MANSFIELD, Ohio — Authorities from the Regional Manufacturing Coalition say that maintaining a vibrant manufacturing industry in Richland County is crucial to local, or even the state’s, economic development. “We are not a Columbus that can be a tech community. All those people that say manufacturing is dead here, there are 165 manufacturers in Richland […]
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Botdorf, Richland Co. sheriff candidate, raises questions
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the sheriff’s race in the Republican Primary. A story on Sheriff Steve Sheldon will appear on Monday at RichlandSource.com. MANSFIELD, Ohio — Newly announced Richland County Sheriff candidate Jerry Botdorf (R), a retired sergeant with over 23 years experience with the Ohio State […]
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Spazz Monkey moves to retail locations, under new ownership
ONTARIO, Ohio — Chad and Victoria Diez met 10 years ago through mutual friends in Los Angeles, fell in love, moved in together and continued working in the corporate world — he as a web designer for AOL, she as a marketing agent for Bacardi USA. Four years ago they decided to marry and just […]
Posted inCrawford Source
Galion Law Director had a busy 2015
GALION, Ohio — Galion Law Director Thomas Palmer was busier in 2015 than he was in 2014. According to his annual report, Palmer’s office helped with 1,189 cases in 2015 — an 11 percent increase from 1,074 in 2014. Although those numbers represent a relatively small percentage increase on paper, in reality, Palmer said 2015’s […]
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Mansfield police trumpet 15-percent decrease in crime rate
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield police reported a 15-percent decrease in crime from 2014 to 2015, according to statistics released to the Richland Source on Friday. “We’re excited for what this means for the city of Mansfield,” said Ken Coontz, Mansfield Chief of Police. “To me, this is what progress looks like. When the officers are […]
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Mixed local reactions from President Obama’s final State of the Union Address
MANSFIELD, Ohio — President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address Tuesday evening in Washington, and his speech garnered mixed reactions from local politicians. “He did not disappoint,” Shelby’s third ward council member Garland John Gates, a Democrat, said Wednesday morning. “It was a very typical Obama. For those who are his […]
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Police search for missing 62-year-old
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield Police are asking the public for help in locating Patsy G. Hudson, who was reported missing by a family member on Dec. 22, 2015. Upon investigating her whereabouts, authorities learned Hudson’s last contact face-to-face contact was July 4, 2015. Hudson is described by the Mansfield Division of Police as a white […]
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Duo plead not guilty in KeyBank hostage/robbery
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Taylor Crisman, 18, and Chris Hill, 23, pleaded not guilty Tuesday during their arraignment in Cleveland’s U.S. District Court. The duo are charged with holding a Mansfield family hostage overnight and forcing the husband to rob a bank on Nov. 6. Crisman and Hill face a 12-count indictment, according to attorney Larry […]
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Police search for missing juvenile
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield police are searching for a missing juvenile, Malik S. Williams, and have reason to believe he is in the surrounding area. According to a press release, Williams has been missing for 67 days and has been the subject of an ongoing search. He is described as a 16-year-old black male, 5 […]
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Two new businesses welcomed to downtown Galion
GALION, Ohio — Two businesses were officially welcomed, warmly, and with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, to the downtown strip on Harding Way in Galion Thursday morning. The first stop was The Candi Bar, a newly renovated café selling gourmet coffee and pastries. The 5-year-old business was located on North Liberty Street in Galion before moving to […]