BUCYRUS — Following are the Bucyrus police calls from March 10 through March 12. Friday, March 10, 2017 8:01 a.m. Officers took a report of a semi hitting an overhead door at IB Tech. 8:04 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lock out in the 400 block of N Sandusky Ave. 12:20 p.m. Officers attempted […]
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Mansfield lifts boil advisory on Harter Ave.
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has lifted the boil advisory for the following address: Harter Avenue From Chilton Avenue To West Raleigh Avenue. All samples returned to the city with negative results confirming water purity. This was a precautionary measure. Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to the Water Repair Department during […]
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Most Wanted: Martel Young sought by authorities
MANSFIELD — Martell Young tops the list of Most Wanted this week, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. The 29-year-old Young is 5-foot-9, weighs 195 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Young is wanted by the Ohio Department of rehabilitation and Corrections on a parole violation on an original charge of dangerous […]
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Ontario 5th graders create nonfiction magazine
ONTARIO — Students in Mrs. Shelby Wynn’s fifth grade class have been learning about different types of text structure in reading. Afterwards, they chose a topic and created a nonfiction magazine using all five different types of text structure for a writing assignment. This magazine also included great visuals, sidebars, a glossary, and a quiz. […]
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Gladys Oyster
BELLVILLE: Gladys Oyster loved the village of Bellville. She loved its people and its activities – it was the center of her comfort zone. Though not one for personal attention, Gladys was compassionate and supportive of her community The town has lost a lifelong resident, as Gladys, formerly of Myers Avenue, passed away Saturday morning […]
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Winter weather advisory issued; 4 to 8 inches of snow possible
MANSFIELD – A winter storm moving into the area Monday afternoon is expected to drop 4 to 8 inches of snow on the area before it moves out on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory in effect from 5 p.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Michael Bailey, Richland […]
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Kaitlyn Star Carroll-Peak
Kaitlyn Star Carroll-Peak of Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She was a beautiful 22 year old woman. Kaitlyn was born November 10, 1994, in Mansfield, Ohio, and was the light of her parents’ life from that day forward. Kaitlyn had an infectious smile that lit up the room and anyone near her couldn’t […]
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Larry Bocka
Larry Eugene Bocka, age 70, died at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio, on March 10, 2017. Larry was born to Emil R. and Leora (Gasser) Bocka on August 17, 1946, in Mansfield, Ohio. In 1953, Larry became paralyzed from polio. The newspaper referred to his case as the worst that year. He […]
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Council honors Mansfield retirees, approves rezoning
MANSFIELD — Mansfield council welcomed a different kind of visitor to its meeting Tuesday. Propping his front legs atop the podium in council chambers, K9 Xaro smiled at members of council as they wished him and his handler, Mansfield Police Officer Stephen Hornback, a happy retirement from the Mansfield Police Department. Hornback served as a […]
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Brown: President Trump is right about World Trade Organization
WASHINGTON D.C. — Last week the Alliance for American Manufacturing released a new report confirming what many of us in Ohio have known for a long time – our international trade system isn’t working for American workers. The World Trade Organization – the WTO – was established in 1995 and was intended to set clear […]