Like several other entities throughout the area, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office felt the sting from the recession of 2008, causing the closure of sections within the county jail. However, on Aug. 1, the east side of the jail’s third floor will reopen. During the county commissioners’ regular meeting Thursday, Captain Christopher Blunk, jail administrator, […]
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Sen. Brown invites Legislative Chairman of VFW Department of Ohio to hearing
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, invited the Legislative Chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Ohio as his guest to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee. During the hearing, Larry Moore, an Akron resident and Mansfield native, testified on the need to ensure Ohio’s veterans receive the resources they need and earned […]
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Elders engaged at first annual event, connecting children, campus and community
The first ever Engaging Elders: Connecting Children, Campus and Community event covered a variety of topics relavent to seniors. A number of senior citizens attended the inaugural event on Wednesday in the newly remodeled Bromfield Library on The Ohio State University at Mansfield campus (OSU-M). Renee Thompson, family engagement and outreach coordinator at OSU-M, said […]
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Richland County grand jury hears 60 indictments
The Richland County Grand Jury indicted 60 people during its May session earlier this month, including indictments involving methamphetamine, arson and murder. Demetrius Lyles, 23, of Mansfield was indicted on charges of murder with firearm specification, aggravated murder with firearm specification, tampering with evidence, having weapons while under disability, illegal possession of a firearm in […]
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Students learn life skills during ‘Ladies in Training’ program
Eight young women were introduced Saturday to their family and friends as ladies during the Inaugural Presentation Ball of the Mansfield Integrated Learning Center’s “Ladies in Training” Debutante Cotillion Program. “The eight young ladies you will be introduced to tonight have worked very hard over the last four months to become the beautiful young ladies […]
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Cooperative Extension celebrates 100 years
During a May meeting, county commissioners convened with Judy Villard Overocker of The Ohio State University Extension in celebration of the Cooperative Extension Service’s 100th anniversary. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 first established the Cooperative Extension as the “third prong” to the educational system, Villard Overocker said. She explained that Cooperative Extension “means that you’re […]
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Ohio Supreme Court candidate to speak at Shelby Democratic breakfast
SHELBY – The Shelby Area Democratic Club will host its 7th annual Truman-Kennedy Society Breakfast Saturday, May 31 at 9 a.m. in the social rooms at First United Church of Christ, 23 Church St., Shelby. The keynote speaker will be the Honorable John P. O’Donnell, a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. He […]
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City of Mansfield declares today Operation Clean Sweep
Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker announced the City of Mansfield, and Downtown Mansfield Inc., have declared today, May 20, 2014 as Operation Clean Sweep in support of Earth Stewardship Month and the Great American Clean up. Volunteers, local business people, and organizations are being asked to don their work clothes and meet at the Gazebo in […]
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Richland Source announces purchase of online media company, GalionLive
Richland Source of Mansfield, Ohio and GalionLive of neighboring Galion, are pleased to announce that the two online media companies have joined forces through a purchase agreement that was finalized on May 2, 2014. Richland Source has agreed to purchase GalionLive, and thus ensure Crawford County residents continued online access to important news about their […]
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Two defendants to serve prison time in Mansfield Tyger All Sports Booster case
(MANSFIELD, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that two defendants who pleaded guilty to charges accusing them of improperly spending scholarship funds meant for Mansfield Senior High School student athletes have been ordered to serve a year in prison. The two defendants, plus a third individual, were also ordered to pay a […]