MANSFIELD — Travontae Wilson is organizing a community day at The Friendly House on July 13 featuring a basketball game with police officers.
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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. […]
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Time to adjust: Mansfield police delay enforcement of ‘cruising’ law until July 1
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police are giving residents another month to adjust to a new law aimed at reducing “cruising” on the so-called “Miracle Mile” portion of Park Avenue West. The new ordinance was approved by City Council on May 7, aimed at limiting repeat vehicle traffic on Friday and Saturday nights between 8 p.m. and […]
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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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GALLERY: Bike-A-Palooza 2024
MANSFIELD — Dozens of children participated in the 9th annual Bike-A-Palooza hosted by the Mansfield Police Department at North Lake Park Saturday.
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Mansfield honors fallen officers during Police Week
MANSFIELD — Police Week is a national week dedicated to honoring police officers and their families who have died in the line of duty. The week begins on May 12, and May 15 is Police Officer’s Memorial Day. During Police Week, the Mansfield Police Honor Guard will honor all fallen officers from Richland County on […]
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When sands of time meet streets of Mansfield: Unraveling the Sturges sinkhole
MANSFIELD — Like sands through an hourglass, so are the days of our sinkhole. With apologies to actor Macdonald Carey, who voiced the intro to the “Days of Our Lives” popular daytime soap opera on NBC from 1965 to 2022, a similar flowing of sand likely led to a sinkhole that developed on Sturges Avenue […]
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9th annual ‘Bike-A-Palooza’ scheduled May 11 at North Lake Park in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — There have been a lot of changes in the Mansfield Police Department in the last few months, including a new chief, Jason Bammann, and new assistant chief, Michael Napier. One thing that hasn’t changed is the department’s annual “Bike-A-Palooza” community event. The ninth version of the event is scheduled May 11 at North […]
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Encounter with Ontario DARE officer led to new Mansfield assistant police chief
MANSFIELD — Michael Napier was a fifth-grade student when he met an Ontario police officer name Randy Hutchinson in a DARE class. “Ever since then, I knew I wanted to be a police officer,” Napier said Thursday. Hutchinson is now the mayor of Ontario. And that youngster he influenced in the classroom is now the […]