MANSFIELD — Due to a water main repair it will be necessary to issue a boil advisory for the following areas: Willow Street from West Fourth Street to West Fifth Street. Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling boil for a full 3 minutes prior to […]
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Richland County health community climbing on board with baby boxes
MANSFIELD – Baby boxes are on their way to Richland County. Members of the Richland County health community met with Richland Source on Wednesday to confirm that at least three community health organizations have signed on to be distribution sites for baby boxes in the near future. The organizations on board include Richland Public Health, […]
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Suspect in 2 bank robberies arrested
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield man suspected in two recent bank robberies was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Mansfield. Marty Eugene Taylor, 40, was taken into custody by the United States Marshal’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on warrants for aggravated robbery as well as a federal probation violation. Taylor is suspected in a Dec. 12 […]
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Mansfield raid nets 2 arrests, suspected drug confiscation
MANSFIELD — Two people were arrested and suspected heroin and an assortment of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments were seized during a raid in Mansfield on Tuesday. The METRICH Enforcement Unit assisted by the Mansfield Division of Police executed a search warrant at 151 Ohio St. The search warrant was a result of numerous […]
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Boil advisory issued for Bowman St., W. 4th St. neighborhood
MANSFIELD — Due to a water main repair the city of Mansfield has issued a boil advisory for the following area: Bowman Street between West Fourth Street and Sheridan Avenue. West Fourth Street between Bowman Street and Willow Street. Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling […]
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Tiberi introduces the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) introduced the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act (STOP Act) on Tuesday in the nation’s capital. The legislation is designed to help stop dangerous synthetic drugs like fentanyl and carfentanil from being shipped through our borders from countries like China to drug […]
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Mansfield attorney Heck named to Ohio Super Lawyers list
MANSFIELD — J. Jeffrey Heck, Attorney and Principal at The Heck Law Offices in Mansfield, has been selected to the 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from […]
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UMADAOP opens new clinic to combat opioid addiction
MANSFIELD — The Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program opened the New Community Wellness Center Monday, after renovating what was once an old foot clinic. UMADAOP’s open house provided a chance to show off the new medicated assisted treatment clinic at 74 Wood Street. The facility will target opioid addiction. The office holds […]
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Oak Street in Mansfield closed on Feb. 13
MANSFIELD — Due to an Emergency Water Main Repair it will be necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed” Oak Street between East First Street and Bushnell Street. The road closed at 8 a.m. today and is expected to be re-opened by the end of the workday barring any […]
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Most Wanted: Mansfield police seek suspect in 2 local bank robberies
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Marty E. Taylor, who is wanted for third-degree robbery. Police say a warrant was prepared and signed after an identification was made of Taylor in connection with two recent bank robberies Mansfield. Taylor has a lengthy and violent criminal history, according […]