BUCYRUS — Authorities believe another suspect has surfaced in what they are terming a Bucyrus sex crime involving minors. According to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall, Bethany Thompson, 32, of Bucyrus, was the initial complainant for an open case against her boyfriend, Justin Millhouse II, who was indicted July 20 on 24 sexual counts against […]
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Crawford Co. man charged with 24 sexual counts against minors
BUCYRUS — Crawford County’s grand jury indicted 20 people Tuesday, along with 58 new charges. Justin Millhouse II, of Bucyrus, racked up a $2.5 million bail as part of the indictment list. The 34-year-old was charged with nine counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second degree felony; six counts of sexual battery, a […]
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Ashland Salvation Army Major offering help at RNC
CLEVELAND — As tensions arose in Cleveland’s newly constructed Public Square Tuesday during the Republican National Convention, Salvation Army Major Larry Shade prayed nothing chaotic would happen. “I’m just praying and hoping nothing happens,” the Ashland man said Tuesday evening. Most of the groundwork done for the Republican National Convention by law enforcement agencies and […]
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Five inmates overdose on heroin, revived with Narcan
MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s Fire Department reportedly revived five female inmates late Thursday night after responding to drug overdoses within the Richland County Jail. A press release issued by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office said the individuals were treated at the jail by Mansfield Fire EMS with Narcan, a drug used to counteract narcotic overdoses. Each of […]
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Expect a bigger, more local Ink in the Clink this year
MANSFIELD — Rich Fields expects this year’s Ink in the Clink at the Ohio State Reformatory to be bigger and more local than ever. “We’ve tried to keep much of the vendors and places we rent from to be local, that’s important to me,” Ink in the Clink Coordinator Fields said. Fields and his wife, […]
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Local law enforcement pulls out of RNC security detail
CLEVELAND — Around 73 agencies and 1,500 law enforcement officers will work in tandem during next week’s Republican National Convention to prevent terrorism and any other violent acts that may erupt during protests and rallies. Cleveland’s chief of police Calvin Williams said the department, and all other law enforcement agencies involved, is prepared to make […]
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Financial advisors preaching prudence following ‘Brexit’
MANSFIELD — Despite volatility in the U.S. economy’s near term due to the U.K.’s decision to back out of the European Union, local financial advisors are preaching prudence. On Thursday, June 23 the United Kingdom held a referendum vote to let voters decide whether they want to leave the EU or remain. Leave won by […]
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With a chance, The Trio could make it big
MANSFIELD — Al Jenkins & The Trio created a sonorous buzz after their performance in the Richland Source basement. The After Hours guests swayed and bounced to Aaron’s smooth-but-edgy electronically produced beats. They gawked at Al Jenkin’s swooning lyrics. And those who had not been formally introduced to Andrew’s electronic wind instrument pondered its existence. […]
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Mansfield BOE pays off debt to ODE
MANSFIELD — District Treasurer Robert Kuehnle announced Tuesday the district has paid off its debt to the Ohio Department of Education in its entirety. To celebrate, the treasurer passed out cookies decorated with a slash through “ODE Debt.” “This is obviously a very good thing for the district,” Kuehnle said, adding the board’s regularly scheduled […]
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Crawford Co. rolls in drug charges for June arraignments
BUCYRUS — Crawford County’s second round of arraignments for June included a majority of drug charges. Of the 13 arraignments, eight were indictments on drug-related charges including synthetic marijuana, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. The drug-related charges totaled $315,000 in bonds. One of the arraignments, also a drug-related charge, is on a personal recognizance […]