A scholarship fund has been established through the Richland County Foundation to honor former Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Jeff Payton.
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Bond set at $10K for Butler mayor charged with two counts of voyeurism
Bond was set at $10,000 on Thursday morning during the Mansfield Municipal Court arraignment of Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus.
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Butler mayor charged with two counts of voyeurism in Mansfield Municipal Court
The mayor of Butler has been charged with two misdemeanor accounts of voyeurism in Mansfield Municipal Court
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Fatal Ontario shooting case bound over to Richland County grand jury
Judge Michael Kemerer ruled there was probable cause to believe a crime had been committed and bound the case over to grand jury.
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From struggle to strength: Mansfield veterans celebrate 2nd chances
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Michael Kemerer said Henry Ford, Abraham Lincoln and James Dyson all had one thing in common — at one point, they all failed. “If they can get back up,” he said, “I am certain the men and women of our Armed Forces can get back up when they get […]
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Mansfield Municipal Court judge inducted into OSBF Fellows Class
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Municipal Court Presiding Judge Michael Kemerer was recently inducted into the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s 2025-2026 Fellows Class. Kemerer, elected to a six-year term on the bench in November of 2023, was one of 13 attorneys and judges honored, a class that includes solo practitioners, partners at law firms, government attorneys and […]
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Mansfield voters may be asked to renew PRIDE, Pothole Hater taxes in May
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday will consider asking voters in May to renew a pair of income taxes earmarked for specific purposes. The city administration hopes to gain approval for a pair of four-year, quarter-percent tax issues — the Pothole Haters Tax and the PRIDE tax. As renewals, neither tax represents an increase. […]
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Richland County, Mansfield probation departments streamline GPS monitoring
MANSFIELD — Richland County Common Pleas Court Adult Probation and their counterparts in Mansfield Municipal Court have always worked well together, officials said Tuesday. But that cooperation was streamlined more a few months ago when the two departments began utilizing the same GPS-monitoring company for individuals under court supervision during the pretrial phase of their […]
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Mansfield man pleads ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ to importuning charge
MANSFIELD — A 28-year-old Mansfield man who allegedly tried to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The written plea on behalf of Bryce Witchey was entered Tuesday by defense attorney Rolf Whitney, according to Richland County Common Pleas Court online […]
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Mansfield man arrested after allegedly seeking sex with 8-year-old girl
MANSFIELD — A 28-year-old Mansfield man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly tried to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter. Bryce Witchey was charged with a felony count of importuning and was booked into the Richland County Jail. He was arraigned Friday morning in Mansfield Municipal Court. […]