MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank has selected three contractors to handle five projects each as the group moves forward with $1.35 million of work funded by the Ohio Department of Development’s Lead Safe Ohio Program. The unanimous vote during a special meeting came after Matthew Spiess, a residential revitalization specialist for the Ohio Department […]
Carl Hunnell
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Tired of watching stormy weather in Richland County? Tell someone about it
MANSFIELD — Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Famed 19th Century American essayist and novelist Charles Dudley Warner proffered that quip of an insight. A friend of Mark Twain’s, many since have mistakenly attributed Warner’s remark to Twain. Regardless of its origin, it’s an oft-repeated lament. But on Monday, April […]
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Work zone safety: ‘Our members want to go home safely at the end of each night’
MANSFIELD — Jeff Sellers told Richland County commissioners on Thursday morning that road construction workers want to go home safely at the end of their shifts. That’s why the business manager for Laborers’ Local #1216, joined by other union officials, sought and obtained a proclamation from commissioners in support of National Work Zone Awareness Week […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. swears in new assistant chief, captain
MANSFIELD — Dan Crow has seen a few senior staffing changes since he took over as chief of the Mansfield Fire Department just four months ago. He added two more to the list Wednesday morning when Capt. Robert Garn was promoted to assistant chief and Lt. Matthew Emerson was advanced to captain, both sworn in […]
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Fender-bender repair leads to Mansfield Fire Dept. engine pump replacement
MANSFIELD — A damaged fender on a Mansfield Fire Department engine has led to a costly pump replacement and a change in vehicle repair policy. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday approved a $41,822 payment to Atlantic Emergency Solutions from Findlay to replace a pump and several valves on Engine 2. The equipment was […]
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Are you ready for the 30th anniversary of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ in Mansfield?
MANSFIELD — Red and Andy have been invited back to Shawshank State Prison. In fact, Lee Tasseff, president of Destination Mansfield-Richland County, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday morning that many of the cast and crew from “The Shawshank Redemption” have been invited to Mansfield this summer to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film’s […]
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Mansfield police, Richland County Coroner’s Office investigating dead body
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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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 […]
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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 […]