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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 […]

MANSFIELD — A former Mansfield Choice Academies teacher who was sexually involved with a 16-year-old male student was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Richland County Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese on Monday. Noelle Devlin pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery and three counts of child endangering on March 16. As part of […]

MANSFIELD — Former Mansfield police officer Michael Garn was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison Tuesday afternoon by Richland County Common Pleas Court judge Brent Robinson. Garn, who worked for 16 years as a police officer in Ashland and Richland counties, was found guilty by a jury of 10 men and two women on 25 […]

MANSFIELD — A jury found suspended Mansfield Police officer Mike Garn guilty of sexual battery, menacing by stalking, tampering with evidence, 10 counts of dereliction of duty and 12 counts of misuse of a law enforcement computer. The 10-man, two-woman jury deliberated more than 17 hours over the course of four days before the verdicts […]