MANSFIELD — Mansfield police and the Richland County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday morning were investigating a dead body found in an attic crawl space on West Third Street. Bob Ball, chief investigator for the coroner’s office, said the remains were found Monday afternoon by a crew working to install electrical wire at the vacant 270 […]
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Posted inWeather
Can we see the eclipse Monday? It appears clouds may clear just in time
MANSFIELD — Don’t despair Monday morning if you wake up in Richland County to cloudy skies and rain. You still have a decent chance at being able to see the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Cleveland are increasingly confident the rain and clouds north central Ohio […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: What to do when seeing a motorist driving the wrong way
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Question: What should you do when you are driving on an interstate and a car is coming at you from the […]
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Fredericktown veterinarian charged with sex with a pony, 2 counts of domestic violence
FREDERICKTOWN — A Fredericktown veterinarian is charged with having sex with an animal and two counts of domestic violence against people after a March 31 incident at the family’s farm on Knox Lake Road. Dr. Phillip R. Dilts, 66, entered not guilty pleas this week in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to the misdemeanor charges, which […]
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Four people were inside Chestnut Street home when 16-year-old shot to death
MANSFIELD — There were four other people inside the house at 67 E. Chestnut St. when a 16-year-old Mansfield youth was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon, according to police Capt. Randy Carver. “We are talking to everyone else who was in the house at the time,” Carver said Thursday afternoon. “The investigation is fluid and […]
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Richland County commissioners renew CORSA property/liability insurance deal
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners voted Thursday to renew the county’s annual agreement with the County Risk Sharing Authority, a comprehensive property and liability insurance program. The county’s annual premium with CORSA costs $414,008, according to county administrator Andrew Keller. CORSA is a self-insurance pool founded in 1987 by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio […]
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Mansfield youth, 16, dies from gunshot wound on Wednesday afternoon
MANSFIELD — A 16-year-old Mansfield youth died Wednesday from a gunshot wound(s), according to Mansfield police, who labeled the incident as a homicide. It would be the city’s second homicide in the last five days. Officers responded to 67 E. Chestnut St. at approximately 2:02 p.m. after receiving a 911 call that a shooting had […]
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Richland County Land Bank pauses Lead Safe Ohio contractor selections
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board agreed Wednesday to reexamine its contractor selection process for $1.35 million worth of work funded by the Ohio Department of Development’s Lead Safe Ohio Program. The decision came after two area contractors questioned how the Land Bank developed its “round-robin” plan to award three contractors five projects each, […]
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Richland County Dog Warden must use agency funds to purchase vehicle
MANSFIELD — Richland County Dog Warden Missy Houghton got approval Tuesday to buy one used SUV for her agency — not the two she asked county commissioners to approve. And she must do it using funds from the $121,000 budget carryover with which her department began 2024. Commissioner Darrell Banks said he was not in […]
Posted inCommunity Development
Sterkel Community Park for All construction started; more funding needed
MANSFIELD — Construction has begun at the Sterkel Community Park for All, a 20-acre, all-inclusive park and playground at the city park off Hillcrest Street. But organizers said Monday additional funds for play equipment are needed in April in order for the site to open in the fall as planned. The park site off Hillcrest […]