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 […]
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Shelby Council covers wages, receives Auditor of State award
In an emergency ordinance, Shelby City Council voted to transfer $6,200 into the Court Officer Wages fund to cover wages for the rest of the year. Finance Director Bob Lafferty explained the funds would transfer from one line item to another to maintain the continued operations of the department, and that the money would come […]
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Galion Community Hospital donates to help officers
Galion Community Hospital, a member of the Avita Health System, recently made a donation to the Galion Police Department that will be a benefit to Galion Police officers as well as the Galion Community. The donation allowed for the Galion Police Department to purchase an IPOK Trauma/Rescue Kit for each sworn officer. The kits are […]
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Patrol’s Motor Carrier Enforcement Inspector Anderson honored for life-saving actions
MCEI Jonathan Anderson of the Bucyrus District Commercial Enforcement Unit of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was honored for his life-saving actions that saved the life of a driver involved in a crash. He was presented with a Certificate of Recognition at the Mansfield Post by Lt. Travis A. Hughes, Elyria Post Commander. On […]
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Galion linemen doing well after Friday accident
GALION – Two Galion linemen are out of the hospital after an electrical accident at the Dawsett Street Substation. Power to the city’s southeast side was out for 6 hours. According to Galion Line Department Superintendent Tony Slone, Great Lakes was called on Friday, Oct. 17 to help with maintenance needed on one of the old 4Kv transformers at […]
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Richland County Ebola Response Planning Team has first meeting
The first meeting of the Richland County Ebola Response Planning Team was held Oct. 6 at Richland Public Health. Communicable disease experts and emergency planning response agencies from Richland Public Health, OhioHealth MedCentral Hospitals, Richland County Law Enforcement, Richland County Emergency Management Agency and the Richland County Coroner’s office met to discuss community level preparedness […]
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Local church hosts breast cancer awareness event for African-American women
Faith Temple Church of God in Christ hosted a “Many Shades of Pink” free luncheon Saturday to celebrate breast cancer survivors and to promote early detection in African-American women. “It is a blessing just to witness all these beautiful, strong women of God who have survived and you all can set the pace to let […]