MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — Rusty Cates heard pounding on his Becky Lane door Wednesday at 6:41 a.m. He had no idea that hell was about to literally break loose on a bright summer morning with two explosions, a badly burned neighbor and three injured Mifflin Township firefighters at 987 Becky Lane. “I looked out and it […]
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Columbus man charged with aggravated murder in 2022 Knox County case
MOUNT VERNON – A 43-year-old Columbus man was indicted Monday with the 2022 aggravated murder of a Mount Vernon man whose body was found in Ariel-Foundation Park. Terry Barker is charged with the killing of Paul Williams, 43, on May 2, 2022. According to the indictment, Barker shot Williams with a .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol. […]
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Mansfield Engineered Components enters partnership with Italian company The Sabaf Group
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Engineered Components (MEC) announced Friday it has entered a strategic partnership with The Sabaf Group, a world leader in the design and production of components for major appliance markets. MEC is a global leader in motion control design features, specializing in soft-close mechanisms for kitchen and laundry appliances. It employs more than […]
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Ontario drops heartbreaker to Kenston in state championship game
AKRON — The Ontario baseball team took its fans on a magic carpet ride that came as close as possible to a dream come true. Alas one run was the difference as the Warriors dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to Kenston Saturday night in the Division II state championship game at Akron’s Canal Park. “I told […]
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Shooting: One person killed, another wounded in Mansfield on Thursday
MANSFIELD — One person was killed and a second person wounded during a shooting inside a car near the entrance to North Lake Park early Thursday afternoon, according to Mansfield police. Assistant Chief Jason Bammann said police were called with reports of gunshots and a vehicle crashing into one of the 125-year-old sandstone entrances near […]
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Former Mansfield St. Peter’s priest convicted on 5 counts of sex trafficking in federal case
TOLEDO — The Rev. Michael Zacharias, a former priest at Mansfield St. Peter’s, was found guilty Friday on all five counts of sex trafficking against him. Two of those counts involved victims who were minors. Zacharias, 56, was on trial in Toledo’s U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio, before Judge Jack Zouhary. A sentencing date […]
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Former Richland County prosecutor Gary Bishop dies
MANSFIELD — Former Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop died on Monday morning after a battle against cancer, less than a month after formally leaving office. The 63-year-old Bishop retired from office on April 13 after a legal career that spanned more than 35 years, including twice winning election as the county’s chief legal counsel. A […]
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Mansfield police officer hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg
MANSFIELD — A 50-year-old Mansfield police officer was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Friday morning after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. Officer Charles Hamilton, a 10-year department veteran, was investigating a report of a house break-in along Lind Avenue, according to police Chief Keith Porch. “As he approached the house, he removed his […]
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Jodie Perry sweeps to victory in GOP primary for Mansfield mayor
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry relaxed Tuesday night for the first time in about six months. The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development chief operating officer easily won the four-way Republican Party primary to be the next mayor of Mansfield. “I’m overwhelmed to be honest,” said Perry, who launched her first campaign for office in September. […]
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Mansfield Police probe Sunday night murder at Dunbilt Court residence
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police are investigating the city’s second murder in less than a week. An individual was shot to death at a Dunbilt Court address on Sunday night, according to a press release issued Monday morning by Mansfield Police chief Keith Porch. Due to Ohio House Bill 343 (Marsy’s Law), the victim’s identity is […]