BELLVILLE — Clear Fork defensive coordinator Mike Carroll channeled his inner “Gary Beal” during a halftime speech Friday night. Simply put, the words (and likely the tone) mattered. The Colts (3-5) roared back from a 24-0 deficit against Lexington at the Colt Corral to claim a thrilling, 29-27, cross-county rivalry win against the Minutemen. The […]
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No place like home: Lucas sinks Cuyahoga Heights in playoff clash
LUCAS — Lucas was finally at home against someone their own size Friday night at Bob Wine Field. The Cubs, after playing six regular-season road games against almost all larger schools, got their first home game of the season, winning 35-0, against Cuyahoga Heights in the second-round of the Division VII, Region 25 football playoffs. […]
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Decision 2020: Licking County patent attorney challenges appellate court incumbent
A Licking County patent attorney hopes to unseat a long-time incumbent on the 5th District Court of Appeals on Nov. 3. Jeff Furr, 60, a Utica resident who has never been a judge at any level, is running against William Hoffman, 69, who is seeking his sixth and final six-year term on the appellate court […]
Posted inCovid-19, News
Richland Public Health reports four COVID-19 deaths; death toll at 24
MANSFIELD — Four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported Friday morning by Richland Public Health. The four deaths, all in October, raise the county’s death toll to 24 since the coronavirus pandemic reached Ohio in March. Three of the four were in congregate living settings when they contracted COVID-19. Two of those dying were […]
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Obhof introduces bill to repeal state curfews on bars, restaurants
COLUMBUS — Leaders in the Ohio Senate on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal Gov. Mike DeWine’s curfew imposed on the state’s bars and restaurants in a stated attempt to curb spread of COVID-19. Through Senate Bill 374, Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) and President Pro Tempore Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) seek to repeal […]
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COVID-19: Richland County remains ‘red’ in state rating system
COLUMBUS — Richland County remained “red,” or level three, on Thursday in the state’s COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System, triggering the same five indicators it hit a week ago. It’s the third “red” week in a row and the fourth level three status for the county since the system was launched in July. Ashland County […]
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Mansfield police officer seen dragging handcuffed teen is placed on leave pending disciplinary hearing
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield police officer seen on video Monday dragging a handcuffed teenager by his shirt has been placed on paid administrative leave, Safety-Service Director Lori Cope announced Thursday. Cope said a pre-disciplinary hearing is planned Monday or Tuesday for officer Jordan Moore, 24, who joined the Mansfield Police Department in July 2018. Moore […]
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Nearly 10,000 Richland County voters have already cast ballots
MANSFIELD — With still almost three weeks before Election Day, almost 10,000 voters in Richland County have already cast ballots. That’s almost 18 percent of the total ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election when 56,106 county residents participated in the election. Richland County Board of Elections Director Paulette Hankins said Wednesday morning that 5,740 […]
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Mansfield police ‘looking into’ video of West Fourth Street disturbance, arrests
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police are “looking into” a video circulating on social media websites involving a disturbance and two arrests at 501 W. Fourth St. on Monday. In an emailed statement, Chief Keith Porch said he “understands the concerns that have been raised by the incident,” which included the dragging of a handcuffed Black teenager. […]