MANSFIELD — Adena Corp. on Tuesday was awarded a $1,255,636 contract for a tunnel project beneath Trimble Road that will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy street when an accompanying planned B&O Bike Trail connector project is complete. The Mansfield Board of Control awarded the contract to Adena, a Mansfield company, […]
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Grand jury: Perrysville man indicted on 42 charges, including attempted murder
Jareth Vance, 32, of Perrysville, has been indicted on 42 charges by a Richland County grand jury and remains in the Richland County Jail.
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Perrysville man faces nearly 200 years behind bars
A Richland County grand jury has indicted Jareth Vance on 42 charges, most relating to a Feb. 11 incident at Landings Court in Ontario.
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Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court honors graduates Wednesday
Six participants were honored during a Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court graduation ceremony Wednesday at the Mansfield FOP Lodge 32.
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Preliminary hearing Feb. 29 for Perrysville man charged with shooting Ontario police officer
MANSFIELD — A preliminary hearing was continued on Thursday against a Perrysville man charged with attempted aggravated murder for the shooting of a female hostage and an Ontario police officer. Mansfield Municipal Court Judge David Badnell continued the legal proceeding until Feb. 29 at 1:15 p.m., granting a motion filed Tuesday by Richland County Prosecutor […]
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New Mansfield Municipal Court judge takes oath administered by wife
MANSFIELD — David Badnell explained to those in the courtroom on Thursday afternoon why his swearing-in ceremony started a few minutes late. “There’s no way that I could start or do anything without my beloved sister here,” the new Mansfield Municipal Court judge said as he walked toward Chris Wagner, who drove up from Columbus […]
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‘I want to do my family proud,’ says new Mansfield Judge Michael Kemerer
MANSFIELD — The best legal justice is blind and dispassionate, an edict that goes back to the days of early Greeks. But that doesn’t mean newly sworn-in Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Michael Kemerer couldn’t get emotional Wednesday afternoon after slipping into a black robe for the first time. Seeing an overflowing courtroom filled with family […]
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Rape, felonious assault charges against Madison Township man bound over to grand jury
MANSFIELD — The case against a Madison Township man charged with rape and felonious assault was bound over to a Richland County Common Pleas Court grand jury after a preliminary hearing on Thursday afternoon. Mansfield Municipal Court Magistrate John McCollister kept bond set at $1 million for William Odel Smith of McElroy Road. The magistrate […]
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$5 million cash bond set for Mansfield man charged in Ferndale Avenue homicides
MANSFIELD — Bond was set at $5 million cash Thursday morning for a 22-year-old charged with murder in an Oct. 27 Halloween party shooting that killed two people and wounded four others. Mansfield Municipal Court Magistrate John McCollister set the bond during an initial appearance for Cyrus Jalyn Ellerbe, who was arrested Wednesday by Mansfield […]
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Kemerer, Badnell win 6-year terms as Mansfield Municipal Court judges
MANSFIELD — Voters elected two new Mansfield Municipal Court judges on Tuesday and returned a veteran to the Clerk of Courts office. Current City of Mansfield First Assistant Law Director Michael Kemerer and long-time local private attorney David Badnell were elected to new, six-year terms on the bench, while longtime incumbent Daniel Smith was elected […]