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Mansfield police chief announces retirement
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police Department Chief Ken Coontz has announced his retirement, according to Mayor Tim Theaker. Coontz, 48, will retire after 25 years in law enforcement and plans to take over as the city’s human resources director on April 8, the mayor confirmed Monday morning. “Police departments need some change,” Coontz said. “For me […]
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Plymouth student’s test score earns trip to Washington, D.C.
PLYMOUTH — Levi Robinson has been rewarded for his interest in learning about the U.S. government. Robinson, a sophomore at Plymouth High School, scored an 84 percent and wrote an essay on the American Legion’s Americanism and Government test. His performance allowed him to join 18 other students around the state on a trip to Gettysburg, […]
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Former assistant principal sues Mansfield School District
MANSFIELD — Fuzzie Davis, a former assistant principal at Mansfield Senior High School, has filed a lawsuit against her former employers. She was found to have been wrongfully terminated after an incident involving a sexually explicit conversation between a teacher and a student, according to a ruling by referee R. Lee Shepherd in December 2018. The suit, […]
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Phoenix bartender donates hair for St. Baldrick’s cancer charity
SHELBY — Ryan Nichols gets just one haircut per year. It’s a sacrifice he makes to donate to St. Baldrick’s cancer charity. “I really like having short hair,” he laughed. On March 15, Nichols, 26, will have the charity shave his head at Legends Bar in Shelby. Three years ago, Nichols got the idea to shave […]
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Early morning, two-state drug sweep nets 43 alleged drug traffickers
MANSFIELD — Local, federal and state law enforcement agencies collaborated Thursday morning to capture 43 of 79 indicted individuals allegedly involved with two separate drug trafficking organizations. Nearly 200 law enforcement agents fanned out at 6 a.m. across the city of Mansfield and Richland County, as well as Detroit, according to Eric Smith, an FBI […]
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Richland Source Newsroom After Hours announces 2019 music lineup
MANSFIELD — Music reporting has developed into a major love and passion of mine since joining Richland Source in 2016. Being able to report about the over-flowing talent pool for Mansfield music has been more fun than ever, with new bands being created over the winter and connections introducing me to new bands. But the […]
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New southern rock and Americana music festival set for late June
BUTLER — Chuck Ramey has been a music fan his whole life. So when the opportunity presented itself to throw a music festival with some of the biggest names in the southern rock and Americana genres, the Lexington man seized it. “It’s been a struggle, but we worked hard to put up the lineup we […]
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Grandmother granted temporary custody of child whose mother was killed in Kentucky
MANSFIELD — The maternal grandmother of a 1-year-old child, whose parents both died in a kidnapping/murder earlier this week in Kentucky, has been granted temporary custody of the boy. An attorney representing Ernestine Williams of Mansfield obtained temporary custody through a Richland County Domestic Relations Court order. Williams is the grandmother of Kylo Williams, who […]