials...