MANSFIELD — An arrest warrant for kidnapping has been issued against a Richland County man in the disappearance of a Shelby woman. The warrant was issued Monday by the Richland County Sherriff’s Office, according to Capt. Don Zehner. Authorities issued the warrant against John Henry Mack Jr., 43, of 592 Cliffside Drive in Washington Township, […]
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OhioHealth & Avita reschedule Tuesday vaccinations due to blizzard
MANSFIELD — The coming blizzard has brought COVID-19 vaccination sites to a halt at OhioHealth and Avita Health System. Both providers announced that vaccination clinics scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16 will be postponed due to the approaching winter storm. This includes clinics at OhioHealth’s primary care offices at 770 Balgreen Drive in Mansfield and 199 […]
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COVID-19: DeWine announces statewide curfew has been lifted
COLUMBUS — A two-month, overnight statewide COVID-19 curfew has been lifted after hospitalizations caused by the virus continue to decline, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. The overnight curfew, which began Nov. 19, was initially from 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. It was shifted on Jan. 28 to 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. as hospitalizations showed […]
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Suspension reduced to 10 days for Mansfield officer who dragged handcuffed Black teen
MANSFIELD — The suspension of a Mansfield police officer who dragged a handcuffed Black teenager on Oct. 12 has been shortened to 10 days from the original 60 days, Safety-Service Director Lori Cope said Wednesday. The reduced suspension of patrol officer Jordan Moore was based on the results of the arbitration of a previous discipline […]
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Ohio Senator Rob Portman will not seek re-election in 2022
CINCINNATI – On Monday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement announcing that he will not seek another six-year term in the United States Senate when his current term expires in 2022: “I feel fortunate to have been entrusted by the people of Ohio to represent them in the US Senate. Today, I […]
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COVID-19: Richland County improves to ‘red’ in state monitoring system
MANSFIELD — Richland County improved to “red,” or level three, on Thursday in the state’s color-coded COVID-19 monitoring system. The Christmas Eve announcement from the Ohio Department of Health came after the county spent three straight weeks at “purple,” or level four, the most severe indicator of coronavirus spread in a county. The change in […]
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One dead, one injured in Mansfield house fire Friday
MANSFIELD — One person died and another was injured Friday morning during a house fire at 99 Dawson Ave., according to the Mansfield Fire Department. The identity of the two victims had not been released late Friday morning. Mansfield Fire Department Assistant Chief Mark Sieving said a neighbor called 911 around 7:48 a.m. to report the […]
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COVID-19: Richland County is only ‘purple’ county in Ohio
MANSFIELD — Richland County was the state’s only “purple,” or level four, county on Thursday in the Ohio’s color-coded advisory system used to monitor COVID-19 spread. The “purple” designation is the most severe indicator of coronavirus spread in a county and the announcement today mark’s Richland County’s third straight week at level four. Four other […]
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First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday morning that the first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived and are being distributed to 10 hospitals around the state. “This really is the day we’ve been waiting for,” DeWine said. “It starts the process of the end. “We know the end is a long way off. But the end […]
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Schools go remote as Richland County goes ‘purple’
MANSFIELD — Richland County’s new “purple” status is having an impact on schools across the area. While many school districts have already gone remote due to staffing shortages and quarantines, others are going remote for the first time or altering plans to stay remote longer than originally announced. School districts that had already announced remote […]