Sheriff Steve Sheldon said Thursday he will meet with a group of residents concerned about potential federal immigration law enforcement activity.
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Honduran man transported to ICE holding facility following crash near Pleasant Hill Lake
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man they described as an illegal immigrant from Honduras after a Tuesday night crash near Pleasant Hill Lake. A man identified in Ashland Municipal Court records as Edwin Lozzano, 32, was housed March 5 in Ashland County Jail. As of Thursday morning, however, federal government officials […]
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Weather update: Snow. Sleet. Ice. All now expected Wednesday afternoon
Your drive home may be a bit slippery Wednesday. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. across a section of Ohio that includes Richland and Ashland counties. Earlier in the day, it appeared the frozen precipitation may remain north of the area. […]
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Do you need supplies for that Super Bowl party? Better go now … ice is coming
MANSFIELD — Those in need of groceries for their big Super Bowl party should go Saturday morning. The iceman may be coming back. And he could be bringing slippery roads with him. A winter weather advisory remains in effect from Saturday at 1 p.m. until Sunday at 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service […]
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Ice, ice baby: Winter returns Wednesday night with freezing rain in the forecast
MANSFIELD — It’s back. As in winter. As if it ever left. A few decent winter weather days after a January arctic chill may have had some folks pining for an early spring, a claim supported by Buckeye Chuck on Sunday during annual Groundhog Day festivities. As it turns out, Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow, […]
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Decision to have ODOT snowplow U.S. 30 in Mansfield paying dividends elsewhere
MANSFIELD — A decision two years ago to pay the Ohio Department of Transportation to snowplow U.S. 30 in the City of Mansfield limits is paying dividends on other city streets. That was the message Tuesday morning from city street operations Supervisor Steve Brown during a Board of Control meeting. “It’s saved a lot of […]
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Winter Storm Finn set to blow across north central Ohio, starting Tuesday
“Words are wind, and the wind that blows exiles across the narrow sea seldom blows them back.” ― George R.R. Martin, The Winds of Winter Winter Storm Finn is fixing to blow across north central Ohio. Literally. Fortunately, most (if not all) of Ohio will experience just the wet side, rather than the snow that will sweep […]
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In the bleak midwinter: Grab your coats and fire up the snowblowers
“In the bleak midwinterFrosty wind made moanEarth stood hard as ironWater like a stoneSnow had fallenSnow on snow on snowIn the bleak midwinter.” MANSFIELD — Today we begin perhaps the worst two months of the year to live in Ohio. Christmas Day has come and gone. The ball has dropped at midnight on New Year’s […]
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LaRose: President Biden & Sen. Brown refuse to secure our borders
America’s southern border is wide open. With the lure of free health care and education, and assurances that the law will turn a blind eye, President Joe Biden’s weak policies are facilitating a flood of illegal immigration, human trafficking and drugs into Ohio. It is nothing short of an invasion. These policies are a flashing […]