MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools Board of Education spent Tuesday night taking steps to reshape its public image. The board and other administrators had a focus-group style meeting with Dr. Bobby Moore of Epic Impact during a special meeting at the Raemelton office. Throughout the two-hour meeting, board members and administrators were asked about […]
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METRICH meeting focuses on opioids
MANSFIELD — Opioids, specifically fentanyl, are not going away anytime soon, members of law enforcement said Tuesday at the 33rd annual METRICH meeting inside the historic, former Ohio State Reformatory. In fact, statistics reveal that fentanyl-related deaths increased more than nine times from 2013 to 2017, said guest speaker Michael Gray. METRICH, a group of […]
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August Richland County Indictments
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Prosecutor’s office has released the names of those indicted by a grand jury from Aug. 6 to 21. There are 82 names on the indictment list, including charges of murder, rape, and drug-related offenses. 1. Frank Terrell Douglas, 39, possession of cocaine 2. Markell Devon Fenderson, 31, possession of drugs […]
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Richland County law enforcement agencies to receive $80K from Ohio safety program
COLUMBUS — Four Richland County law enforcement agencies will receive nearly $80,000 collectively from the Ohio state government. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Attorney General Dave Yost and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud recently announced the expansion of a program that helps protect the lives of Ohio’s law enforcement officers. The Richland County […]
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Ontario to dedicate middle school gym to former girls’ coach
ONTARIO — Marcia Baer was successfully coaching female athletes at Ontario before the Ohio High School Athletic Association even recognized their sports. Her three decades of coaching excellence will be honored on Sept. 13 when the Ontario Local School District officially designates the middle school gym as the “Coach Marcia Baer Gymnasium.” An open house […]
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44-year-old Mansfield woman dies in West Cook Road accident
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is in response to a reader submission through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. MANSFIELD — A 44-year-old woman was killed from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on West Cook Road on Saturday. Judy Brown of Mansfield was a passenger in a 2013 Kia […]
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Chalk Murder To Me, a true crime podcast: USA’s most prolific killer convicted in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Samuel Little, perhaps the most prolific killer in American history, has been linked to at least 60 murders. Rick Bell, Investigations Division Chief in the Office of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, believes Little is involved with 30 more. He was sentenced to two life terms on Aug. 22 in Cleveland for a pair […]
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International Overdose Awareness Day hopes to destigmatize addicts
MANSFIELD — Nearly three years ago, Arlana got lucky. Up until the day she began getting sober, she had been using opioids and benzodiazepines regularly for 15 years. “I overdosed two times, went to jail multiple times, pills — several, lots of times,” Arlana said. “I went to rehab eight times, four times in detox.” […]
