MANSFIELD — Bob Bianchi said Tuesday his office uses city-wide aerial imaging 50 times every day. “Somebody in our office is probably using it right now and I am not exaggerating,” the City of Mansfield engineer said after the Board of Control approved spending $166,125 on a contract with Woolpert Inc. from Columbus to remap […]
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Shelby Middle School teacher placed on paid administrative leave
Superintendent Michael Browning confirmed a Shelby Middle School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave since Feb. 28.
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Councilman Diaz provides Mansfield Ward 5 update
I would like to apologize for slacking on my updates! I’ve tried to stick to monthly email blasts but I realize that my last email update was in December. January and February were active months for Ward 5. We welcomed a new business (Brasshouse Boardroom), and are excited about Operation Fandom/Blackbird Records relocating next door […]
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An officer with a smile: Mansfield thanks retiring police Sgt. Jon Ahles
MANSFIELD — Sgt. Jon Ahles always knew he wanted to be a police officer. As a boy growing up in Lexington, he pictured himself pursuing criminals in his cruiser, chasing down bad guys on foot and making all the big arrests. Kind of like the officers on the TV show “Cops” that debuted in 1989 […]
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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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Sternbaum murder case aftermath finished in Florida
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a four-part series. Part I was on Feb. 26. Part II was on Feb. 27. Part III was on Feb. 28. MANSFIELD — No trial in the history of Richland County had ever drawn the media attention the Max Sternbaum case did. The capital murder trial that found […]
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Mansfield phone scam includes impersonating a police officer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police would like to alert area residents of a possible phone fraud occurring in the community. “We have received complaints from area residents who advised they are receiving calls from the Mansfield Police Department requesting payment for fines,” stated assistant police chief Jason Bammann. “The caller advises that if […]
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Moving up, literally: Mansfield police chief elevated to safety service director
MANSFIELD — The first time Keith Porch heard a police dispatcher on the radio was enough to send he and his brother running home. The 49-year-old Porch — on his final day as the Mansfield Police Department chief — laughed in his office Tuesday afternoon as he recalled the day he and his brother visited […]
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Mansfield Fire Department gets $397K upgrade for digital radio system
MANSFIELD — New technology purchases — and the demolition of old buildings — were primary topics for discussion Tuesday for the Mansfield Board of Control. The single biggest expense approved was $397,623 to upgrade the radio communications system used by the Mansfield Fire Department to the digital Multi-Agency Radio Communication System. Currently, the MFD uses […]
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Police seek help in locating missing Mansfield woman
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a missing person. Mariah D. McPherson is a 25-year-old female. She is 5-foot-4, weighs 96 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. McPherson was reported missing on Dec. 29, 2023. Her last known address was 1170 Harwood Dr. Apt. […]