Two Mansfield men and a teenage boy are now all charged with a 2025 murder that apparently developed from a fight that occurred a year earlier.
Jodie Schumacher
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Judge: Bryce Witchey ‘is a greater risk;’ hands down longer-than-recommended prison sentence
MANSFIELD — Bryce Witchey’s attempt to have sex with an 8-year-old girl makes him more of a risk to society than someone simply possessing a pornographic image. That was one of the reasons Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge Brent Robinson cited Monday afternoon in sentencing the 29-year-old Mansfield man to a prison term longer […]
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Richland County commissioners premiere 2024 ‘State of the County’ video
Highlighted in the video are several of the Richland County’s important projects, community investments and its financial position.
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DNA helps to solve brutal, 43-year-old Mansfield murder case
MANSFIELD — The brutal 1981 murder of Deborah L. Miller was one that retired Mansfield police Lt. Dale Fortney could not forget. The 18-year-old’s dead naked body was found bludgeoned to death in her West Third Street apartment on April 29, 1981. It was a homicide that went more than unsolved for more than 40 […]
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Ribbon-cutting marks transformation of former jail space into Clerk of Courts office
MANSFIELD — The presence of Linda Frary and Gary Bishop were both in the room Thursday afternoon at the Richland County Administration Building. As a ribbon was cut to mark the opening of a new Clerk of Courts office and meeting space for the prosecutor’s county grand jury sessions, the former elected officials were on […]
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Mansfield man’s trial on child porn charges delayed pending mental evaluation
MANSFIELD — The trial of a 28-year-old man indicted on 31 counts related to child pornography has been delayed indefinitely in Richland County Common Pleas Court. Bryce Witchey of Mansfield has waived his right to a speedy trial and his attorney has requested more time to prepare. In addition, a forensic mental evaluation ordered by […]
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Bids for 4th Richland County Common Pleas courtroom lower than expected
MANSFIELD — Another bid opening, another set of offers significantly lower than estimated. That was the case Tuesday morning when the Richland County Board of Commissioners opened the five bids submitted for a project that will create a fourth Common Pleas courtroom inside the county administration building. The work was designed and estimated at $750,000 […]
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NECIC Meet the Candidates Night set for Oct. 9
MANSFIELD – The North End Community Improvement Collaborative has announced the 2024 “Meet the Candidates Night” will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 9. This is an engaging event that offers the community a chance to meet, interact with, and learn about the candidates running for various positions in the upcoming November election. This event aims […]
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Long-term absence: Shelby City Schools move to replace teacher on leave since February
Shelby City Schools plans to replace the position of a middle school teacher placed on paid administrative leave in late February.
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Grand jury: Man with Mansfield, Shelby ties could face life sentence on sex charges
Earl Whipple, 50, faces a possible life sentence related to alleged sexual assaults committed during an 18-month period.