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A $15.5 million proposed dry dam proposal is apparently coming back to Mansfield City Council in July,  three years after the idea was formally introduced.

MIFFLIN — A resident of Mifflin has filed a petition to recall the village’s mayor with the Ashland County Board of Elections — the first such petition its director of 22 years has ever seen. 

Michelle Swank admitted to a bit of fear Tuesday when talking about the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions at Dayspring, the county's assisted living center.

SHELBY – The Community Improvement Corporation of Shelby (CIC) is excited to announce two major projects in the Shelby Revitalization and Placemaking Plan are ready to move to the next step – implementation.

Springfield Township trustees will be looking into an outside source to do an internal investigation at the fire department.

HAYESVILLE -- Custom Hoists workers, represented by United Steelworkers Local 7008, went on strike outside the facility beginning Monday evening to demand higher wages, improved working conditions and lower insurance premiums.

MANSFIELD — Four fugitives, all with Mansfield ties, are among this week's list of Most Wanted suspects as compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitives Task Force in the Richland County Division.

MANSFIELD -- Due to water main repairs it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed.

MANSFIELD ─ In Darrell Smith’s opinion, Juneteenth is a day that recognizes the unity of the country but hasn’t been promoted very much.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for the June 3 stabbing of a 74-year-old Mansfield woman, according to an emailed press released Saturday from police.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP -- Richland County Engineer Adam Gove has announced the following road closure:

GALION – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Crawford County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

The Village of Fredericktown has received an additional $470,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation to renovate its downtown streetscape.

Richland County Transit bus passengers can again use the Stanton Transit Center building, beginning Monday, June 14.

Avita Health System is participating in a national research initiative to better understand the medication perceptions of patients with Type 2 diabetes.

ONTARIO ─ Ontario City Council welcomed its newest member last week.

SHELBY -- The Shelby Historic Preservation Commission meets Friday, June 11, at 9 a.m. in the water street conference room of City Hall and via livestream on Zoom to review a certificate of appropriateness for 34 W. Main St.

CAMBRIDGE — A Quaker City man has been arrested for a 1986 homicide that occurred in Texas, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden announced Wednesday.

ONTARIO – The 2021 Summer Crisis Program (SCP) will provide eligible households with a one-time benefit to assist with electric utility bills, central air conditioning repairs, and air conditioning unit and/or fan purchases.

MANSFIELD — Four men, all with ties to Mansfield, are among this week's list of Most Wanted suspects as compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitives Task Force in the Richland County Division.

MANSFIELD — April Luedy is intimately familiar with the impact Alzheimer's disease can have on a family. 

Convicted serial killer Shawn Grate will not get another new day before the Ohio Supreme Court.

MANSFIELD -- Richland County's coffers swelled by $11,766,372 on Monday when the first half of the federal American Rescue Plan dollars arrived.

MANSFIELD -- Due to water main repairs the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed:

DELAWARE – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Delaware County Court asking to declare Google a public utility.

Eighteen residents along seven miles of Bellville-Johnsville and Lexington-Ontario roads must remove right-of-way obstructions before a street resurfacing project later this year. 

MADISON TOWNSHIP ─ After months of seeking ways and a grant to help clean up a contaminated demolition site, Madison Township decided to encapsulate the area on Monday night, citing the financial concern.

MADISON TOWNSHIP ─ Eleven roads in Madison Township will be paved this year.

MANSFIELD -- Lakeeron Lane said he was inside his Arthur Avenue residence early Monday morning when he heard a man screaming.

MANSFIELD -- The Mansfield Police have released the photo of a person of interest in connection with last week's stabbing of a 74-year-old woman.

MANSFIELD – Richland Public Health will be conducting mosquito spraying, weather permitting, at the following locations June 7 through 11, 2021:

MANSFIELD -- The City of Mansfield has announced that due to water main repairs it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed.

Jason Bammann became Mansfield's new assistant police chief on Monday morning, taking the oath in City Council chambers in front of a large audience.

ONTARIO – Are you ready to get vaccinated but unable to travel to a COVID-19 vaccine clinic? Ohio has begun making the COVID-19 vaccine available to eligible homebound Ohioans.

Five people, including two children, suffered life-threatening injures and were transported to the hospital Monday morning when a fire broke out at 115 Arthur Ave.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP – A Bellville man was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Ashland County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was shared through permission from the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.

PLYMOUTH ─ The Village of Plymouth welcomes summer with new community events and exhibits.

MANSFIELD – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Richland County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- A Big Prairie man was killed Friday after a two-vehicle crash on State Route 226 in Wayne County, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

MIFFLIN — Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency is looking into issues at Mifflin’s wastewater treatment plant following the discharge of an estimated 5,000 gallons of sewage into an unnamed creek last month. 

MANSFIELD — Do you need to get a new car seat or booster seat for your growing child?

MANSFIELD -- Mansfield Police continue to search for the suspect(s) involved in a Thursday morning stabbing in the 900 block of Brookfield Drive.

MANSFIELD -- Due to water main repairs, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed:

MANSFIELD -- Richland County Common Pleas Court Judges Brent Robinson and Phil Naumoff released a letter of thanks on Friday to those jurors who served their courtroom duty amid the pandemic.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on safety belt enforcement last week.

MANSFIELD -- A Mansfield woman was stabbed more than 30 times Thursday morning and Police are going door-to-door seeking information on her assailant, according to a press release from Capt. Shari Robertson.

ONTARIO ─ More facility upgrades will take place in Marshall Park next year.