MANSFIELD — The METRICH Enforcement Unit along with the Mansfield Division of Police, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelby Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Community Action for Capable Youth (CACY), Richland County Solid Waste Authority, Richland Public Health, and the Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, participated in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s […]
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Richland County commissioners renew CORSA property/liability insurance deal
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners voted Thursday to renew the county’s annual agreement with the County Risk Sharing Authority, a comprehensive property and liability insurance program. The county’s annual premium with CORSA costs $414,008, according to county administrator Andrew Keller. CORSA is a self-insurance pool founded in 1987 by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio […]
National Prescription Take Back Event set for April 27
MANSFIELD — On Saturday April 27 the METRICH Enforcement Unit will be partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement to present another Prescription Take Back event for the community. This event is sponsored by the Mansfield Division of Police, Richland County Sheriff’s Office Office, Shelby Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Plymouth […]
No injuries reported from Shelby house fire early Thursday morning
Shelby fire chief Mike Thompson reported the home is a total loss. The garage and outbuildings at 84 ½ East Whitney Ave. are intact, he said.
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.
Shelby Police: Man charged after shots fired
SHELBY — A Shelby man was arrested and charged with a felony after a Sunday incident in which Shelby police report shots were fired. The suspect has been identified as Darrell Hall, 62, of Shelby, police noted in a Monday morning press release. Hall is incarcerated pending an appearance in Shelby Municipal Court. On Sunday, […]
Shelby Police bring decades-old disappearance case to conclusion
SHELBY — Adam Turner has brought a conclusion to the 1945 disappearance of Mary Jane Croft Vangilder after investigating for nearly six years. He said the Shelby Police Department received a message in October 2018 from Mindy Wilson, who reported her maternal grandmother (Vangilder) was missing and last seen in Shelby in 1945. Turner, a […]
Shelby man ID’d as missing boater in Sunday fishing pond incident
The body of a missing boater was recovered Sunday afternoon in a Plymouth Township pond near London West Road.
Charles Follis Foundation encouraging acts of kindness Feb. 3
Herman and Duane Smith, Follis’ great-nephews, founded the Charles Follis Foundation, based out of Columbus, in 2021.
Shelby firefighters combat overnight Powell Street house fire
The Shelby Fire Department responded to a Powell Street house fire after receiving a call at 11:21 p.m. Wednesday night.