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EDITOR’S NOTE – This story was corrected on Nov. 15 to reflect the fact that the building collapse happened to an adjacent storage building. Our original reporting may have led readers to believe the building in question was the main restaurant.  MANSFIELD — A storage building on the site of the soon-to-open Hudson & Essex […]

WAVERLY — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader, and Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk announced Tuesday that a husband, wife, and their two adult sons have been arrested for the murders of eight people in rural Pike County. George “Billy” Wagner III, 47, Angela Wagner, 48, George Wagner IV, 27, and […]

ONTARIO – The city of Ontario has officially acquired the former General Motors property, according to Mayor Randy Hutchinson. Less than two months after the city announced its intentions to take possession of the 267-acre West Fourth Street property, it was transferred from the Ontario Business Park to the city of Ontario on Tuesday, Nov. […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police announced the arrest of Jennifer K. Sweat on Friday night in connection with the death of a 77-year-old woman discovered on Oct. 23. After consulting with the Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop, authorities decided to charge Sweat with one count of “Involuntary manslaughter” a first-degree felony and one count of “Failing to provide for […]

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Friday morning that State Route 96, at its intersection with State Route 13, is closed due to flooding. ODOT crews are out setting up the detour route. The detour route is State Route 96 West to Ganges Five Points Rd., southeast on Ganges Five Points Rd. to State Route […]

MANSFIELD — Approximately 400 people gathered at the Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport to listen to Vice President Mike Pence speak at a Republican rally on Wednesday. Pence spoke about the importance of voting for Republicans and he was surrounded by them. Mike DeWine, running for governor, Troy Balderson, seeking a first full term as a […]

MANSFIELD — A Mansfield Police Officer has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a department press release that was issued on Wednesday afternoon. Zachary Miller, 28, was placed on leave Oct. 6 for alleged misconduct which occurred while he was off duty, according to the department. Chief of Police Ken Coontz said there […]

MANSFIELD (UPDATED AT 4:03 p.m.) — Mansfield Police received a phone call at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday about an airplane circling Lahm Airport that was having a problem with its landing gear, Chief Ken Coontz said. The plane had to use an emergency belly landing in a field at Lahm Airport. “Everyone is safe and nobody […]

MORRIS TOWNSHIP — A Marengo man was killed and a Mount Vernon teen hurt after a one-vehicle crash at approximately 8:10 p.m. Friday in Morris Township, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to a press release from the Post, Scott A Curnutte, 21, of Marengo, was pronounced dead […]

MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has suspended two corrections officers and one sergeant without pay after an inmate was mistakenly released from the Richland County Jail on Sept. 4. Corrections Officers Stephen McDonnell and Christopher Plantz and Sergeant Kenneth Moore were all found to have exhibited gross neglect of duty resulting in the […]