MANSFIELD – Authorities are seeking four fugitives, three men and a woman, as part of this week’s Most Wanted list compiled by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the Richland County division for the week of March 2. Michael Sinclair Jr., 36, is 5-foot-11, 210 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He […]
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Mansfield not living within its means, says finance director
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Finance Director Linn Steward warned City Council on Monday the city is not living within its means. Steward, who took office eight years ago when Mansfield was in the mire of a state-ordered fiscal emergency, told members of the city’s finance committee the city’s proposed final 2020 budget is not fiscally responsible. […]
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Ontario’s Coburn finding his scoring stride
ONTARIO — Shaquan Coburn continued his second-half scoring rampage Friday night, which was good news for Ontario. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Coburn scored 27 points as the Warriors avenged a regular season loss to cross-county rival Lexington with a 58-49 win in the Division II sectional championship game at Bucyrus High School’s […]
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Mansfield City Council to return attention to 2020 final budget
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected on Tuesday to discuss the final appropriations budget for 2020, including a $30.9 million general fund. Third Ward Councilman Jon Van Harlingen, chair of council’s finance committee, has scheduled budget meetings on Monday at 6:30 p.m. and again Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. There will also be a streets […]
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Open Source: Richland County has a rich history with the Underground Railroad
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. I can still remember the first time I learned there was an Underground Railroad station right here in Richland County. I was in the car with my mother, driving down Lexington-Springmill […]
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Chalk Murder to Me Podcast: George Remus: Was it the greatest bootlegger of all time’s wife? with NYT bestselling author, Karen Abbott
CINCINNATI — Before gangsters ran the prohibition-era liquor game, there was George Remus. Remus, a pharmacist turned lawyer, discovered a loophole allowing him to buy distilleries and pharmacies to produce and sell bonded liquor for medicinal purposes, under government licenses. By 1920, Remus was earning $500,000 a year, approximately $6,381,000 today. He was the inspiration for the […]
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More than 140 Richland County properties recently sold
More than 140 Richland County properties have recently changed hands, according to the latest property transfer reports from the county auditor’s office. Properties recently sold included: CITY OF MANSFIELD 276 E. 1st St., Mansfield; Wells Fargo Bank to Tracy Bond; $11,120 487 Beechwood Drive, Mansfield; Bret Woodard to Christopher Davis; $94,900 87 S. Home Road, […]
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Ashland captures Clyde sectional title
CLYDE — Ashland coach Sean Seder has his Arrows wrestling their best at just the right time. Led by individual champs Case George and Jake Bever, Ashland won a team title at the Division II Clyde sectional tournament Saturday. The Arrows finished with 201 points, two better than runner-up Bellevue (199). Clyde (152), Tiffin Columbian […]
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Crestview’s Hill claims sectional title
PLYMOUTH — He is the top-ranked 285-pounder in Division III, but Crestview’s Caden Hill isn’t resting on his laurels. Hill won his first sectional championship Saturday at Plymouth and did so in overwhelming fashion. The senior had three first-period pins and none of his matches lasted more than a minute. Hill is 41-1 on the […]
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New B1G commissioner is a man of firsts
Kevin Warren has, through adversity, forged a career of firsts. The 56-year-old officially took over Jan. 2 as Big Ten commissioner, becoming the first person of color to assume command of a Power 5 collegiate sports conference. Before that Warren was the first person of color to hold the position Chief Operating Officer in NFL […]