MANSFIELD — The legal battle over the original demolition of the former YMCA along Park Avenue West began in Richland County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning — and will likely continue. Retired Medina County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Collier conducted a 20-minute oral hearing on a motion by attorneys for Page Excavating to […]
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Ohio to decide on proposed Citizens Redistricting Commission with Issue 1 vote
COLUMBUS — A statewide ballot issue asks voters to replace Ohio’s current redistricting process with a non-politician commission. That commission would be tasked with drawing boundaries for the state’s legislative and congressional districts. Issue 1 earned a spot on the ballot in July when 535,005 signatures collected by a group called “Citizens Not Politicians” were […]
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Page Excavating seeks to dismiss Mansfield’s lawsuit over YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — Attorneys for a Lucas contractor have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the City of Mansfield that seeks to recoup money and damages from an alleged improper demolition of the former YMCA on Park Avenue West. The 28-page motion filed Wednesday in Richland County Common Pleas Court by a […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint in Richland County on Saturday
RICHLAND COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday morning an OVI checkpoint will be conducted in Richland County Saturday evening. The location of the checkpoint will be announced Saturday morning. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter andintercept impaired drivers, according to the patrol. “There were 11,324 OVI-related […]
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Former state treasurer Josh Mandel, ex-wife could end up in Ashland County Jail
ASHLAND — Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and his ex-wife could end up in Ashland County Jail if they fail to comply with recently filed orders related to their divorce, court records show. The couple’s case came before Ashland County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Paul Lange on April 25, when the magistrate found them both […]
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Can an Ohio tuition reimbursement program for lawyers save underserved counties?
Not too long ago, Juvenile and Probate Judge Karen DeSanto-Kellogg sent a young person to a detention center in a neighboring county. (Delinquents used to be housed in a detention center along Center Street. It shut down in June 2013.) To avoid unnecessarily long stays in detention centers, attorneys representing delinquents can ask a judge […]
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Montgomery, Popham & Gormley win 5th District Court of Appeals GOP races
CANTON — The Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals will have three new faces next February according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Ohio Secretary of State.
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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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Ohio Supreme Court candidates to speak to Shelby Democratic Club Feb. 15
Two candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court will speak at the February meeting of the Shelby Area Democratic Club.