COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Board of Education has recommended the Mansfield City Schools treasurer be placed on a two-year probation by the Ohio Department of Education for his behavior in another district in 2012-2013. On Oct. 10, the state board of education recommended the two-year suspension of Robert Kuehnle’s treasurer’s license and teaching license […]
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Student indirectly pepper-sprays 12 students at Mansfield Senior High School
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield Senior student was detained Wednesday after discharging pepper spray in a hallway, according the Larry Gibbs, spokesman for the district. “I don’t know who, and I don’t know why it occurred, but 12 students were indirectly sprayed by pepper spray,” he said. The Mansfield Police Department said the pepper spraying came […]
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Lethal carbon monoxide levels kill Washington Twp. husband and wife inside home
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Two people were found deceased during a well-being check, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. Cody T. Keller, 29, and his wife, Megan E. Keller, 34, were found dead in their home on the 2500 block of Touby Road in Mansfield. “I was told that there was a new coal burner […]
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Police search for motive, suspect in Monday shooting
MANSFIELD — Police are asking for the public’s help after the year’s first reported shooting in Mansfield left a 24-year-old man with a chest wound. The Mansfield Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating the incident, which was made known to the police on Monday at around 1:45 a.m. on Florence Ave. The press release […]
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Authorities seek public’s help in locating bank robbery suspect
MANSFIELD — Mansfield detectives and the US Marshals office are working in tandem to locate the prime suspect for last week’s bank robbery. The law enforcement agencies say they are seeking James O. Ward in connection with this case. Richland Bank on Marion Avenue was robbed Tuesday, Dec. 6 around 4:20 p.m. After the suspect […]
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South Main Street reopens after crash
MANSFIELD — (UPDATED 1:51 P.M.) The portion of South Main Street in Mansfield that was closed Tuesday morning following an early-morning crash is now open to traffic, reports Mansfield Police Department. An early morning car crash into a utility pole caused a portion of Mansfield to lose power and clogged traffic along South Main Street. […]
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Major power outage dismisses St. Peter’s schools
MANSFIELD – Students at St. Peter’s schools were released early on Wednesday due to a motor vehicle accident sparking a major power outage. Approximately 500 students from St. Peter’s Elementary, Middle School and High School were released shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning after a motor vehicle crash snapped a power line in half. […]
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Mercury contamination displaces family from Rowland Ave. home
MANSFIELD — A homeowner’s discovery of mercury in his Rowland Avenue home has temporarily displaced him, his wife and two children as EPA officials work to eradicate the neurotoxin. According to Richland Public Health spokesperson Reed Richmond, Brian Sandusky was cleaning out a catch basin in his basement on Monday when he found a “silvery […]
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Updated Jane Doe sketch released after Shawn Grate interview
MARION — Authorities say Shawn Grate provided a sketch artist from Delaware County with details Monday morning that could help the Marion County Sheriff’s Department crack a nine-year-old cold case. Grate reportedly confessed to killing a woman in Marion County in 2005 after his arrest in Ashland two-and-a-half weeks ago. The woman’s remains were found […]
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Authorities seek help finding antique rifle stolen from Belcher’s home
MANSFIELD — City Police are looking for an antique rifle that was stolen from Thomas Belcher’s home the night he was killed. Detective David Scheurer said the rifle, a Lee Enfield with a scope, belonged to Belcher and was a family heirloom. The rifle was identified Wednesday when Belcher’s son, Matt, confirmed it with a […]