Richland County’s safety forces, law enforcement officers and concerned citizens gathered on Friday for a lesson on narcotics information at Operation Street Smart, a program created by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office designed to take community-oriented policing to a new level. Two current undercover detectives with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Capt. Shawn Bain and […]
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St. Peter’s students learn positivity through The NED Show
Elementary students at St. Peter’s School learned important lessons for success as well as some yo-yo tricks during a presentation from The NED Show on Tuesday afternoon. The NED message – never give up, encourage others and do your best – was communicated to St. Peter’s kindergarten through sixth grade classes by presenter Chad Adams, […]
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‘Memories in Music’ reunites local musicians in friendship
The unexpected passing of local musician Craig Berry on May 12, 2012 left his close friend and fellow musician Johnny Davidson reeling. After more than 20 years of friendship and musicianship, Davidson found himself in Berry’s basement a week after his passing recalling memories and feeling melancholy. It was there in Berry’s basement that fate […]
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Mansfield Municipal Mental Health Court celebrates graduates
The Mansfield Municipal Mental Health Court held a short ceremony and reception for its 12 graduates on Wednesday afternoon. The newest graduates join the ranks of 136 other participants who have successfully completed the program; the court has served more than 470 participants thus far. “We do perform a worthwhile service to the community,” said […]
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NCORITA encourages networking and information sharing
Information technology professionals around Richland County and surrounding counties have the opportunity to collaborate on ideas and technology thanks to the North Central Ohio Regional Information Technology Alliance (NCORITA). Created by Bill Danuloff, retired V.P. and CIO of Gorman-Rupp Company, NCORITA’s mission is to create educational opportunities, peer-to-peer networking and advocacy for economic development within […]
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Investigation closed in the death of Richland County Prosecutor James Mayer Jr.
The death of Richland County Prosecutor James Mayer Jr. on Friday evening was investigated by the Mansfield Major Crimes Section and ultimately closed after the case was determined to be a suicide by the Richland County Coroner’s Office, according to a press release from the Mansfield Police Department. Tom Stortz, investigator for the Richland County […]
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Habitat for Humanity brings housing to Richland County
Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization striving to end poverty housing throughout the world, and in our little piece of the world that is Richland and Crawford counties, volunteers and donors of all nationalities, races and creeds have worked hard toward ending poverty housing in the community. Veronna Drane, executive director at the Richland […]
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Making school lunches healthy a challenge
Foods found in Richland County’s school cafeterias are healthier these days thanks to new federal school lunch guidelines, but the meal makeover has not come without challenges for the school’s food service directors both financially and nutritionally. “We were moving toward better nutrition anyway, but now the law has made things substantially more complicated than […]
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Pioneer students visit 200th RED HORSE Headquarters
The 200th RED HORSE Squadron at Mansfield Lahm Airport hosted approximately 160 Pioneer Career and Technology students on Friday, where students had the opportunity to tour the military facility and explore all of its equipment. Lt. Col. Joe Logan said he first approached instructors at Pioneer two months ago, offering a tour of the RED […]
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Homecoming season hits Richland County
Fall is in full swing in Richland County, and has brought with it the start of school and high school football season – which means homecoming season is right around the corner. The first wave of homecoming games and dances hits this weekend with five local high schools playing their homecoming games on Friday, Sept. […]