Briefs: Richland County Sheriff's Office receives safety grant
Richland County awarded federal funding to improve traffic safety
The Ohio Department of Public Safety's Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) has awarded $69,975 in federal traffic safety funding to the Richland County Sheriff's Office for fiscal year 2023.
"These funds are critical in ensuring that we are doing everything we possibly can to keep our local community safe," said Sheriff Steve Sheldon. "Based on crash data, speeding, impaired driving, seat belt usage and other traffic-related laws are a priority for Richland County."
The funds are passed through OTSO from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to focus on traffic safety priority areas such as restraint use, impaired driving, motorcycle safety and youthful drivers.
Traffic change on US 30, repairs planned on I-71 and Ohio 61
ODOT says traffic on U.S. 30 westbound, between Bowman Street and Ohio 309, has been switched into its permanent traffic pattern. U.S. 30 westbound will have access to exits at Fifth Avenue, Ohio 545, Ohio 13, Ohio 39, Trimble Road and Ohio 309.
I-71 northbound and southbound, between Ohio 13 interchange to the bridge over Mansfield Washington Road, will have lane closures for a pavement repair project Sunday night.
Ohio 61, between Vernon Road and Hummell Road, will close Monday for railroad crossing repairs. The detour route for northbound motorists will be Ohio 61 to U.S. 30, west on U.S. 30 to Ohio 598, north on Ohio 598 to Ohio 96, east on Ohio 96 to Ohio 61, and reverse for southbound motorists. The work is expected to be completed Friday.
Shelby legal artifacts presented to Shelby City Council
SHELBY — The Shelby City Council this week accepted three documents recently discovered during the renovation of attorney Jonathon “JC” Elgin’s law office at 6 Water St. in Shelby. The documents include an original printing of the 1923 Charter and Codified Ordinances of the City of Shelby, commissioned shortly after the adoption of the Shelby City Charter, two copies of the second printing of the Charter, issued April 1, 1941, and a handheld Charter and General Ordinances of the City of Shelby, effective July 1, 1958, containing the personal notes and impressions of the former late Director of Law F. Herbert Poland.
On Jan. 1, 1922, the Village of Shelby became the City of Shelby under a voter-ratified charter. The charter was approved at a special election Aug. 9, 1921, with 275 of the 460 votes cast favoring a charter form of government.
Upcoming meetings:
● Shelby Shade Tree Commission, 3 p.m., Tuesday, conference room, 5 Water St., Shelby
● Richland County Regional Planning Commission, 11:30 a.m., Kobacker Room/DLX, 28 N. Main St., Mansfield
● Women In the NAACP (WIN), 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, community room, Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, 43 W. Third St., Mansfield
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Richland County Sheriff's Office awarded $69,975 safety grant
