Monday evening at approximately 6:52 p.m., Deputy Andrew Knee and Lt. Don Zehner of the Richland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in reference to a domestic dispute at the residence of 6890 Follin Road in Bellville. The incident resulted in the arrest of Ryan Seevers. Dispatch advised that a male suspect, (Ryan Seevers, […]
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BP station on Park Avenue West out of service
Pumps at the BP gas station and Duchess Shoppe located at 3675 Park Avenue West in Ontario were temporarily out of service Tuesday morning due to a possible water infiltration in the main gas tank. Ben Englefield, President of Englefield Oil based in Heath, OH, stated an investigation is underway to try and determine how […]
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Richland County American Red Cross to honor community Heroes at fundraising event
The Richland County Chapter of the American Red Cross will recognize and pay tribute to ordinary members of the Richland County community who have shown extraordinary courage, compassion, character or humanity by saving or improving the lives of others. These heroes will be honored during an awards breakfast held on May 1 at 8 a.m. […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office promotes three officers
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office promoted three officers in a short ceremony Thursday afternoon, joined by fellow officers and a myriad of friends and family. Deputy Jeffery Alfrey was promoted to Sergeant, Lieutenant James Myers was promoted to Staff Lieutenant, Assistant Jail Administrator, and Staff Lieutenant Christopher Blunk was promoted to Captain, Jail Administrator. “It’s […]
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The month of April brings attention to Occupational Therapy and Parkinson’s Awareness
When Elaine Pavkov was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012, her doctor suggested speech therapy. The 70-year-old Ontario resident was puzzled because she was more concerned about declining mobility issues than her communication skills. She signed up for a special program specifically for Parkinson’s patients at OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. LOUD is a speech therapy […]
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Women’s Fund provides way to honor someone special
The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation is offering people a way to honor special women in their lives with a Mother’s Day gift to benefit women and girls in the community. Donors can make an honor or memorial gift to the Women’s Fund. Donations will support the funds’ grant-making. An acknowledgement card will […]
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Kent’s swan song
Jeff Kent took over his family’s business, Swan Cleaners, in 1987. His grandfather started the business with just $600 in 1929 and the company was handed down to two more generations. Like many family businesses, many of the staff are related, even into the last week Kent’s father and grandmother have been working to wind […]
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Dogs as well as inmates benefit from Richland Correctional Institution’s program
Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) not only works to rehabilitate and integrate inmates back into society, but to educate them and assure they leave the facility with employable skills. One popular program to accomplish this goal is the Animal Training Apprenticeship program. Offenders train abandoned and rescued dogs which, in turn, allows those dogs to integrate with […]
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Democratic club makes absentee ballots available
The May 6 primary election will soon be here. The Shelby Area Democratic Club has absentee ballot applications for the upcoming Democratic primary. Voters no longer need to give a reason to vote by absentee ballot. They do, however, have to give their driver’s license number or the last 4 digits of their Social Security […]
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Rep. Romanchuk announces House passage of workforce development legislation
COLUMBUS—State Representative Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) today applauded the Ohio House of Representatives’ passage of House Bill 486, legislation that makes changes to the coordination of workforce development and economic development programs. Specifically, House Bill 486 focuses on a number of issues including the evaluation of workforce programs by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation; compliance […]