ONTARIO– Who doesn’t love a new dog-friendly green space right in their hometown? The Friends of Maize Memorial Dog Park along with others are working hard at creating just that and are well on their way with fundraising, planning and other fun projects for the Maize Memorial Dog Park that will be built in Marshall […]
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Veterans to be honored with dinner, celebration at Ashley Furniture
Local veterans are invited to bring their families, their stories and memorabilia to Mansfield’s Ashley Furniture HomeStore on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. It’s Ashley’s fifth annual Veterans Celebration and supper. To date Ashley has donated over $65,000 to Wounded Warrior Project, given over $25,000 in free furniture and prizes to local Veterans, helped […]
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Mansfield to collect leaves in October
Mayor Tim Theaker announced in the City of Mansfield that the city will be conducting a 2014 leaf collection program. There will be three collection sites residents can take their leaves. The sites are: Sterkel Park on Hollywood Lane, Liberty Park on Grace Street, and the City Service Complex located at 480 Park Avenue East. […]
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Explosion at Major Metals Company sends two to hospital
An explosion at Major Metals Company located at 844 Kochheiser Road in Mansfield sent two personnel members to the hospital with unknown injuries. According to Andy Romoser, Assistant Chief at Washington Township Fire Department, the explosion occurred inside the ventilation system at the factory. “We’re unsure of what caused the explosion,” said Romoser. “It looks […]
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Traffic slowed on U.S. 30 West due to accident
Traffic on U.S. 30 West in Mansfield slowed Wednesday around 4:45 p.m. when the driver of a Buick LeSabre accidently merged into the rear end of a semi-truck while getting onto the highway from Main Street. Sgt. Jason Bammann with the Mansfield Police Department explained, “The driver was merging onto the highway and got over […]
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Ebola virus: What Richland County needs to know
Members of the Richland County Ebola Preparedness Response Team met with local media on Monday afternoon to provide details about the county’s action plan against the disease, as well as answer a few frequently asked questions. Health Commissioner Martin Tremmel of Richland Public Health as well as representatives from OhioHealth MedCentral and Avita Health System […]
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Secretary of State reminds voters of early voting possibiliities
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that with two weeks to go before the 2014 General Election, nearly 810,000 Ohioans have already cast and/or requested an absentee ballot for the Nov. 4General Election. Based on an informal survey of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections, as of Friday, Oct. 17, 2014: · 773,241 voters have requested absentee […]
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Vehicular homicide case indicted by Richland County Grand Jury
The Richland County Grand Jury handed down 72 indictments this month, including incidents involving a vehicular homicide charge as well as the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine in the vicinity of a school zone and/or juvenile. Julie Krebs, 23, of Mansfield was indicted on nine counts by the Richland County Grand Jury stemming from an incident […]
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179th receives final two C-130H Hercules, Completes Fleet of 8
MANSFIELD, Ohio – On Oct. 8, members of the 179th Airlift Wing travelled to Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, to pick up its final two C-130H Hercules, completing its fleet with a total of eight planes. These particular aircraft previously served in Air National Guard missions, one from New York Air National Guard and […]
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Lucas schools’ renewal levy explained to residents at special meeting
Co-chair of the Lucas Renewal Levy Committee Marianne Sweat introduced members of the Levy Renewal Committee at a public meeting Monday at the Lucas Elementary School cafeteria. The committee, Sweat explained, has been meeting and planning support for the levy since the beginning of September. “The committee is a great cross-section of the Lucas community […]