MANSFIELD — Bellville Mayor Darrell Banks was officially announced the Republican nomination for Richland County Commissioner after the board of elections counted provisional votes Thursday. Unofficial results during March 15’s primary showed Banks as the winner between him and incumbent commissioner Tim Wert, with Banks receiving 8,684 votes to Wert’s 8,468, a difference of 1 […]
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Drug charges abound in Crawford Co. indictments
BUCYRUS — The Crawford County Grand Jury indicted 11 people during its March session. Six of the 11 were charged with drug-related felonies. Dustin Nolen, of Bucyrus, was charged with third- and fifth-degree felonies involving drug cases, while Cordale Davis, of Cleveland, faces a fourth-degree felony charge. Bonds were set at $500,000 each for Nolen […]
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DeWine fields drug questions at local biz meeting
MANSFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine responded to questions about drugs, namely opiates and medical marijuana, during a National Federation of Independent Business meeting Wednesday in Mansfield. NFIB invited DeWine to speak to approximately 25 Richland County business owners during a quarterly meeting at Ed Pickens’ Café on Main. When DeWine opened the speech […]
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Galion welcomes hotel construction on Brandt Road
GALION — The farmland off Brandt Road and Ohio 598 was purchased 20 years ago by the Keller family with hopes it would one day be the sight of development. Galion council members, school administrators and other stakeholders met Tuesday to put those hopes in motion with a groundbreaking ceremony for a 62-bed hotel. Construction […]
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Local doctors address Richland Co. infant mortality issue
MANSFIELD — Sarah and Mark Redding witnessed something remarkable during a five-day training week in March. The local doctors witnessed 17 eager-to-help care coordinators train to be part of a solution the couple endeavored to solve starting in the late ‘90s. The problem was a big one. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Richland […]
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Kasich’s ‘positive campaign’ rolls into Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Ohio governor and presidential candidate John Kasich reminded Mansfield voters Saturday night of his positive campaign, a tactic his supporters see as a reflection on the presidential hopeful’s nature. Kasich stopped in Mansfield at The Gorman-Rupp Company before moving on to other Ohio communities just two days before the state’s primary. “I represent […]
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Crawford Co. Prosecutor urges judge to deny dismissal of murder charges
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story previously stated Crawford Co. Common Please Court Judge Sean Luethold had made a decision on this case. In fact, Prosecutor Matt Crall has filed a motion opposing attorney Adam Stone’s request to dismiss charges. Leuthold has yet to rule on the motion. Richland Source made the error. BUCYRUS — Crawford County […]
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MSEA ratifies new contract with Mansfield School District
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools’ certified and classified staff members voted to ratify a newly agreed-upon, tentative three-year contract Thursday night. The agreement awaits the board’s and the state-appointed fiscal committee’s approval, but MSEA Lead Negotiator Brad Strong expects both groups to ratify and move on from what has been a “lengthy process.” “But it […]
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3 Crawford Co. juveniles charged with felonious assault in “Fight Club” case
BUCYRUS — Three teens have been charged with felonious assault stemming from a fight March 2 that sent a Galion High School student to the hospital with serious injuries. The three girls charged, ages 15, 16 and 16, will not be tried as adults, meaning the consequences will be treated as delinquencies. “They have been […]
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Attorney seeks dismissal of murder charges
BUCYRUS — Defense attorney Adam Stone filed a dismissal motion Monday morning to the Crawford County Common Pleas Court. The case for which he was seeking a dismissal? Murder and kidnapping charges on Frederick Lee Saunders Jr. and his wife, Marla Saunders. The Saunders were indicted in October 2015 for the kidnapping and murder of […]