CRESTLINE — The Crestline School District will have classes remotely for the remainder of this week due to an increase in student and staff illness. The district announced Tuesday afternoon that students will learn remotely Jan. 12 through Jan. 14. There are no classes on Monday Jan. 17 due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. […]
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Mansfield Senior High and Middle School goes remote this week due to increased COVID absences
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior High and Middle School will switch to remote learning at least through the end of the week due to an increase in COVID-19 cases at the two schools. The district released a statement on their website on Monday announcing the change. “Due to an increase in illness, we have reached a […]
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Four Mansfield people treated following high-speed chase, fiery crash in Hayesville
HAYESVILLE — Four adults from Mansfield were treated for injuries Tuesday after crashing in the Village of Hayesville following a terminated high-speed chase on U.S. Route 30. Sgt. C.O. Smith of the Wooster post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said one of his troopers tried to stop the black 2004 Dodge Durango traveling west […]
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Shelby bank robbery suspect arrested in Columbus
SHELBY — A man was arrested Monday morning in connection with the PNC bank robbery on Nov. 23, according to a press release from the Shelby Police Department. Zachary Price, 30, was located on Monday at approximately 10 a.m. by the United States Marshal Service and taken into custody, according to Shelby Police. Price will […]
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Shelby Police seek help in locating PNC bank robber
SHELBY — The Shelby Police are seeking the public’s help in capturing a suspect in connection with a bank robbery on Tuesday morning. According to authorities, PNC Bank Branch at 29 N. Gamble Street was robbed Tuesday at approximately 9:07 a.m. The suspect was described as a male between 5 feet, 7 inches and 6 […]
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Retired St. Peter’s priest Gregory Hite dies
ROSSFORD, Ohio – The Rev. Gregory R. Hite, a former pastor of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Mansfield, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 65. Father Hite was the 13th pastor of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, serving in Mansfield from 2011 until this past June. Although he retired from the active ministry in […]
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Lexington school board reinstates mask requirement
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include other topics of discussion during Wednesday’s board meeting. LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will reinstate an indoor mask requirement for students, faculty and staff upon its return to classes on Sept. 20. The school board voted 3-2 on Wednesday evening to reinstate the requirement. Board President […]
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Madison Middle and High School go remote starting Sept. 9
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Comprehensive High School and Madison Middle School will be moving to remote learning for a one week due to an increase in general illness, COVID-related illness and staffing issues. The remote learning period will begin Thursday and continue through Sept. 15. In-person classes will resume Sept. 16. “It is our hope that […]
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Mansfield man’s body recovered from Charles Mill Lake
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — The body of a Mansfield man was pulled from Charles Mill Lake early Saturday morning, according to a press release from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The 23-year-old was not identified at the time of publication. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office deployed its dive team, which discovered the body just before 3 […]
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Lexington Schools will go remote next week due to illness
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated. LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will go remote starting next Sept. 7 due to an influx of illness and absences. The district announced a two-week period of remote learning on its website Tuesday afternoon in a joint letter from Supt. Jeremy Secrist, Director of Nursing Paula Smith and […]