FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — The Franklin Township Firefighters Association will host its annual pancake breakfast March 24 from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Franklin Township Fire Department at 505 Boyce Road. The station is located at the intersection of Boyce Road and Ganges 5 Points Road. All proceeds from the breakfast will be used to […]
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Ontario includes $5,000 RCT contribution in final budget
ONTARIO – Ontario Council passed its final $12.9 million budget Wednesday, March 7 with a $5,000 contribution to Richland County Transit. In a 5 to 2 vote, council approved what’s been a controversial contribution to the county bus sytem. Councilmen Larry Arnold and Dan Zeiter both voted against contributing to the service. Earlier this year, Ontario’s finance […]
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Coroner: Mansfield woman’s death includes ‘suspicious findings’
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Richland County Coroner’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are using the words suspicious finding in their probe of a woman found dead last week at her Mansfield home. Barbara A. Manley was found dead at her home at 1649 Frontier Trail Monday evening. “The results (of […]
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MPD: Now hiring 10 patrol officers
MANSFIELD — The city police department is looking for 10 individuals to join their force as patrol officers. Police chief Ken Coontz said any persons with an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy should apply between now and the end of March. Applications can be picked up in the Human Resources Department in the City Building […]
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Student indirectly pepper-sprays 12 students at Mansfield Senior High School
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield Senior student was detained Wednesday after discharging pepper spray in a hallway, according the Larry Gibbs, spokesman for the district. “I don’t know who, and I don’t know why it occurred, but 12 students were indirectly sprayed by pepper spray,” he said. The Mansfield Police Department said the pepper spraying came […]
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Mansfield council approves speed limit increase on Timmerman Road, 4 demolitions
MANSFIELD — The speed limit for a section of Timmerman Road will increase from 25 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour, based on a speed zone study recommendation. The specific section is between Ohio 13 and to a point .153 miles east of Ohio 13 (right side). Mansfield City Council approved the measure […]
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AARP driver safety program set for March 27
MANSFIELD — The AARP Driver Safety Program, sponsored by Richland Public Health, will have a class on Tuesday, March 27. The class will be in the Corley Room (lower level, rear parking lot, back entrance) at Richland Public Health, 555 Lexington Ave., Mansfield. The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom […]
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Mansfield closes section of N. Walnut St. through March 9
MANSFIELD — Due to water valve repairs the city of Mansfield will close sections of the following road while work is being completed: North Walnut Street between Park Avenue West and West Third Street. The road will be closed March 6 and is expected to be re-opened by the end of the workday March 9 […]
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Pellet gun forces Mansfield Sr. High School into lockdown
MANSFIELD — A student with a pellet gun forced Mansfield Senior High School into a lockdown Tuesday morning, according to Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz. School officials confirmed the information, although they termed the item an airsoft gun while Coontz called it a BB gun. Later police determined the weapon to be a Crossman 357 […]
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Richland County Sheriff investigating death of woman at Frontier Trail home
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman discovered at her 1649 Frontier Trail residence on Monday night. Barbara A Manly, 65, was found dead at home at 5:40 p.m. on Monday the sheriff’s office incident report said. At this time, the department couldn’t say if foul play was […]