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LISTEN: Mansfield City Council OKs pay raises, retention bonuses for police; The amazing life of Constance Curtis
Mansfield City Council OKs pay raises, retention bonuses for police dept.: https://www.richlandsource.com/news/mansfield-city-council-oks-pay-raises-retention-bonuses-for-police-dept/article_9a50975e-99d3-11ec-8f08-7f9ce1ba0054.html The amazing life of Constance Curtis Nichols: https://www.knoxpages.com/history/the-amazing-life-of-constance-curtis-nichols/article_09258016-59b3-11eb-a176-df1a4d98eeac.html Shirley Ann Parker: https://www.knoxpages.com/obituaries/shirley-ann-parker/article_347deb3a-95e0-11ec-86d1-eb52a02175c1.html Mansfield City Council voted unanimously to approve pay increases and retention bonuses for the city’s police officers in an apparent attempt to stave off manpower loses in an already short-staffed department. […]
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Federal money available over next decade to plug, identify orphan wells in Ohio
ASHLAND — A state agency is in line to receive hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade or so aimed at plugging the thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells across Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Oil and Gas conducted a video conference call with reporters Feb. 23 to […]
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Suicides, drug overdose deaths on the rise, according to Richland County Coroner’s Office
MANSFIELD — Richland County Commissioner Cliff Mears called it the “saddest presentation” he’s heard since taking office two years ago. Richland County Coroner’s Office Chief Investigator Bob Ball and administrative assistant Randi Ritchie on Thursday detailed for commissioners the rising number of suicides and drug overdose deaths in the county since 2020. The increases are […]
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LISTEN: Madison High School addresses rise in violent fighting; Women’s History honors Annie Glenn
Madison High School updates policy to curb student violence: https://www.richlandsource.com/education/madison-high-school-updates-policy-to-curb-student-violence/article_a89fe198-98cf-11ec-a0ff-4313cf1b15e1.html Health department expects county to move into ‘no mask in public’ category on March 9: https://www.knoxpages.com/news/health-department-expects-county-to-move-into-no-mask-in-public-category-on-march-9/article_ff58abac-9977-11ec-b06b-6f848f81758d.html Eric John Grove https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/eric-john-grove/article_d63f3584-9980-11ec-a64c-d76495f5835a.html Madison High School is addressing a rise in fighting with a new disciplinary policy. High school Principal Sean Conway said the change in policy is […]
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6 injured in Shelby house fire on Thursday morning
SHELBY — Six residents were injured during a house at 146 E. Main St. when it went up in flames on Thursday morning. According to Shelby fire Chief Mike Thompson, all six victims were rescued and were being treated for various injuries, mainly smoke inhalation and a few with burns. “We got them transported as […]
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County boards of election directed to included congressional candidates on May 3 primary ballot
COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has directed Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections to begin taking the necessary steps to place candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives on the May 3rd primary ballot. The order is pursuant to Wednesday’s Ohio Redistricting Commission’s passage of a four-year map for Ohio Congressional districts. […]
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LISTEN: Confusion remains around Ohio’s 2022 primary election date; Women’s History Month features Mary Church Terrell
Ohio’s 2022 primary election date(s) remain(s) in question: https://www.ashlandsource.com/news/elections/ohios-2022-primary-election-date-s-remain-s-in-question/article_c1f7fc3b-bbe4-5ead-9360-09d687d623fa.html First baby born at Avita Ontario Hospital’s new maternity unit: https://www.richlandsource.com/business/first-baby-born-at-avita-ontario-hospitals-new-maternity-unit/article_eeb8f5ee-9973-11ec-9858-9bb677e28203.html Joseph A. Kopina: https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/joseph-a-kopina/article_0ef1e2cc-98d8-11ec-add2-97db186a0b66.html The great question, when is Ohio’s primary going to take place? Right now, Ohio’s primary elections are scheduled to take place on May 3rd. And that might happen. But they could […]
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Reward money available for capture of Mansfield fugitive
MANSFIELD — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force has offered a 1,000 reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Tyler Morley. Morley is 22, 5-foot-11, 140 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is sought for felonious assault on a police officer, a first-degree felony, and domestic violence. Morley has ties […]
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Mansfield’s proposed final 2022 budget adds $1.84 million for safety services
MANSFIELD — Mayor Tim Theaker’s administration has added $1.84 million to its safety services fund in a final 2022 proposed budget City Council discussed Tuesday night. According to Finance Director Linn Steward, the additional funds are more than budgeted in the temporary budget council approved in December. The new budget calls for an additional: — $754,582 […]