The manager of the U.S. Postal Service’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Cleveland was charged today with extorting $19,280.87 in cash bribes and free vehicle repairs, and stealing Postal Service property worth more than $800, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Monica Weyler, Special Agent in Charge of […]
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Church thanks area businesses
Diamond Hills Baptist Church on 647 South Diamond Street would like to say thank you to those businesses who generously donated items to the benefit dinner and silent auction on June 3 for the Moore Family who recently lost their mother and daughter. Without their generosity our event may not have raised as much as […]
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Rep. Romanchuk announces Ohio House passage of Automatic Tax Refund Bill
COLUMBUS—State Representative Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) recently announced that the Ohio House passed legislation requiring the Ohio Department of Taxation to notify Ohio businesses when they overpay their taxes and to allow the tax commissioner to provide automatic refunds or credits toward future taxes. Senate Bill 263 was introduced as a companion bill to House Bill […]
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Galion eyes improvements, hires new line and service department supervisors
Having recently filled two positions—Tony Slone as electric line department superintendent and Al Baker as service department superintendent—the City of Galion is looking forward to improvements not only within those departments, but within the city as a whole. Slone, a longtime Galion resident, previously worked as a lineman with the City of Shelby. He said […]
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Greek Festival in full swing
The Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church saw a steady stream of visitors at their Greek Festival on Saturday, held at 265 West 3rd Street in Mansfield. The festival continues on Sunday and Greek spirit and food. The crowds came in abundance despite the chilly, rainy weather most of the day on Saturday. However, […]
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Urban living possibilities are inspired by DMI’s Secret City Tour
Little-know places are a Downtown Mansfield, Inc. specialty. On Saturday the Secret City Tour, Urban Living Edition, gave ticket holders, and there were many, a thorough inspection of some hidden urban spaces. The Secret City Tour could be described as a combination of entertainment, history, and speculation. Could that vacant space be just what someone’s […]
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Ohio Board of Regents data reflects remedial classes pose a challenge for college students
Graduates from nearly every Ohio high school in 2012 found themselves unprepared for college-level math and English as 40 percent of the 51,627 graduates ended up in remedial classes, according to data from the Ohio Board of Regents. The data suggests the same amount of Richland County graduates are less than prepared for college-level work: 40 […]
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Ohio Ballot Board meeting to meet on Freedom to Marry
COLUMBUS – Secretary of State Jon Husted has called a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board for Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. in the Finan Finance Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse, located on the first floor of the Senate Building at 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. As required by Ohio law, […]
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Health Department changes name to Richland Public Health
Members of the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department announced Monday that the agency has changed its name to Richland Public Health and has adopted a new logo. “We had and do appreciate the very long name of the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department…but as public health continues to be dynamic, we’re taking the opportunity to change, and […]
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OIU charges three people and cites Mansfield liquor permit for gambling violations
(Columbus) – Three people have been charged and a Mansfield liquor permit has been cited after agents conducted a search warrant on March 7 for illegal gambling. The Ohio Investigative Unit conducted the investigation assisted by the Mansfield Police Department. Mansfield residents James G. Boyd, 55, was charged with one count each of gambling and […]