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MANSFIELD — The Mansfield/Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau has changed its name to Destination Mansfield-Richland County. The name change has come as a result of strategic board discussions and community leader interviews. The agency began in 1980 as the Richland Tourist and Travel Bureau. The name has changed twice since then. “During our last […]

MANSFIELD – Closing his first month as Richland County Prosecutor, Gary Bishop announced a number of personnel changes on Wednesday. It’s been a busy month for the new prosecutor, who officially took his oath of office on Dec. 30, 2016. Even then, starting his work on Jan. 2 even though it was a federal holiday, […]

MADISON TOWNSHIP — A Madison student was arrested Tuesday and faces a second-degree felony for inducing panic after a bomb threat on Friday at the high school, according to authorities. The Richland County Sheriff’s office reported Larissa Elias, 18, was taken into custody on Tuesday after a joint investigation with Madison School officials. Elias was transported […]

MANSFIELD – One of Mansfield’s favorite officers is officially retiring as the Mansfield Police Department’s D.A.R.E. officer. Officer Jack Shay announced his retirement from the Mansfield PD effective Feb. 3. He was first appointed to the department on Dec. 11, 1995 and served as the department’s D.A.R.E. officer for 15 years. When asked what he […]

MANSFIELD — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrest of Mansfield resident Amy E. Glaze, 41, of 416 Park Ave. East, in connection with a child sex case. According to the FBI complaint, Glaze was taken into custody on Friday. She is charged with engaging in and producing sexually explicit content involving a […]

MANSFIELD – Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon presented awards for exceptional work to a number of county employees this past Saturday. The yearly awards event honored individuals in the Sheriff’s Department as well as civilians for their efforts in keeping the county safe the past year. Awards were presented from both the department itself as […]

Snow hasn’t been a big part of north central Ohio’s winter weather so far this season, but that is expected to change tonight. According to the National Weather Service, the forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of snow beginning tonight, but mainly after 2 a.m. The low will dip to around 23 with wind […]

MANSFIELD — Joseph Palmer is nearing the end of a long and memorable career with the Richland Mansfield Public Library, but he vividly remembers the beginning of it. He was appointed Library Director in 1991 — amid a financial crunch. Palmer, who will retire on July 7, came aboard just after the completion of new […]