MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has announced that due to water main repairs it is necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed. North Main Street from Harker Street to Longview Avenue. The road has been closed and construction signs will be posted at the work site. Traffic is […]
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Land bank to consider grant proposal for housing at former YMCA
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank will hear a proposal Wednesday to build 14 affordable housing units at 455 Park Ave. West. The land bank owns the property, once home to the old Mansfield YMCA. Joseph Recchie of Community Building Partners will present his vision for a new development consisting of six townhouses and eight […]
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Former Richland County mental health board member pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges
A former member of the Richland County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor criminal charges.
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Clock ticking for Charter to complete northern Richland County broadband work
Charter Communications is officially on the final ARPA countdown clock. And, at this point, no overtime is likely.
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Former Macy’s store at The Ontario Center is vacant no more
ONTARIO — The long-vacant former Macy’s building at The Ontario Center has a new owner, bringing fresh momentum to the location. RK Real Estate and Development, a partner of Rural King Supply, recently purchased the former Macy’s building in Ontario for $2.7 million. Founded in 1960 as a small family-owned farm store in Mattoon, Illinois, […]
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News Man Weekly: Winter cold, NFL playoffs and Mansfield City Council
Episode 79 kicks off the new year the only way News Man Weekly knows how: cold, cranky, and painfully honest.
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Madison Trustees weigh zoning software, radios & new plow purchase
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township Trustees agreed to change their start times from 7 to 6 p.m. at Monday night’s first meeting of 2026. Township officials also discussed a new zoning software purchase aimed at modernizing the permit process and improving record-keeping. Zoning Inspector Chris Manley asked trustees to approve the software, which he said […]
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‘Communicable illnesses’ cancel 1st Shelby council meeting of 2026
Slated as Shelby City Council’s first gathering of 2026, the meeting was announced cancelled Monday afternoon.
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Boyfriend sentenced to 14 years in death of Huron County mother Amanda Dean
NORWALK — A Huron County man was sentenced Monday morning to 14 years in prison for the death and disappearance eight years ago of his girlfriend, Amanda Dean, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. “With today’s sentence, a killer has been brought to justice – I pray Amanda’s family finds a measure of peace knowing […]
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DeWine urges Ohioans to report suspected child care fraud
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today reaffirmed that Ohio has strong safeguards in place to prevent fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in the state’s publicly funded childcare system and emphasized the importance of the public in reporting suspected fraud. “Ohio takes allegations of fraud in our child care system seriously,” DeWine said. […]