MANSFIELD, Ohio — Richland County Regional Planning Commission (RCRPC) held an open house drecently to explain their updated Long Range Transportation Plan. This year there aren’t any specific projects–instead the focus was on five-year goals. The plan forecasts the county’s transportation goals for the next 25 years, said Transportation Director Technical Director Todd Blankenship. The […]
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Mansfield firefighters respond to fire at The Countertop Shop
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield Fire Department responded to a call Sunday afternoon at The Countertop Shop located on 132 Distl Avenue after a resident, Greg Toth, saw flames. “I saw all these shadow looking things and came outside and saw it was smoke shadows. So I called it in,” said Toth. “The flames must have […]
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Crime statistics show overall decrease in 2014
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office released the county’s crime statistics for 2014, along with figures from 2013 to highlight differences between both years. When factoring totals, the numbers of Violent Crimes, Property Crimes, and Part II Crimes for 2013 and 2014 represent a four percent decrease. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office responds […]
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Standoff underway in Mansfield after Columbia Gas employee threatened with rifle
MANSFIELD, Ohio — (Updated with video and photos 7:53 p.m.) A Columbia Gas employee was met with a rifle Monday morning when he made contact with the resident of 36 Randall Road. According to Operations Manager of Mansfield City 911 Jerry Botdorf, the Columbia Gas employee called 911 at 8:26 a.m. Botdorf said the reason […]
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Richland County Dog Warden & Shelter’s capacity full
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Richland County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center has reached its holding capacity. The shelter has too many dogs to be comfortable, said Kennel Supervisor Monique Hypes. On April 22, the shelter posted a message on their Facebook page. The post said, “Our shelter is maxed out on space for larger breed dogs […]
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Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center to host 18th Annual Minority Fair
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Kenyatta Shirley grew up in the north end of Mansfield. At 14 years old, she had the opportunity to work for the Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center’s Youth Corp on 445 Bowman Street. Now, at age 29, she works for the city of Mansfield as the program director for the Success Center. On […]
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Downtown Mansfield to have organic market in June
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Meats from Columbus, soups from Cleveland, milk from Wooster — in downtown Mansfield? The Downtown Parlor Market plans to offer all that and more, beginning in mid-June. The market, owned by Lexington resident Micheale Holzmiller, will offer organic foods and local produce to downtown residents and businesses. “It’s going to have milk, […]
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Plymouth fire department in need of volunteers
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — Plymouth’s Volunteer Fire Department is currently seeking additional firefighters, and finding volunteers is tough, noted Plymouth Fire Chief Richard Metzger. “It’s hard to get them to volunteer,” he said, explaining that the 40-hour training program could take up to a month to complete. Metzger noted that, in addition to the initial training, […]
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Ontario police and firefighter awards sponsored by Lions Club
ONTARIO, Ohio — The Ontario Lions Club held their annual Police and Fire Appreciation night during the club’s monthly meeting at the Ontario Senior Center on Tuesday. The club donated the meal to the officers and firefighters and donated plaques for the honorary awards. “I really deeply appreciate everything you guys do, let alone the […]