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(UPDATE 11:13 a.m.) MANSFIELD – The husband of the woman found dead in her garage on Apple Lane Sunday morning is in the Richland County Jail, charged with murder. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, the Major Crimes Unit filed a murder charge on 39-year-old Herman Jared Preston on Monday morning. The charge stems […]

MANSFIELD — Austin Jones was found guilty of murder and attempted murder, according to a Richland County jury on Thursday afternoon. After a three-and-a-half-hour deliberation, the five-man, seven-woman panel convicted Jones of murder in the death of Cedric Daniels and attempted murder in the shooting of Brianna Daniels. The trial lasted four days and included […]

MANSFIELD (UPDATED AT 6:30 P.M.) — The suspect who robbed Richland Bank on Cook Road on Friday afternoon is still at large.  Mansfield Police chief Ken Coontz said the suspect fled north on foot toward James Avenue. Coontz could not confirm the suspect was armed, however, scanner traffic referred to the incident as an “armed […]

MANSFIELD — A Richland County Common Pleas Court jury found Michael Skidmore not guilty of two counts of felonious assault, but guilty of four other charges Friday. Skidmore, 59, of Shelby, was found guilty on counts of  inducing panic, obstructing official business and two misdemeanor counts of assault.   The charges stem from an altercation […]

GALION — (UPDATED 3:25 p.m.) A press release issued by Galion’s Communications Director said the city’s power outage should be fixed by 3:30 p.m. in most Galion neighborhoods. Echelberry said the power outage was due to a downed transmission line on the east end of town. Officials are still seeking details surrounding the downed power […]

MANSFIELD — The Liberty Park Pool will open on Saturday as scheduled, but the Linden Pool will not, as originally planned. Mayor Tim Theaker made the announcement Thursday that due to unforeseen circumstances, Linden Pool could not open at this time. “While preparing the pool for opening day, several problems were discovered,” Theaker said. “The […]

MANSFIELD – Richland County Commissioner candidate Daniel Hardwick has officially resigned from the election. According to Richland County Board of Elections Director Paulette Hankins, Hardwick’s letter of resignation arrived Thursday and was effective immediately. Hardwick was vying for the commissioner’s seat held by Democratic incumbent Gary Utt. Hardwick was previously a Richland County Commissioner from […]

MANSFIELD — Patsy Hudson has been found. Richland County Prosecutor Bambi Couch Page announced during a press conference Tuesday Hudson’s bones were those authorities found earlier this year scattered at various sites across the northern part of the county. The confirmation came after a DNA analysis from the Mansfield Police Department and a biological profile […]

MANSFIELD – A juvenile will be tried as an adult on two charges of attempted murder in connection with a January drive-by shooting in Mansfield, according to the Richland County Juvenile Court. Terrence Trevon Harris, 17, is accused of driving the vehicle authorities believe to be involved in a Jan. 9 shooting that injured two […]