GALION — Galion’s city council approved legislation Tuesday night that will allow Auditor Brian Treisch to sign documents to create a Tax Increment District. The TIF district is expected to attract a 70-bed Sleep Inn and Mainstay Suites hotel off state Route 598 in Galion. The piece of legislation was declared an emergency by elected officials, […]
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FirstEnergy power outage affects Mansfield residents
MANSFIELD — Around 2,000 Mansfield FirstEnergy, a subsidiary of OhioEdison, customers experienced power outages Monday evening starting around 4:30 p.m. FirstEnergy Spokesperson Jennifer Young said field representatives were at the Home Road and Marion Avenue sub station at 5 p.m. to repair failed fuses. “Initially there were about 2,000 customers affected. They’ve worked to get […]
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Snow at end of week will chase warm February weather
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Saturday will go down in Mansfield’s history books as the warmest day in February with temperatures reaching 66 degrees. According to Zach Sefcovic, meteorologist at the National Weather Service, Saturday tied a record set in 1930. “For Mansfield, the average temperature was 56 degrees,” Sefcovic said. “Other parts of the state reached […]
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Mansfield police help save a life after suicidal threat
MANSFIELD (UPDATE 9 a.m.) — Mansfield police helped save a life on Monday night. A young man who authorities say barricaded himself inside his residence and threatened suicide in the North Brookwood Way apartments was finally taken to the hospital after peacefully surrendering around 11 p.m. According to Mansfield Chief of Police Ken Coontz, officers […]
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Town Hall Meeting: Voting rights still matter for everyone
MANSFIELD, Ohio — “As a black person, I need big government because I’m so small in the grand scheme of things.” Deanna West Torrence was one of five panelists present at the “A Call to Action” Community Town Hall Meeting Thursday evening. The meeting was held to discuss issues surrounding voter rights. Torrence was joined […]
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Buckner case bound over to grand jury
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Both suspects in Patsy Hudson’s disappearance, Walter T. Renz and Linda Buckner, have been bound over to the Richland County grand jury. According to the Mansfield Municipal Clerk of Courts, Buckner waived her right for a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Her case will, therefore, be handled by the grand jury. Buckner’s preliminary hearing had been […]
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Forensic expert believes remains belong to missing Mansfield woman
MANSFIELD — Dennis Dirkmaat, the professor from Mercyhurst University who collected evidence from human remains on Sunday, Feb. 7, said Monday the remains appear to belong to missing woman Patsy Hudson. “(But) scientifically, it’s not proven at this point,” Dirkmaat said. The professor and his team of Forensic and Biological Anthropology Master’s students are working […]
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Galion hires native son as public information officer
GALION, Ohio — Mayor Tom O’ Leary has announced Galion native Matt Echelberry will be the city’s new Public Information Officer. Discussions to hire the controversial PIO began in September 2015. City council passed legislation 6-1 in late October to authorize the position. Funds were then allocated to accommodate the job in early December. Council […]
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Richland Moves!
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland Moves! is partnering with Richland Public Health this year in promoting healthy living options. Since the two groups advocate similar things, Richland Moves! Chairman Nelson Shogren said the plan makes for a natural team. “We work in concert with each other a lot,” he said. “Richland Moves! is about doing things […]
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Temp2Higher and NECIC join forces to help solve unemployment
MANSFIELD, Ohio — This is not the first time a non-profit organization has joined forces with a for-profit business. But NECIC and Temp2Higher hope their model becomes the blueprint for others in the workforce development industry. “We think this could be a community solution to workforce development,” North End Community Improvement Collaborative Project Lead Mary […]