Mansfield offers free assistance preparing city income tax returns
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield Finance Department is reminding residents that assistance is available to help taxpayers file their City income tax returns as the April filing deadline approaches. …
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Main Street & Park Avenue set to close in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has announced that do to facilitate construction activities in the north and south plazas, as well as signal, lighting, and intersection improvements, full roadway…
National Weather Service issues high wind warning for Friday
Hold on to your hats, folks. Or better yet, stay inside. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for several Ohio counties, including Richland, Ashland, Knox, Morrow…
Union workers march as ArcelorMittal strike hits day 59
SHELBY — Union workers didn’t let whipping winds stop them Friday morning as they marched through Shelby, chanting for solidarity and a fair contract outside the ArcelorMittal plant. The march…
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office recovers $82,000 for fraud victims
A Knox County woman was spared from a fraud scam that could have cost her $30,000 after an alert family member called law enforcement.
Elite Eight: Tygers roar past Alliance, advance to regional final
Mansfield Senior advanced to the Elite Eight, holding on for an entertaining 65-61 win over Alliance in the regional semifinals.
Iron Sharpens Iron: State-bound Galion wrestlers push each other to new heights
GALION — The wrestling room at Galion High School isn’t a place for the faint of heart — and that’s just how Ryder Alberty likes it. The 138-pound senior is one of four Tigers who qualified for this week’s Division II state tournament. Projected state finalist Carter Trukovich (126), projected…
583 drug arrests and 85 illegal weapons violations recorded in 6-State Trooper Project
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project joined together earlier this month to focus on removing drugs and illegal weapons from the state’s communities. During the enforcement, troopers made 46 drug arrests and recorded 17 illegal weapons violations. The enforcement effort also included…
ODNR to stock rainbow trout in 4 north central Ohio lakes starting March 13
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will stock rainbow trout in four north central Ohio lakes starting March 13. One of them will include special angler events at the time of the release. According to the ODNR, the schedule of locations and directions include: March 13 at Foundation…
Richland County man busted for meth possession by METRICH/U.S. Postal Service
A 41-year-old Monroe Township resident was charged with felony drug possession Tuesday after a joint operation by the METRICH Enforcement Unit and U.S. Postal Service inspectors.
Cleveland fugitive captured in Puerto Rico after 10 years on the run
CLEVELAND – Members of the U.S. Marshals Service in Puerto Rico arrested Robert ‘Bobby Champagne’ Serina, 45, late Tuesday night. Serina was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI in the Northern District of Ohio for two open federal cases. “This fugitive thought he would run and hide…
Voting begins among Ohio’s 7 Mr. Basketball finalists
COLUMBUS — Seven finalists have been announced as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association begins voting on the state’s Mr. Basketball Award. Garfield Heights senior Marcus Johnson was the 2025 winner, and is a candidate again this year. Johnson is trying to become the sixth two-time winner of the award.…
National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch until 5 p.m.
The last time it started blowing like this, Dorothy found herself in Oz. The National Weather Service noticed too. Those strong overnight winds have triggered a tornado watch for all of north central Ohio, including Ashland, Richland, Knox, Crawford and Morrow counties. In total, 24 Ohio counties are included in…
New Chapter Store provides returning citizens with a fresh start
MANSFIELD — Patty Kastelic has watched men leave the Richland Correctional Institution after serving their time with nothing but the clothes on their back. “I’ve been witness to men walking out with no friends or family here to get them and going out in that Ohio Department of Corrections jumpsuit,” said…
Hillsdale spanks Tiffin Calvert to reach Elite Eight
BARBERTON — For just the second time in program history, the Falcons are Elite. Lowen Ferguson and Knox Lewis each scored 17 points as Hillsdale thundered to a dominant, 67-45 win over Tiffin Calvert in a Division VII regional semifinal boys basketball game on Jack Greynolds Court. The Falcons (19-7)…
Free arts integration professional development workshop to feature teaching artist Randy Barron
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Partners in Education Team, comprised of the Renaissance Performing Arts Association, Mansfield Art Center, and Mansfield City Schools, will host a professional development workshop on arts integration for educators and administrators. “Engaging the Child the Whole Way Through” will take place on Wednesday, April 22 from…
DeWine delivers his final State of the State address to Ohioans
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivered his 2026 State of the State Address this afternoon to a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly in the House Chamber of the Ohio Statehouse. In addition to highlighting Ohio’s major accomplishments over the last seven years, he also focused on key priorities…
More power for cyber: Mansfield advances substation project for 179th
An estimated $8.4 million project to supply more electrical power to the 179th Cyberspace Wing in Mansfield took another step forward Tuesday.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year Award
MANSFIELD — Do you know of a senior citizen volunteering their time to help others? Here is your chance to recognize them. The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Senior Citizen Award. The deadline for nominations is April 3, 2026. Award…
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