MANSFIELD — Brace yourselves. Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in a few days. The festival — slated for July 18 to 20 — officially starts Friday, but festival goers who plan to camp at the Richland County Fairgrounds are expected to arrive Thursday. Here’s everything you need to know […]
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Bald eagle nest population in Ohio, Richland County grows
MANSFIELD — Ohio’s bald eagle population continues to grow, including in Richland County, according to the Ohio Division of Natural Resources. The ODNR Division of Wildlife reported Thursday that the state’s population of the iconic raptors’ nests increased 964, an uptick of 36% compared to 2020 estimates. “The bald eagle is one of Ohio’s great […]
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Mansfield police ID boy who died in hot car as Kyrie Brown; release body cam footage
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police released more information Wednesday regarding the death of a 5-year-old boy on June 26, including the boy’s name, a possible cause of death and footage from two officers’ body-worn cameras. Kyrie Brown, 5, suffered from “elevated body temperatures” in the moments leading up to his death, police said. Mansfield police records show […]
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Harrowing 911 call offers details surrounding child’s death in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A recording of a 911 call offers details surrounding the tragedy that left a five-year-old child dead after being unattended in a hot vehicle Thursday. The call, at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, was placed by the child’s mother — who told a dispatcher she had left her “baby in the car” across […]
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Ohio voters approve ballot issue authorizing billions for infrastructure
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of a bond measure that will pay for local roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects for the next decade. Unofficial tallies from the Ohio Secretary of State show Ohioans approved of Issue 2, which allows the state to issue general obligation bonds up to $250 million […]
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A time to grieve: Observations on mourning loss
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office hires Ashland County official to lead jail
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Jail has a new administrator, but a familiar face in area law enforcement circles. Former Ashland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dave Blake, 65, is replacing Richland County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Chris Blunk in the top spot at the 266-bed county corrections facility that opened in 2008 at 73. Second […]
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Shooting at Wood Street apartment leaves 1 dead, another critically injured
MANSFIELD — A woman died and a man was injured Friday afternoon following a shooting at an apartment on Wood Street, Mansfield police have said. The woman, whose identity was not immediately available, died at OhioHealth Hospital in Mansfield. The other person, an unidentified man, remained in critical condition around 9 p.m. on Friday, police […]
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Ramsammy challenges media consumers to look ‘beyond the headlines’
MANSFIELD — Andrew Ramsammy wants us to look beyond the headlines — for our sake and for the future of media’s sake. Ramsammy, a college administrator with experience in media leadership, was featured in the final installment of the Kaleidoscope Speaker Series on Tuesday. Kaleidoscope launched in January with a presentation from Majora Carter. The […]
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Tomorrow’s Talent wraps with final event at Shelby’s Kehoe Center
SHELBY — Educators, parents and community leaders gathered Thursday night at North Central State College’s Kehoe Center to discuss a months-long reporting project aimed at understanding the region’s changing workforce.