Longtime Mansfield barrister predicts 24 tracking snows this winter: https://www.richlandsource.com/weather/longtime-mansfield-barrister-predicts-24-tracking-snows-this-winter/article_1800022c-4d3d-11ec-a14a-374355b9d612.html Clear Fork helps special-needs kids overcome COVID-19 losses: https://www.knoxpages.com/education/clear-fork-helps-special-needs-kids-overcome-covid-19-losses/article_d130a647-8af7-5f7c-a342-3e95c37d1f68.html Gary Bowman: https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/gary-bowman/article_98108002-5c58-11ec-bea1-c37eb088c223.html Today – Judge Frank Ardis will not take a back seat to a groundhog when it comes to weather prognostication. The veteran Mansfield Municipal Court jurist says he thinks he’s more accurate than […]
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Richland County commissioners OK 3-year contract with sheriff’s deputies
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday approved a new three-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police union representing 27 sheriff’s deputies. The pact, which takes effect Jan. 1, includes annual pay increases of 5 percent, 3 percent and 3 percent in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Sheriff Steve Sheldon said the successful negotiation […]
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Leverage Lexington puts out final call for public comment on 2035 Plan
LEXINGTON — The Village of Lexington has put out its final call for input on the plan that could guide the community’s future for the next decade. The Leverage Lexington committee released the final draft of its proposed 2035 Comprehensive Plan earlier this month. Village residents are asked to email any comments or questions to […]
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Morrow County law enforcement teams with United Way on Dec. 19 Cram the Cruiser event to benefit Kentucky tornado victims
MOUNT GILEAD – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is teaming up with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Gilead Police Department, Cardington Police Department, and the United Way for the Cram the Cruiser event. All donations will be transported to Kentucky to aid the local residents affected by the recent tornadoes. The event will be […]
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Four men with Mansfield ties sought in this week’s Most Wanted list
MANSFIELD — Four men with charges ranging from sex crimes to weapons issues to failing to comply with a police officer are among this week’s list of Most Wanted fugitives, according to the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. Steven Symsick, 39, is 5-foot-10, 190 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wanted […]
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LISTEN: Mansfield’s West End project taking shape; Yuletide tour highlights Ashland’s Brinton house
Progress made in planning for West End Neighborhood Plan project: https://www.richlandsource.com/news/progress-made-in-planning-for-west-end-neighborhood-plan-project/article_a79a1814-5909-11ec-8094-8bb2f90112ee.html Take a Yuletide tour of Ashland’s Brinton House https://www.richlandsource.com/life_and_culture/take-a-yuletide-tour-of-ashlands-britton-house/article_c4492792-492a-5d2c-9dd4-1eb0f501380f.html?block_id=1098581 United Way of Ashland County’s annual campaign underway, private donor challenge nearing end: https://www.ashlandsource.com/news/united-way-of-ashland-county-s-annual-campaign-underway-private-donor-challenge-nearing-end/article_734d121c-59f6-11ec-b674-977fc2a04d3b.html Patricia Ann Smith: https://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/patricia-ann-smith/article_4cab0916-5a00-11ec-adcd-afdde1ac28e6.html Today – The West End Neighborhood Plan is moving forward. And on Dec. 21, Mansfield City Council […]
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Mansfield Police sergeants complete supervisory training
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police would like to congratulate Sgt. Jered Kingsborough and Sgt. Ryan Grimshaw on their successful completion of the Supervisors Training Education Program (STEP). “Our congratulations to both sergeants,” Mansfield Police chief Keith Porch said. STEP is a 3-week police supervisory course developed by the Ohio Law Enforcement Foundation (an […]
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Omicron variant detected in Ohio
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health has reported that the first two cases of the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant have been confirmed in Ohio following genomic sequencing by The Ohio State University Laboratory. “We have known that it would only be a matter of time until a case of Omicron was detected in Ohio. The […]
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Longtime Mansfield barrister predicts 24 tracking snows this winter
MANSFIELD — Judge Frank Ardis will not take a back seat to a groundhog when it comes to weather prognostication. “I think I am more accurate than a woodchuck,” the veteran Mansfield Municipal Court jurist said with a laugh. Fortunately, the two weather seers operate at opposite ends of the winter spectrum, meaning never the […]