VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — A Friday morning three-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 30 left two motorists dead at the scene and sent two others to the hospital. Dodge Dart driver Malachi James Harley John Whitehead, 23, of Wooster, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Ford transit van driver David L. Kuhns, 61 of Wooster, was also […]
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Nova man arrested after allegedly shooting Ashland man outside Wagon Wheel bar
ASHLAND — One man was hospitalized and another was in custody after an early Thursday morning shooting in the parking lot of a downtown Ashland bar. David Struckoff, 25, of Nova, was taken into custody at the Wagon Wheel, 255 Orange Road, after the shooting incident at 1:28 a.m., police said. He was placed in […]
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Two Ashland men involved in fatal motorcycle accident
BAILEY LAKES – An Ashland motorcycle rider has succumbed to his injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and trailer on Thursday afternoon. Kenneth Wayne Derr, 71, of Ashland, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Authorities say at approximately 12:10 p.m. a silver 2009 Harley […]
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Sheldon, Mayer & Zehner compete to be next Richland County sheriff
MANSFIELD — Steve Sheldon — and two veteran law enforcement officers who used to work for him — are campaigning to be the next Richland County sheriff. Sheldon, Matt Mayer and Don Zehner are competing in the March 19 Richland County Republican primary for a four-year term in office. There is no Democrat in the […]
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Open Source: FBI arrests man in Mount Vernon in connection with theft case
MOUNT VERNON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man at the Mount Vernon Lowe’s on Saturday afternoon in a fraud investigation. Lin Kai was initially booked into the Knox County Jail on Saturday on a theft without consent charge. Kai was transferred out of the jail Monday morning and is believed to be […]
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Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days
MOUNT VERNON — Jerry Scott has been a police chaplain for more than five years. In those five years, he’s been on the scene for 100-plus death calls. Whether it’s a homicide, suicide, or overdose, he’s there to pray with the families affected by the tragic circumstances no one saw coming. He’s also present for […]
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Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 25 & 26
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 25 and 26. Oct. 25 7:18 a.m. A suspicious person was reported in the 1800 block of E Mansfield St. 8:34 a.m. Officers took a report of an assault in the 900 block W Perry St. 8:53 a.m. Officers assisted a person with a mental […]
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Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 24 & 25
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 24 and 25. Oct. 24 6:30 a.m. Officers investigated a report of a disturbance in the 200 block of W Rensselaer St. 8:55 a.m. A civil standby was completed in the 1700 block of Whetstone St. 9:49 a.m. A Woodlawn Ave resident report their home […]
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Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 23 & 24
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 20 to 23. Oct. 23 7:02 a.m. Officers investigated a parking complaint in the 100 block of E Mansfield St. 9:23 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 400 block of W Rensselaer St. 11:07 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in […]
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Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 20 to 23
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 20 to 23. Oct. 20 6:56 a.m. Officers investigated an alarm in the 200 block of Woodlawn Ave. 8:14 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance in the 200 block of Nauman Ave. 8:33 a.m. A parking complaint was reported in the 3100 block of St Rt […]