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 […]
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New Mansfield Police Department training site to be dedicated Friday
MANSFIELD — The new Mansfield Police Department shooting range/training facility will be dedicated on Friday in honor of its longest serving chief. The public is invited to attend the 1:30 p.m. event at the Chief Lawrence E. Harper Training Facility on Miller Parkway, west of Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. Mayor Tim Theaker said FOP Lodge #32 […]
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Grand jury indicts longtime MVNU volleyball coach for alleged sex crime
MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County grand jury Monday indicted a longtime Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball coach, charging him with sexually victimizing an 88-year-old nursing home resident. Paul Swanson, 67, of 208 E. Vine St. was indicted for gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony. Swanson is accused of holding an elderly woman’s hand and […]
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Gorman Nature Center’s new geothermal HVAC system carries $25K price tag
MANSFIELD — A new geothermal heating and cooling system is needed at the Gorman Nature Center, with an expected price tag of around $25,000. Jason Larson, director of the Richland County Park District, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday the system cannot be repaired. “We have been tweaking it the last four or five years with […]
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Ontario voters to determine if they’ll fund a 5-year school levy
ONTARIO — Voters in the Ontario Local School District will decide whether or not to approve a 5-year, 6.9 mill operating levy that would generate $1,935,000 per year for the district. The school said it’s trying to fill a gaping void left by a lack of state funding, which Superintendent Lisa Carmichael noted the district […]
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Breaking down barriers between police and the community topic of Tuesday meeting
MANSFIELD — A summer afternoon car stop led to an important continued conversation Tuesday evening on how to break down any barriers between law enforcement and the local community. Leaders of the Mansfield Police Department participated in a “Community Conversation: Breaking Community and Law Enforcement Barriers” at the North Lake Park pavilion. Sponsored by the […]
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Shelby soccer coach, resource officer suspended
SHELBY – The School Resource Officer (SRO) for Shelby City Schools will have his coaching and SRO status reviewed after an incident was brought to the attention of the Shelby Police Department. Officer Keith Swisher was placed on paid administrative leave by the Shelby Police Department and suspended from his coaching duties by Shelby City […]
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Richland County to receive $900K to assume all criminal probation monitoring
MANSFIELD — Richland County will receive $900,000 from the state over the next two years to assume complete control over all criminal probation cases. The Ohio Adult Parole Authority, which is focusing more on prison parolees in the wake of the Reagan Tokes Act, is getting out of the community control/probation business, according to Richland […]
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Richland County Prosecutor releases September indictment list
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Prosecutor’s Office has released its list of indictments by a grand jury for the month of September. There were 69 indictments, nearly 61 percent of them included drug charges. 1. Azia Bright, 25, possession of cocaine, endangering children. 2. Dusty Allan Craft, 37, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of drug […]