Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann said north central Ohio drug dealers knew Lt. Stephen Blust.
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Lexington students lend a hand with free meals ministry in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Lily, a sixth grader at Eastern Elementary, reached into bulk box of individually-wrapped snack bags. She held up two options, asking the man across the table which he wanted. It was just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A group of sixth graders from the Eastern Elementary student council was stationed at a simple pavilion […]
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OhioHealth & Nationwide Children’s break ground on $38.4M Ontario medical campus
ONTARIO — Families shouldn’t have to choose between getting care and getting there. That’s the message Dr. Ray Bignall, nephrologist and chief health equity officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, said drives his work. He feels responsible for ensuring every child receives excellent care, no matter where they live or who they are. “I can’t tell […]
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Mansfield Sr. High revives theater program with Godspell Jr.
MANSFIELD — Matthew Nowak stood at the foot of the stage, looking up at the band of teenage thespians. They’d just finished rehearsing a number from the spring musical. The sound system had glitched, temporarily cutting off the rehearsal track mid-song. Nowak, the assistant band director at Mansfield Senior High, used it as an opportunity […]
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A legacy of care: How one paramedic helped shape modern EMS in Mansfield
Mansfield Fire Dept. Lt. Jim Odson, the city’s first paramedic, retired Wednesday after 34 years of service.
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Richland County residents keep ban on wind/solar projects in 11 of 18 townships
Richland County Commissioner Darrell Banks said township residents were heard from Tuesday night.
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Residents veto bond issue for Ontario school facility upgrades
ONTARIO — Ontario school district residents rejected a proposed new bond issue at the polls Tuesday. More than 69 percent of electors voted no, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. The $40.3 million, 30-year bond would have provided funding to improve the school system’s existing facilities. Those funds also […]
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Voters reject proposed income tax for Lexington Local Schools
LEXINGTON — Residents of the Lexington Local School District voted down a proposed income tax, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Boards of Elections and Morrow County Board of Elections. More than 73 percent of electors voted against the measure. District officials said the traditional, 1.5-percent income tax would have generated just […]
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Madison schools earned income tax levy fails
MADISON TOWNSHIP — History repeated itself Tuesday when voters rejected a proposed income tax levy for Madison Local Schools. The five-year ballot measure was the district’s second attempt at a 1.5-percent earned income tax levy. The issue generated a voter turnout rate of 31.78 percent. More than 58 percent of electors voted against the measure, according […]
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Mears defeats Morgenstern in Richland County GOP race for commissioner
Richland County Commissioner Cliff Mears defeated challenger David Morgenstern in his bid for another four-year term of office.