A former Shelby police officer was indicted by the Richland County Grand Jury this month for charges related to his termination from the police department. Craig Stover, 47, was indicted for one count of forgery, one count of tampering with records, and one count of misuse of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG) information network, […]
Brittany Schock, Staff Reporter
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Temple Christian School prepares to celebrate 40th anniversary
Driving past Mansfield Baptist Temple at 752 North Stewart Road, it might be easy to assume the red brick building is simply a church. However, the church is also home to Temple Christian School. Despite the general public being occasionally unaware of Temple Christian, the school has been around since 1974. “We’ve been around for […]
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Richland County terminates building code agreement with Shelby
Shelby City Council members were notified at their council meeting Monday night of Richland County’s intent to terminate their agreement with the city regarding enforcement of the Ohio Building Code. The announcement was met with dissent and debate among council members, but ultimately a solution was agreed upon. On March 7, Shelby Zoning Inspector Joe […]
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Richland County residents ready to get buzzed for St. Baldrick’s
“Your child has cancer.” The statement changes a family’s life. It means time spent in a hospital instead of in school, surgeries and harsh chemicals pumped into their bodies for treatment, and often hair loss during chemotherapy. However, through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, friends and family of children with cancer have the opportunity to go […]
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Tattoo enthusiasts get inked at Mansfield convention
The constant buzzing of tattoo needles provided a fitting soundtrack to the second annual Reformed In Ink tattoo convention held this weekend at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield. More than 50 tattoo artists worked their craft despite being somewhat crowded for space at the convention, a problem convention manager Rick Fields is happy to have. […]
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Richland County politicians celebrate Kenneth E. McCartney
Richland County politicians dressed in green and gathered to honor the late Kenneth E. McCartney at his annual memorial luncheon on Saturday. The luncheon marked the 20th anniversary of the celebration, which originally started in 1994 as a way to raise money to purchase and renovate a place for democratic headquarters in Richland County. McCartney’s […]
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Actor By Night: Scott Schag
The theater career of 25-year-old Scott Schag began roughly 15 years prior, with a note written by his younger self to the high school drama director that read something like, “Hi, my name is Scott and I’m in elementary school, if you do shows, I’d love to be in one.” It was not until he […]
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Ashland Chamber awards banquet honors local businesses
The Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce held its third-annual member awards banquet on March 6, when area businesses gathered to celebrate the Ashland business community. Thirty-two industry finalists representing nine categories in area businesses were in attendance at the Ashland Convocation Center, much to the delight of Ashland Area Chamber President and CEO Barbie Lange. […]
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High winds blow metal siding off of Ed Pickens café
Winter winds whipping down Main Street in Mansfield are responsible for pulling the metal siding off of Ed Pickens’ Café on Main, causing the siding to fall onto a vehicle below. According to Assistant Manager Del Holloway, no one was injured when the siding came down. Holloway said a customer alerted the business to the […]
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Boil alerts in effect in Shelby
The city of Shelby Water Treatment Plant has issued a boil alert for 2nd Street at Flint to Elm, Elm, Kegley and Carefree Estates. According to the Water Treatment Plant, the boil alert is due to a water main break that happened around 10 a.m. on Monday morning. The water was shut off to repair […]