MANSFIELD — Ryan Grimshaw helped to train Michael Haines when the latter joined the Mansfield Police Department six years ago. On Thursday, the two of them were promoted to sergeant together. “This is a proud and exciting moment for me,” said police Chief Keith Porch, noting it’s the first such promotions since he became chief […]
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UPDATED: Bomb threat reported at Madison Rite Aid
(UPDATE: 5:13 P.M.) MADISON — An employee of the Ashland Road Rite Aid received a phone call threatening a bomb was active at their store and an active shooter was on their way, according to an investigative report provided by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office (RSCO). The caller was a male, the report said. The […]
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Voters to decide 3 seats on Mansfield City Schools Board of Education
MANSFIELD — The Nov. 5 election will bring with it three vacant spots on the Mansfield City School’s Board of Education. The five-member board of education conducts at least one meeting each month. Board members earn $80 per meeting and have a cap at 24 meetings per calendar-year. The candidates are Wendy Burnom, current board […]
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NASA presence expected to travel through Mansfield next month
MANSFIELD — In mid-November, Mansfielders may see a large unmanned space capsule being driven through its streets. The Orion space capsule will be flown from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Mansfield Lahm Airport before departing for Sandusky for months of testing at Plum Brook Station. That’s where the large thermal vacuum chamber creates the […]
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CDC investigates 2 vaping illnesses in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Richland County has had two citizens hospitalized with severe pulmonary illness due to vaping, according to Richland Public Health. Nationally, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention is investigating nearly 1,500 cases of e-cigarrette-related hospitalizations. “We have 32 cases in Ohio and two cases in Richland County,” said Emily Leedy, an epidemiologist for […]
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Debate raises level of conversation among Mansfield’s mayoral candidates
MANSFIELD — Raising the level of conversation and offering more information for voters was the goal of Thursday night’s debate pitting incumbent Republican Mayor Tim Theaker and Democratic challenger Don Bryant at the Renaissance Theatre in downtown Mansfield. A little bit of both was the result as Bryant and Theaker sparred verbally during the 90-minute debate pointing […]
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Hardcore Halloween to close out Volume IV of Newsroom After Hours
MANSFIELD — It has been an absolute luxury to spend my past three summers planning parties, highlighting local musicians and working with vendors to provide free food and free beer. It’s the thought of this Friday being the final Newsroom After Hours of the year that is bitter sweet. The seven shows we threw on […]
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State school board recommends ‘probation’ for Mansfield City Schools treasurer
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Board of Education has recommended the Mansfield City Schools treasurer be placed on a two-year probation by the Ohio Department of Education for his behavior in another district in 2012-2013. On Oct. 10, the state board of education recommended the two-year suspension of Robert Kuehnle’s treasurer’s license and teaching license […]
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Kingwood Center Gardens offers Fall Flicker after construction nixes Pumpkin Glow
MANSFIELD — The construction taking place over nearly 10 acres of land on Kingwood Center Gardens has nixed the annual Pumpkin Glow this autumn. But in its place Kingwood is offering a weekly Fall Flicker. “There was no way we could have the annual 10,000 people we get during the Pumpkin Glow over the coarse […]
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Lexington mayoral race features five decades of village government experience
LEXINGTON — The next mayor of Lexington will not lack experience with the village government. The Nov. 5, non-partisan race pits longtime incumbent Eugene Parkison against longtime village council member Brian White. Both men said they are seeking the top slot in order to keep the village growing. “As you know, we are getting new […]