COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Charles Jones, and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn announced Friday that traffic fatalities have decreased in Ohio for the fourth consecutive year. According to preliminary data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), the number of traffic fatalities in 2025 dropped […]
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Ex-husband sentenced to 25 years-to-life in 2001 Willard murder
NORWALK — Paul Hicks, who was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Huron County Prosecutor James Sitterly announced. “Today a killer is held accountable, although 24 years after the crime, it’s a stark reminder that truth has no expiration date,” […]
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Here are resolved cases from December in Richland County Common Pleas Court
The list includes any case which Richland Source has published as an indictment, stories which first began publishing here in February 2024.
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Richland County one of nine in Ohio to win national American Farm Bureau awards
The Richland County Farm Bureau is one of nine in Ohio that has earned national recognition in the American Farm Bureau Federation County Activities of Excellence awards.
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Ohio health director announces measles outbreak in Cuyahoga County
Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, has reported the state’s first measles cases and outbreak of 2026.
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Walker Lake Road rezoning hearing set; Ontario City Council approves fleet
ONTARIO — Ontario City Council will consider a rezoning request for property on Walker Lake Road during a public hearing at 7 p.m. Jan. 21. The hearing will take place during council’s next regular meeting and will focus on a request to rezone the property from R-2 Medium Density Residential to a Planned Unit Development. […]
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Nine new police officers, command vehicle expected in Mansfield soon
Nine new police officers and a new $862,000 command vehicle are scheduled to reach the Mansfield Police Department in the next few weeks.
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Section of Cook Road to close in Madison Township
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Sections of Cook Road will be closed this week for a light pole repair, according to the Richland County Engineer’s Office. Cook Road (eastbound lane only), between Mansfield-Washington Road and Mansfield-Lucas Road in Madison Township, will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 8 between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon. The closure will allow for the removal of […]
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Section of Bowman Road to close Jan. 8 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Engineer’s Office has announced the closure of a section of Bowman Road. The road impacted will be between Amoy West Road and Myers Road in Franklin Township. That section of road will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 8 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The closure will allow for tree removal. Access […]
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Vasbinder Fountain will return to Mansfield in time for America250
A relative youngster will be back in Central Park in time for Mansfield and Richland County to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States.