Note: This story has been updated. SHELBY — The United Steel Workers Local 3057 reached an agreement with ArcelorMittal on Thursday afternoon, bringing an end to the strike that began midnight on Nov. 1. “We are glad to have our employees back to work safely and providing ‘best in class’ products and service to our many […]
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Davenport to lead Mansfield City Council finance committee in January
MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport said Thursday night he has big shoes to fill as chair of the Mansfield City Council finance committee. The 4th Ward Democrat will lead the powerful committee when the new council convenes Jan. 4, replacing Jon Van Harlingen, who narrowly lost a re-election bid in the 3rd Ward last week. “I […]
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Twice-incarcerated felon arrested after hours-long standoff in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department took a man into custody late Thursday morning after a hours-long standoff on Clairmont Avenue. The capture and arrest of Kenneth Lamar Black II, 33, put an end to a four-day search by police. Black was arrested and taken to the Richland County Jail after attempting to flee the […]
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Other Ohio schools should replicate AU’s effort to support veteran students
ASHLAND — A U.S. senator said Thursday he would love to see other schools in Ohio do what Ashland University is doing for its military veteran students. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made a brief stop to the university’s Military and Veteran Resource Center on Veterans Day. The center, known as The Jack, is meant to […]
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Veterans Day in Mansfield: ‘Every single person who served, your job was important’
MANSFIELD — There are no unimportant jobs in the U.S. military, retired CMSgt. Thomas Jones Jr. said Thursday. Speaking at the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Gazebo in Central Park, Jones reminded those in attendance that anyone who takes the military enlistment oath agreed to sacrifice themselves in the defense of the country. “No […]
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Navarre teen killed in Wayne County crash
CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP – A Navarre teenager was killed on Wednesday morning after a crash in Chippewa Township of Wayne County, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Logan Dickerson, 18, of Navarre, was transported from the scene by Chippewa EMS to Akron General Hospital. He later died the same day from […]
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Mansfield receives $59K grant from FAA for Lahm Airport
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield will receive a $59,000 grant for Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport from the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These funds are to be used for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airports. Lahm was one […]
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Bundle up, Ohio! It’s expected to be a cold winter
COLUMBUS – The Buckeye State has already seen an array of weather this fall season to include warm weather, sweater weather with a few tornadoes, and snowflakes in between. Now is the time to start preparation for winter in the Midwest. In a coordinated effort with the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness, Governor Mike […]