MANSFIELD — Two students allegedly involved with a bomb threat discovered on a bathroom wall at Mansfield Senior High School on Thursday have been arrested, according to the Mansfield Police Department. The Mansfield City Schools resource officer and Mansfield police detectives began an immediate investigation after the incident. It led to the the arrests of […]
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St. Peter’s Schools & Mansfield City Schools elementaries closed again Wednesday
MANSFIELD (UPDATED Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.) — Crestline, St. Peter’s Schools and the elementary students in Mansfield City Schools will not attend school Wednesday due to unseasonably hot temperatures in September. Mansfield City Schools announced on Tuesday afternoon Prospect, Sherman, Springmill STEM, Woodland, and the Spanish Immersion School will be closed on Wednesday because of […]
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Mansfield City elementary, St. Peter’s schools closed Tuesday due to heat
(UPDATE 7:50 p.m.) MANSFIELD — Elementary students in Mansfield will not attend school Tuesday due to unseasonably hot temperatures in September. Mansfield City Schools announced on Monday evening Prospect, Sherman, Springmill STEM, Woodland, and the Spanish Immersion School will be closed on Tuesday because of the forecast for extreme heat. None of the buildings have […]
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Hayesville mom gets jail time for child endangering
ASHLAND – The Hayesville woman who left her two children alone after her son shot her daughter in March was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail, with work release permitted. Alyssa Edwards, 28, addressed the judge before she was led out of Ashland County Common Pleas Court in handcuffs. “I’m so sorry for what I’ve […]
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Three people hospitalized after triple shooting on S. Adams St.
MANSFIELD — Three people were hospitalized early Tuesday morning after a shooting in the 200 block of South Adams St. in Mansfield. Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz reported detectives are investigating a residence on South Adams after officers got a call early Tuesday morning that shots were fired. Coontz stated three people were shot and […]
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Crawford County Sheriff’s CO resigns in wake of 6-count indictment
BUCYRUS — A Crawford County Sheriff’s Department corrections officer resigned on Monday, according to a letter sent through attorney Adam Stone to Sheriff Scott Kent. Jason Michael Tupps’ resignation, delivered at noon, came after he was charged last month in a six-count indictment that included two felonies for abduction and improper handling of a firearm. […]
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Gas line break evacuates Galion residents in Biddle-Evans Rd. area
GALION — A car accident around 9:30 a.m. created a gas line break that evacuated residents in the vicinity of Ohio 19 near Bucyrus Road. Matt Echelberry, the city’s communications director, said the road is closed between Evans Road and Biddle Road. Phil Jackson, Galion Fire Cheif told Echelberry no more than 12 houses have […]
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Amber Alert suspect in custody, child safe after county-wide manhunt
LUCAS — The search for the man who allegedly abducted a 10-month-old baby and became the subject of an Ohio Amber Alert has ended with the child found safe and the man taken into custody. Robert D. Beane, 27, was found and taken into custody after an all-day search that started in Shelby with a […]
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UPDATED: Richland County Sheriff heads manhunt in search of ‘armed and dangerous’ Amber Alert suspect
(UPDATED 6:19 P.M.) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Local authorities are currently searching for a suspect involved in a multi-law enforcement chase and subsequent crash at 2112 Mansfield-Lucas Road. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect at-large is Robert D. Beane, identified as a 27-year-old black male. After the crash, Beane fled the scene on foot […]
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Mansfield City Schools ordered to pay $7k to terminated asst. principal
(UPDATE: 4 p.m.) MANSFIELD — Judge James DeWeese has ordered the Mansfield City School District to pay $7,700 to Fuzzie Davis for the district’s failure to provide documents required under Ohio’s Public Records law, according to Davis’ attorney, Beverly Farlow of Farlow & Associates. According to Farlow, Davis is contesting Mansfield’s effort to terminate her […]