Butler News

Theresa Holman wiped tears from her eyes as Eric White spoke of the short lives his young son and nephew had and of what they never will be able to achieve.

Tom and Sandy Gatton are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married July 12th at Mt.

BUTLER: Roy D. Green, 84, of rural Butler, died early Saturday morning, July 4, in Mifflin Care Center following a six month illness.

The Richland County Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Hazmat Team have a new automated external defibrillator, thanks to the Mid-Ohio Heart Clinic.

Area news briefs: Butler reports parade winners Richland County Reed Road opens again Ohio 430, just east of Reed Road at the Interstate 71 overpass, is now open after being closed for a bridge deck work.

A projected 50 percent reduction in funding for Ohio's libraries could force all of the states 251 libraries to make drastic cuts.

MANSFIELD - The board of directors for the county library system made plans Tuesday to lay off more than 60 percent of its work force and close four branches.

The 44th annual Crosby Festival of the Arts is slated for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 27, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28 at Toledo Botanical Garden.

Sidney Hardgrow is suing the owners of the former Melton's Ribs & Sports Bar, claiming they never closed on sale of the business to him, despite a written agreement.

MANSFIELD -- A grant from the state attorney general will allow two city police officers to return to work.

MANSFIELD -- Authorities aren't the only ones concerned about a spate of violent incidents at Nizzie's Sports Bar and Grill at Bowman and Sixth streets.

They say to stay indoors and away from windows until the storm has passed. There is also a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the following areas until 9 p.m.: Dearborn, IN Franklin, IN Ohio, IN Ripley, IN Switzerland, IN Union, IN Boone, KY Bracken, KY Campbell, KY Carroll, KY Clark, KY Gallatin, KY Grant, KY Kenton, KY Pendleton, KY Adams, OH Brown, ...

LOUDONVILLE: Harvey 'Bud' Chester Greer, 87, of Loudonville, died Friday, June 05, 2009 at Hospice House in Ashland.

MANSFIELD: In 1943 John E. Butler, Sr. entered the U.S. Army Air Force. Committed to serving God and Country, the young 18-year-old joined the 398th Bomber Group of 603 Squadron and was small enough to fit into a B-17 ball-turret as the gunner.

MANSFIELD: Wallace Allen Caldwell, Sr., 87, of 288 Harmon Ave., died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in Mansfield Memorial Homes after a brief illness.

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Mr. and Mrs. James Bittinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 30, 2009 with an Open House from 6-8pm at the Butler Clearfork Adult Center at 20 W. Henry Street, Butler, Ohio hosted by their children.

Two local dealerships fell victim to Chrysler's bankruptcy process Thursday. Chrysler LLC, which plans to eliminate 789 of its dealerships by June 9, on Thursday notified affected dealerships by United Parcel Service letters.

The following people were recently sentenced in Richland County Common Pleas Court: Wade A. Thompson, 35, 926 Springmill St., three years probation, a $1,000 fine and $40 in restitution for possession of drugs.

For most of the spring, it seemed like morel mushroom season was never going to happen.