Editor’s Note: Each candidate was asked the same questions and given the same opportunities to answer those questions. PLYMOUTH — Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Plymouth-Shiloh Local Schools Board of Education in November’s election. Newcomers Kevin Ray Echelberry and Gretchen Huttleston will face off against three current school board members — […]
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Many Shades of Pink luncheon planned Saturday
ONTARIO — Many Shades of Pink, a breast cancer awareness organization, has teamed up with community organization We ACT and the North End Improvement Collaborative, to host the Many Shades Pink Luncheon at noon on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Hawkins Event Center, 2131 Park Ave. West. This event will celebrate breast cancer survivors and promote […]
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Richland County commissioners make own decision about share of Mansfield Municipal Court operational fees
MANSFIELD — Unanswered questions asked three months ago about Richland County’s share of Mansfield Municipal Court operational costs led to commissioners making a unilateral decision on Thursday. County commissioners agreed to pay the state-required 40 percent share of Mansfield Municipal Court salaries and benefits for only one magistrate and for municipal court employee health insurance […]
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Election roundup in Richland County offers issues in Madison, Springfield townships, Shelby, Ontario, Mansfield
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison and Springfield township residents will decide Nov. 5 additional, continuing tax levies for their respective fire departments. Madison Township residents will vote on a 3.5-mill levy to maintain the fire department’s current level of services. Springfield Township residents will have their say on the proposed 3-mill levy that will also maintain […]
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Section of Harrington Memorial Road in Mansfield closed for repairs
MANSFIELD — Due to road repairs, it will be necessary to close sections of the following road while work is being completed: — Harrington Memorial Road from North Main Street to Piper Road The road will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 4 through Friday. Construction and detour signs will be posted at the […]
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Prosecutor: Mansfield man faces 20-plus years after multiple gun charges in parental dispute
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man faces more than 20 years in prison after authorities say he fired a weapon while under disability during an argument with the mother of his child. Joshshun Deonte Anderson, 22, is charged with felonious assault (five counts), five firearm specifications, five forfeiture specifications, having weapons while under disability (four counts), four forfeiture […]
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High-speed chase leads to 3 Mansfield Police injuries, eventual arrest in Shiloh
MANSFIELD — Three Mansfield Police officers suffered minor injuries Tuesday and a police vehicle was damaged as a routine traffic stop took on a wild, 20-mile high-speed chase and led to an eventual arrest in Shiloh. Luke A. Porter, 34, was arrested on charges including abduction, felonious assault on a peace officer, failure to comply […]
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Mansfield Municipal Court confirms 7 drug court graduates
MANSFIELD — Janett Klupp never thought she’d have the opportunity to graduate from Mansfield Municipal Treatment Court. But on Wednesday, she and six others graduated, accepting a fresh start on life. The ceremony took place Wednesday at noon inside Rehab Center located at 270 Sterkel Blvd. “I had overdosed so many times. I’d given up […]
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Taddie cites experience, desire to be public servant in Mansfield’s 6th Ward
MANSFIELD — Jean Taddie said Wednesday she is a better public servant than she is a politician. “Politicians are good at making promises. Public servants are all about carrying them out. I can make promises, but I believe in carrying them out,” Taddie said during Wednesday’s Richland County Democratic Party luncheon. The current Mansfield City Council […]
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METRICH officers honored by Attorney General at statewide conference
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recognized the 2019 Law Enforcement Conference award winners Wednesday during a luncheon ceremony in Columbus. Among those honorees were a group of north central Ohio officers involved with a wide-ranging METRICH operation. “All the good things that make a society healthy and prosperous rest on the foundation of […]