Local school levies appeared on the Nov. 4 ballot, two of which passed (the Pioneer Career & Technology Center’s replacement levy and the Lucas Local School District’s renewal levy); however, the Crestline Exempted School District’s request for a .75 percent income tax did not pass. Pioneer Career & Technology Center’s replacement levy, which replaces and […]
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State results: Kasich and fellow Republicans dominate Ohio races
Unofficial reporting suggests that Ohio voters swung decisively to Republicans. Incumbents in major judicial seats also won their races. Republican Gov. John Kasich won easily over Democrat challenger Edward Fitgerald. Unofficially, Kasich pulled 64 percent of the vote. Bob Hart carried 3 percent. The Congressional seat for Ohio District 12 will once again be held […]
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No one injured in Galion house fire
No one was injured in a Galion house fire on a Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation according to Lieutenant Todd Eagle with the Galion Fire Department. Eagle said the call came in to the fire department at 3:34 p.m. reporting a duplex on fire at 422-24 Cherry Street. “Basically […]
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New 211 program part of busy fall for Crawford County United Way
United Way of Crawford County has been busy this fall with a fundraiser at Galion Goodwill, a Drive 4UR Community event and most recently, the rollout of the new 211 program. In October, residents from around Crawford County gathered at the Bucyrus Public Library as the inaugural call to 211 was placed. “211 is an […]
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Nov. 4 Election results tracker and Twitter stream [Live]
It’s election night. As voters make end of day trips to the polls and then await the results, we’ll be right there with you through the end of the night. All of our updates will be coming in via #RSElections14. Readers can also check in with individual reporters throughout the night. Later in the evening […]
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Mansfield PD searching for escaped VOA resident with violent past
Mansfield police are currently searching for a man with a violent past who escaped from Volunteers of America housing on Monday evening. Torie Denney, 36, originally from Sandusky, was housed at the Volunteers of America (VOA) transitional housing program at 921 N. Main St. when the incident occurred. According to a report from Officer Steve […]
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Jury returns $6.4 million verdict in Mansfield Tyger case
MANSFIELD, Ohio—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Richland County jury has found Kendall Clemons guilty of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and ordered her to pay $6,412,500 in damages in connection with the misuse of bingo proceeds and theft from area charities. The decision concludes a civil trial against Clemons […]
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Mansfield Police Department promotes Kilgore and Garrick
It was standing room only at the Mansfield Police Department’s Hutchison Classroom on Monday afternoon where family, friends and coworkers gathered to honor Patrol Officers Nelson Kilgore Jr. and Stacie Garrick as they were promoted to the rank of sergeant. Chief of Police Kenneth Coontz explained that the promotions of Kilgore and Garrick represent the […]
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179th Airlift Wing’s acquisition of MMCT just “tip of the iceberg”
In the words of Col. Mark Auer, Commander of the 179th Airlift Wing Operations Group, the 179th Airlift Wing’s recent acquisition of the C-130 Multi-Mission Crew Trainer (MMCT) is just the tip of the iceberg. “And it keeps getting better,” he added. The MMCT is a high-fidelity, non-motion, C-130 flight simulator that will support pilot, […]
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Community members sleep in boxes to raise awareness of homelessness
Harmony House housed 561 clients and served 47,028 meals to homeless individuals in 2013. They have seen these numbers since its founding 24 years ago, and 20 years ago started organizing a unique fundraiser that would become “Sleep Out for the Homeless.” On Friday, Oct. 31 members from the community in Richland County slept outside […]