MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Mansfield City School District Financial Planning and Supervision Commission met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. Members of the commission voted to approve ‘directives to the treasurer’ because of numerical accuracy issues, but also noted that the district’s finances are currently on target with this year’s budget. “We have had […]
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Galion nearing the end of Fiscal Emergency
GALION, Ohio – The Galion Financial Planning and Supervision Commission met to discuss city finances this morning as well as how soon the city can be released from fiscal emergency. Financial Supervisor Belinda Miller from the state auditor’s office said the city needs to achieve about six months of financial consistency before requesting release from […]
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Jacob Hogan sworn in as 78th officer in Mansfield Police Department
MANSFIELD, Ohio–Jacob Hogan is anticipating a smooth transition into the Mansfield Police Department. “I’ve been around this department and the people that run it and work here for a very long time, so to actually have the privilege to work with them now is just fantastic,” he said Wednesday during his swearing in ceremony. Hogan, […]
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Missing teen Cierra Vermaaten found
SHELBY, Ohio – The Ohio Attorney General’s Office issued a Missing Persons bulletin for Cierra Vermaaten on Wednesday. According to the report, Vermaaten is an ‘endangered runaway’ and was last seen in Shelby, Ohio on Nov. 18, 2014. There is no clothing description available at this time. She may be in the area of the […]
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Shelby City Council passes ordinance reducing tax credit
SHELBY, Ohio – After weeks of debate and deep thought, Shelby City Council passed an ordinance Monday night that will reduce the tax credit allowed for income tax paid to other municipalities. With the passage of Ordinance 22-2014, Shelby residents who work outside the city will now receive a 67 percent tax credit on the […]
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Drug search leads to two arrests
Two people were arrested Monday after a search by the METRICH Enforcement Unit turned up drugs, money and a semi-automatic handgun at 140 Wood St. Frederick Van Thurman, 35, and Courtney L. Cooper, 24, were charged with drug trafficking and drug possession after the search. Van Thurman also faces charges of receiving stolen property and […]
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Galion High School inducts 10 members into National Honor Society
Galion High School hosted the 2014 National Honor Society Induction Ceremony in the High School cafetorium Dec. 1. Ten students were welcomed into this prestigious organization during the evening’s activities. “National Honor Society members are some of our best and brightest students,” National Honor Society Co-Advisor Julie Hoffman said. “Membership in this group represents a […]
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Jackie Poffenbaugh
Jackie S. Poffenbaugh, 71, of Crestline, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Ohio Health MedCentral Mansfield Hospital following a short illness. She was born May 3, 1943 in Bucyrus and was the daughter of the late Lloyd William and Hazel Ruth Snavely. She married Wes Poffenbaugh on September 18, 1960. Jackie had worked […]
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Edith Morris
Edith M. Morris, 94, of Galion, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 at Mill Creek Nursing And Rehab, Galion. Edith was born in Bucyrus on Dec. 22, 1919 to the late Emanual W. and Mary E. (Brown) Miller. She married John K. Morris on December 24, 1936 and he preceded her in death on Oct. […]
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Christmas present and past come to the Ohio State Reformatory
Most people do not picture a prison as the ideal backdrop for Christmas, but for the 155,000 men who passed through the Ohio State Reformatory from September 1896 to December 1990, holidays at the prison were a reality. According to Becky McKinnell, vice president of the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Christmas at the Reformatory was a […]