OLIVESBURG – Eight candidates are vying to fill four seats up for grabs on the Crestview Board of Education this November. Three available seats on the Crestview Board of Education are full-time seats currently held by Debbie Reidy, Jamie McGraw and Linda Roney. The six candidates hoping to fill those seats are Ducia Hamm, David […]
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Ashland Patrol charges Lakeside man with 5th lifetime OVI offense
HAYESVILLE — A Lakeside man has been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence for the fifth time, according to a press release issued Tuesday night from the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to the Patrol, On Oct. 12, at approximately 7:50 p.m., William Stakes crashed his vehicle on State […]
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Mansfield City Council would gain income taxes from 27-acre land annexation
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council unanimously consented Tuesday evening to annex 27.011 acres of land currently in Madison Township. Property owners of the land, Blevins Finishing Systems Inc., 288 S. Illinois Ave., and Steven R. Brown, have petitioned for the annexation. The land is located on the city’s southeast corporation limits on the west side […]
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Richland County commissioners say indigent defendants continue to be represented in court
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners said Tuesday indigent defendants requiring court-appointed counsel will continue to be served, even as more than 30 local attorneys begin a boycott of the process over pay. After an hour-long meeting, which included veteran local defense attorney Bernie Davis, commissioners said their plan remains in place to revisit in December […]
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BMV Amnesty Clinic to offer driver’s license reinstatement fee reductions
ONTARIO — The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has partnered with Mansfield and Ontario’s Municipal Courts to hold a BMV amnesty clinic from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Ontario Municipal Building’s community room, 555 Stumbo Road. Effective Oct. 17, 2019, the driver’s license reinstatement fee debt reduction and waiver […]
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2 experienced candidates face off in Madison Township trustee race
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison Township trustee race includes an incumbent and challenger with similar experience in the position. Voters will be asked to choose between incumbent Thomas Craft, who has served since April 2012, or Catherine Swank, who previously held the role for seven years. Swank served as trustee from January 2000 to December […]
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Mansfield Police seek 2 women posing as Children Services agents
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police are seeking two women who reportedly posed as Children Services agents and tried to gain entry into a home in the area of Sycamore Street and West Third Street. According to a press release from Chief Keith Porch, police took a report from a concerned citizen who advised that two unknown […]
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Fundraiser reaches goal to replace Ron Simon’s Mount Jeez bench
LUCAS — Local residents will never forget Ron Simon. Or his writing. A fundraiser to replace a bench on top of Mount Jeez in honor of Simon, the late Mansfield News Journal reporter/columnist, has already reached its $1,500 goal. Simon, who died in 2016, loved going to Mount Jeez, enjoying the peace and quiet, as […]
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Most Wanted list includes sex offender
MANSFIELD – Four men, including a sex offender, are among the list of most wanted fugitives sought by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County division for the week of Oct. 14. Rodney Looman, 50, is 5-foot-9, 223 pounds with brown hair, and green eyes. Authorities say Looman is wanted for […]