MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office will have an extra set of eyes in the sky for the next year. County commissioners on Thursday approved a $24,600, one-year lease with LiveView Technologies for a mobile camera system that can extend 22 feet into the air. Sheriff Steve Sheldon and Capt. Jim Sweat told commissioners the […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $56K more for Main Street improvement design/survey work
MANSFIELD — Survey and design services for the $1 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan will cost about $56,611 more than expected, city engineer Bob Bianchi told the Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday. The additional cost is due to K.E. McCartney & Associates of Mansfield needing to expand its survey efforts related to the project […]
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Mansfield police chief ‘sad, frustrated & angry’ over officer’s performance, resignation
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police Chief Keith Porch said he felt a trio of emotions on Monday when the resignation of Officer Jordan Moore was accepted. Porch, the assistant chief when Moore, 25, was sworn into the department in 2018, said he felt sadness, frustration and anger when the officer resigned before a pre-disciplinary hearing. “I’m […]
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Mansfield police officer resigns after internal investigation reveals ‘unsatisfactory performance’
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield police officer, currently on paid administrative leave after a June 16 shooting incident, has resigned from the department for other disciplinary issues. Jordan Moore, who was suspended in 2020 for dragging a handcuffed teenager, resigned Monday afternoon, according to an emailed press release from Chief Keith Porch. Porch said the resignation […]
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Off-season bonding efforts pay quick dividends for Clear Fork
FREDERICKTOWN — A team trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Delivering food to the underprivileged as a squad. A canoe-and-kayak outing. What do these things have in common for the Clear Fork Colts? None of them had anything to do with lifting weights or summer practices. Yet they may have everything […]
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NECIC leader raises concerns about Ocie Hill building, Johns Park pavilion
MANSFIELD — Deanna West-Torrence said she has always preferred to work behind the scenes, trying to get things done without creating public issues. But recent problems at the former Ocie Hill Community Center and the Johns Park pavilion pushed the executive director of the North End Community Improvement Collaborative too far. Broken windows. Unsecured buildings. […]
