MANSFIELD — Just three days short of the anniversary of Thomas Belcher’s murder, Mansfield Police say they have arrested a man in connection with his case. Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz said officers recovered a Lee Enfield rifle with a scope, believed to have been used in Belcher’s shooting on Aug. 28, 2016. Bakari Young was found […]
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Buttery semi rollover forces road closures at US 30 ramps
MANSFIELD – A semi rollover containing a butter product has caused a slippery situation on Interstate 71. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), I-71, at the US 30 westbound off-ramp and US 30 northbound on-ramp, are closed due to a semi rollover as of approximately 10:30 a.m. Mike Bailey, director of Richland County Emergency Management […]
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Ashland standoff ends peacefully
ASHLAND (UPDATED at 9:45 a.m.) — A man who threatened to harm himself prompting an overnight standoff with police has surrendered. The standoff on Columbus Circle South started after a 911 call was made Wednesday evening. According to a press release, the Ashland Police received a 911 call around 8:31 p.m. Wednesday with a report of a […]
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Shiloh man killed in Friday morning crash
MANSFIELD — Nathan Cayten, 22, of Shiloh, was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Adario North Road near Olivesburg-Fitchville Road in Butler Township on Friday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. According to the OSHP, a white Chevrolet 1500 P/U occupied by Cayten and Matthew Pickworth, […]
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Dead woman found in car on Woodridge Drive
MANSFIELD — A Texas man was taken into custody Saturday morning in connection with a dead body found in a car at 424 Woodridge Drive in Mansfield, according to the Mansfield Police Department. Dequalan Dejaun Harris, of Cedar Hill, Texas, is charged with Obstructing Official Business, Resisting Arrest, and Abuse of a Corpse, Mansfield Police […]
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OSHP: Pennsylvania man electrocuted while working on power lines
MANSFIELD – A man in a utility bucket was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon when he came in contact with a live wire while pulling new wires, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The lineman was identified as Robert McNeish, 49, of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He was transported to OhioHealth and later flown to OSU burn unit […]
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Major Crimes Unit investigates 2 assaults within 10-hour window
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Major Crimes Unit is involved with two assaults that happened within a 10-hour time period overnight and early Tuesday morning. A man was shot Monday night behind Joe and Mary’s Convenient store, Mansfield Police Captain Shari Robertson said. He is expected to make a full recovery. The 45-year-old male victim […]
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Mansfield Sr. hires Marquis Sykes as new boys basketball coach
MANSFIELD — A standout player at Mansfield Senior High School and Morehead State University is the new varsity basketball coach at Senior High. The appointment of Marquis L. Sykes was announced Tuesday by Superintendent Brian Garverick after several applicants were interviewed by a team of administrators. He succeeds J. T. Reese as the Tygers’ head […]
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UPDATE: No injuries from New Haven Supply blaze in Mansfield
MANSFIELD (UPDATED AT 2:30 P.M.) — Smoke billowed from the New Haven Supply Co. building early Wednesday morning. “There’s nothing, I believe, pointing to a suspicious cause, but at this point, we are still ruling it undetermined,” Mansfield Fire Chief Steve Strickling said. There were no injuries but the cause of the fire is still […]
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MT Business Technologies sells to Global Imaging Systems/Xerox
The report below is adapted from a the work of Frank G. Cannata, President of Marketing Research Consultants LLC (MRC), an acknowledged leading analyst in the copier/office products and workflow solutions industry and the voice of the industry’s independent dealer network. Frank serves as Editor-In-Chief and Publisher of THE CANNATA REPORT, a monthly magazine that focuses on […]