The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced road closures within Richland County. State Route 61 State Route 61, between Township Road 179 and Township Road 1199 in Sharon Township, will close on Sunday, April 13 for railroad crossing repairs. The detour route for northbound motorists is State Route 61 to State Route 181, east on […]
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Mansfield Christian graduate takes on human trafficking
Stephanie (Myers) Catani grew up in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield Christian High School in 2003. From all outside appearances she likely seemed a typical midwestern child, but experiences and events in Stephanie’s childhood that seemed unrelated at the time have combined to create the activist she has become. Catani’s “Unchained Fashion Show” raises both […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol apprehends two suspects
The Ohio State Highway Patrol apprehended two men who ran from the scene of a traffic stop on Friday morning, according to Lt. Chad Enderby with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Mansfield post. Suspects William Titus and Zachary Garris were both arrested and taken to the Richland County Jail on Friday on charges of providing […]
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Barn catches fire in downtown Mansfield
A barn on 153 Orange Street caught fire on Friday afternoon. The smoke was first noticed by Craig Bates, a semi-truck driver who happened to be picking up industrial size logs for Deer Creek Excavating. “I saw a little bit of smoke so I just called it in,” said Bates. The call was made around […]
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Smoke coming from unknown source at Applebee’s
Both Madison and Springfield Township fire departments responded to a possible structure fire at Applebee’s on Lexington-Springmill Road in Ontario on Friday morning, but a fire was not to be found. Lieutenant Anthony Shelton with Springfield Township Fire Department said the call came when workers at Applebee’s smelled smoke and visually saw smoke coming from […]
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Mansfield ambulance up in flames
No one was injured when a vehicle from the Mansfield Ambulance Service went up in flames at OhioHealth MedCentral in Mansfield at approximately 9:58 a.m. Friday. According to Assistant Chief Jim Bishop with the Mansfield Fire Department, the vehicle was parked in front of OhioHealth MedCentral at the Wound Care area, on the east side […]
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Commissioners support formation of Clear Fork Watershed Subdistrict
Plans to alleviate and control the flooding experienced in the Clear Fork area are moving forward. County commissioners approved a resolution Thursday in support of the creation of the Clear Fork Watershed Subdistrict of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The Clear Fork Subdistrict would include the Cedar Fork and Clear Fork, along with Worthington, Jefferson, […]
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Ontario 16-year-old wakes to house fire and escapes with sister
The sound of something hitting his window woke 16-year-old Chaise Nelson Thursday morning shortly after 9 a.m. A neighbor had already called 911 and Springfield and Madison Fire Departments were on the way to the home at 1045 Elizabeth Ave., Ontario, arriving at the scene at 9:39 a.m. Also responding to the fire were Mansfield […]
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Husted releases election advisory
Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday that in the first week of early voting in 2014 Primary Election, county boards of elections reported that 6,274 Ohioans have already voted absentee and 61,508 ballots have been requested. Absentee voting for military and overseas voters began on Saturday, March 22, 2014, and on Tuesday, April 1, […]
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Local family reaps reward of Flying Horse Farms
Flying Horse Farms, a camp that focuses on seriously ill children getting a chance to just be kids, was recently the recipient of $5,000 raised by Richland, Delaware, and Morrow County Farm Bureaus. The camp relies on donations and grants because is no charge for children or families to attend the camp, and they receive […]