MANSFIELD — Schools closed, vaccination clinics were rescheduled, and various departments, services and businesses were closed Tuesday as the community was blasted by a significant winter storm. Richland, Ashland and Knox County were under a Level 2 Snow Emergency, while Crawford County was placed under a Level 3 Snow Emergency. Richland County downgraded to a […]
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Jurors for Judge Naumoff courtroom advised not to report Tuesday due to weather
MANSFIELD — All jurors scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Judge Phillip Naumoff’s courtroom, are advised not to report as scheduled, due to inclement weather. Instead, the Richland County Common Pleas Court judge announced Monday evening, jurors should call the juror number provided to them after 5 p.m. on Tuesday to see if they are […]
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OhioHealth & Avita reschedule Tuesday vaccinations due to blizzard
MANSFIELD — The coming blizzard has brought COVID-19 vaccination sites to a halt at OhioHealth and Avita Health System. Both providers announced that vaccination clinics scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16 will be postponed due to the approaching winter storm. This includes clinics at OhioHealth’s primary care offices at 770 Balgreen Drive in Mansfield and 199 […]
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$50,000 grant to allow Mansfield police to purchase body cameras
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department plans to issue body cameras to its patrol officers in the next few months, Chief Keith Porch said Monday. It will be the first time such cameras have been used by the MPD, Porch said. The 16 cameras, servers and related equipment will be purchased if Mansfield City Council […]
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Guns involved with 2 of this week’s Most Wanted fugitives
MANSFIELD — Guns are suspected to be involved with two of the four men sought the week of Feb. 15 Most Wanted list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County Division. An extra precaution was sent with one of the men possibly armed. Brandon Sylvester, 30, is 6-foot-1, 185 […]
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A foot of new snow? Yuck. Weather experts issue winter storm warning for Monday, Tuesday
Well, that escalated in a hurry. A hazardous weather outlook vaulted right past a winter storm watch without so much as a pause — straight into a winter storm warning. The National Weather Service isn’t pulling any punches on its forecast for the next couple of days. Judging from the parking lot at Kroger’s on […]
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Ohio Senators vote along party lines as Trump is acquitted of impeachment
WASHINGTON D.C. — Ohio’s senators each voted along party lines in Saturday’s acquittal of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) voted guilty, while Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) voted not guilty. The impeachment charge of incitement of insurrection from the Jan. 6 incident on the U.S. Capitol received a 57-43 vote to […]
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Bitter cold, heavy snow due Sunday through Tuesday
Stop me if you have heard this story before. Snow. Bitter cold. Messy travel conditions. Shovels. Salt. Plows. Angry fists shaking at cloudy skies. The business of winter in north central Ohio is about to pick up again as we prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Sunday and President’s Day on Monday. Let’s start with […]
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Pedestrian killed in Saturday morning Ashland County crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP – A West Salem man was killed in a vehicle-pedestrian crash early Saturday morning in Ashland County, according to a press release from the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The pedestrian, 30-year-old Brett Michael Lycans, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Ashland County Coroner’s Office. Impairment of the pedestrian […]