Editor’s Note This story was updated at 3:12 p.m. after a Mansfield police press release, which is attached at the bottom of this story. MANSFIELD — Mansfield police late Tuesday morning were investigating a shooting death at Quality Inn & Suites, 500 N. Trimble Road. Richland County Coroner Chief Investigator Bob Ball said the body of […]
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Knox County escapee, sought for north central Ohio shooting incidents, captured in W.Va.
COLUMBUS — A Centerburg man is back in custody after being captured late Sunday night near Chapmanville, West Virginia, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The Patrol issued a press release Monday morning stating that Jacob Davidson, 38, was arrested at 11:34 p.m. Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Detective Bureau, along with the Crawford […]
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Pre-Christmas homicide in Shiloh under investigation
SHILOH — Authorities are investigating an alleged homicide that happened sometime before Christmas in Shiloh. Terrence Hamman, 76, was found dead in his bed in his 16 Rear Mechanic St. home on Dec. 24 by a sheriff’s deputy, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. His son, Robert Hamman, 53, lived with his father and […]
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Police say ‘no active threat’ behind Mansfield Senior lockdown
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated. MANSFIELD — Mansfield police say there was no active threat behind the lockdown of Mansfield Middle School and Mansfield Senior High School Friday morning. Parents and guardians on the district’s robocall alert system received the following message Friday morning: “This morning we received a report of a potential […]
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Two children from Caledonia die when minivan crashes into pond
CALEDONIA — Two children died Monday evening when their family’s minivan crashed into a pond near the intersection of Whetstone River Road and Roberts Road, according to the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred around 9:33 p.m. in Claridon Township in Marion County, according to the patrol. A 2009 Honda […]
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Head-on fatal crash closes North Main Street in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A head-on fatal crash late Thursday afternoon led to a diesel fuel spill that closed North Main Street, according to the Mansfield Police Department. The identities of the drivers involved in the crash were not released Thursday evening, according to Capt. Chad Brubaker. Police said the crash happened at 5:48 p.m. just north […]
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Mansfield City Schools passes renewal levy, securing $7.9 million in operating funds
MANSFIELD — Voters in the Mansfield City school district approved the renewal of two levies on Tuesday. The combined measure passed with 4,527 votes in favor and 3,782 votes against, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County board of elections. “On behalf of the Mansfield City Schools, we want to say thank […]
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Mansfield man sentenced to 6 years in prison, $1.57 million fine in Medicaid fraud case
MANSFIELD — The owner of a Mansfield outpatient treatment center for substance-use disorders will spend six years in prison for defrauding the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday. Geron L. Tate, a Mansfield resident and owner of G L Tate & Associates, was sentenced by Richland County Common Pleas Court […]
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UPDATE: Ontario lifts boil advisory
UPDATE: (This story was updated at 2:56 p.m. on Nov. 1) ONTARIO — Ontario’s city crews restored water to all of the city as of about 10:30 p.m. Monday. A boil advisory remained in effect for the whole city until Tuesday at 2 p.m. Water line breaks left the whole City of Ontario without water starting […]
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Ontario issues State of Emergency; will shut off water at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 after line break
ONTARIO — Due to a water main break, Ontario City Council has issued a State of Emergency. Water supply to the City of Ontario will be shut off at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 to make necessary repairs to the water main. “We are unable to give an estimated time for the water to […]