MANSFIELD — (UPDATE FOR TIME CHANGE) Eric Trump will campaign for his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, on Wednesday in downtown Mansfield, according to Richland County Republican co-chair Lori Cope. Trump is expected to begin speaking at the gazebo in central park in Mansfield at 10 a.m. The time has been changed from […]
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Richland Co. prosecutor candidates square off on integrity, morale
MANSFIELD — Integrity and morale, or the lack thereof, were the focal points during a Richland County prosector debate Thursday evening as candidates Gary Bishop (R) and Bambi Couch Page (D) squared off in Mansfield Senior High’s auditorium. “The office currently has people in there since 2011 at the latest and 2016 at the earliest and a bunch […]
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Nearly 15 percent of Richland Co. voters have already cast a ballot
MANSFIELD — Nearly 15 percent of Richland County’s 82,041 registered voters have already cast their votes through absentee and early voting, according to Elections Director Paulette Hankins. That percentage amounts to 12,609 voters. Of those, 3,491 have voted in person at the board of elections building on Longview Avenue and 9,118 have mailed their votes […]
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Meet Richland County Prosecutor candidate Bambi Couch Page
MANSFIELD — Bambi Couch Page rose to the Richland County Prosecutor’s seat in September 2014 when James Mayer died. “The office hasn’t skipped a beat,” Couch Page said. “We have continued to provide high-quality representation both in criminal and in the civil aspects of the job.” She is now seeking to retain her seat and […]
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Meet Richland Co. Prosecutor candidate Gary Bishop
MANSFIELD — Richland County Prosector candidate Gary Bishop said he wants to bring integrity to the office and a sense of safety to the streets. To do so, the Republican said he would better manage the office and work to strengthen relationships with law enforcement. “I’ve always enjoyed that (the brotherhood) with law enforcement,” Bishop […]
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Mansfield school district praised by ODE for collaboration, efforts
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools was applauded by the Ohio Department of Education during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday evening. Despite bleak marks on the district’s 2015-16 report card, ODE Representative Clarie Huff-Franklin said she was impressed by the progress the district displayed since receiving those marks in March and again most recently in September. […]
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Jury hears opening statements in Luckie, Ramirez murder trial
MANSFIELD — Eight women and five men were seated at the jury box Tuesday in a Richland County Common Pleas Courtroom for the murder trial of Christen Ramirez and Marcelluis Luckie. Luckie, 42, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, four counts of kidnapping, one count of aggravated burglary and one count of robbery […]
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PurseSnickety owner celebrates 10 years in business, 11 years cancer-free
ONTARIO — Becky Sipe started PurseSnickety exactly one year after learning her breast cancer was in remission. “I didn’t even think it would last longer than three to five months because I was only getting rid of some of my own stuff,” Sipe said. The “stuff” was glassware and collectibles she kept through the years. […]
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Local organizations plan for relief, support in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
MANSFIELD — As the death climbs over 300 in Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, local missionaries have begun to formulate plans for relief efforts. Starting Tuesday night and rolling through Thursday, Hurricane Matthew, a Category IV hurricane, swept through numerous Caribbean island nations. The storm has been reported as the most powerful in […]