MANSFIELD — Sheriff J. Steve Sheldon announced Monday the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $78,633.68 in federal traffic safety funding to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for federal fiscal year 2025-2026. “These funds are critical in ensuring that we are doing everything we possibly can to keep our […]
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Sheriff reminds Richland County residents ATVs, etc. are banned from roads
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the citizens of Richland County that All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) or side-by-sides, snowmobiles, and off-highway motorcycle vehicles, are not permitted to be operated upon county roads. “The number of accidents occurring within the county is disturbing,” Sheriff Steve Sheldon said.
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29-year-old woman dies at Richland County Jail
MANSFIELD — A 29-year-old woman died Wednesday at the Richland County Jail, according to a press release from Sheriff Steve Sheldon. Corrections officers at 7:08 a.m. found an “unresponsive female inmate,” identified as Maggie Copeland, in a medical unit cell at the jail, according to the sheriff.