MANSFIELD — OhioHealth will begin providing the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 years, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic within the OhioHealth Ontario Health and Fitness Center, 1750 West Fourth Street, Ontario. The clinic is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine […]
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Crisis Intervention team graduates 27th class in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Cindy Wilt has been a state trooper for two decades, but she’s never had training quite like what was provided by Richland County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Wilt was among the 27th class of law enforcement and first responders to graduate from CIT training last week. The training is provided by the National […]
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Mansfield’s Veteran’s Day Parade set for Thursday, Nov. 11
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Veteran’s Day Parade will kick off at the 5-way light at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. The parade will form at 10 a.m. on Marion Avenue between the 5-way light back to Wood Street and travel down Park Avenue West to Central Park and end at the Gazebo at 11 a.m. […]
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Knox County man killed when tractor strikes deer and flips
BUTLER TOWNSHIP — A Walhonding man died early Saturday morning after a deer-tractor crash in Butler Township, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Jacob Miller, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 12:48 a.m., the Patrol stated. The crash took place on State Route 229 (Newcastle Road) […]
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Mount Gilead man killed in Fredericktown crash
FREDERICKTOWN — A Mount Gilead man was killed early Saturday morning after a crash on State Route 95 east of State Route 13 in Fredericktown, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Shawn E. Hess, 42, of Mount Gilead, was pronounced dead at the scene, at approximately 4:12 a.m., the […]
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Area Agency on Aging announces 2 new corporate board members
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging has announced the appointment of two new members, Amanda Paez and Brigitte Coles, to its Corporate Board of Trustees. Paez will serve as the Huron County Representative and Coles will serve as an At-Large Representative from Richland County. Both will fill the unexpired terms left […]
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Sen. Sherrod Brown to visit striking Shelby steel workers on Nov. 8
SHELBY — Sen. Sherrod Brown will visit Shelby on Monday morning to address the workers on strike against ArcelorMittal. Brown will likely begin his visit at the union hall, then walk to the picket lines, union president Norm Shoemaker said. ArcelorMittal has not responded to requests for comment. Members of the United Steel Works Local […]
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Mansfield Police ask for public’s help in locating missing man, may be in possession of gun
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a missing person. Christian Dodson, 25, was last seen at his home on Willowbrook Drive on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. Christian’s family has not heard from him since that date and time. The family advised Christian would have […]
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Ohio files lawsuit challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and six other attorneys general sued the Biden administration in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday, asserting that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration lacks authority to force tens of millions of Americans in the private sector to get vaccinated. The states are […]