MANSFIELD — Richland County and Crawford County are both under a Level 1 snow emergency this morning, according to the sheriff’s departments. Under a Level 1, “Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously.” Keep in mind, the sheriff of a county may declare […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Mansfield City Council hears CDBG/HOME funding requests
MANSFIELD — Thanks to the 35-day federal government shutdown that ended less than a month ago, the City of Mansfield doesn’t know exactly how much money it will have to grant, nor does it know for certain when the deadline will be. But Mansfield City Council still conducted an hour-long public hearing Tuesday evening to […]
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$3 million claim drove Richland County medical costs in 2018
MANSFIELD — A single $3,095,336 medical claim paid to Akron Children’s Hospital amounted for 69 percent of Richland County’s total in-patient hospital payments in 2018, according to a senior benefit specialist for the County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio. Wendy Dillingham reported the year-end numbers during a county commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning. The large claim […]
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Richland Area Chamber adds economic development to its title, logo
MANSFIELD — The goals remain the same. Only the name has been slightly changed. That name is now reflected in the new logo for the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development, according to Jodie Perry, president/CEO of the organization. Perry said genus for the change began when the chamber and Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) […]
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Mansfield St. Peter’s survives Mansfield Christian in MBC clash
MANSFIELD — Suffice to say that Joe Jakubick is not a huge fan of Senior Nights. The veteran Mansfield St. Peter’s coach just watched his Spartans struggle to a 53-49 win against an improving Mansfield Christian team in a Mid-Buckeye Conference boys’ basketball game Friday night. The struggle came as a surprise after St. Peter’s […]
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Madison girl, Crestline boy finish 1-2 at Tri-County Spelling Bee
MANSFIELD — Kairi Robertson had the first correctly spelled word of the night Thursday. More importantly, the Madison Middle School seventh-grade student also had the last. By correctly spelling “circumflex,” a mark placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or pitch or tone, Robertson outlasted 35 other students to win the […]
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Local girl donates 330 children’s books to Mansfield Police Department
MANSFIELD — Her mother teaches at Eastern Elementary School in Lexington. Her father is a law enforcement officer at the Clear Fork Reservoir. So helping other children, and local police, made all the sense in the world to Valarie Duffey. The 8-year-old, third-grade student at Lexington’s Central Elementary School spent the last couple of weeks […]
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Three men charged with involuntary manslaughter in death
MANSFIELD — The son of Brandon Ewers’ live-in girlfriend is one of three Mansfield men now charged with involuntary manslaughter in his death. Ewers, 42, of 192 Boston Ave., was allegedly assaulted on Feb. 4 and was pronounced brain dead the next morning at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. He was kept alive on life support while […]