Mifflin News

Two Mansfield men fleeing from the alleged theft of a vending machine at Washington Floors on U.S. 42 in Mifflin Township were seriously injured after being involved in a two vehicle accident on U.S. 30 at Laver Road shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge James Henson was the guest speaker Monday at the Richland County Republican Club weekly luncheon at the Cafe on Main Street in downtown Mansfield.

Arson is expected to be the cause of a fire that gutted an abandoned apartment building on South Diamond Street in Mansfield Sunday night.

Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center volunteer Claudia Spellman paints an apple on the cheek of Carter Matson, 4, of Lucas during the Johnny Appleseed birthday celebration Saturday in Mifflin.

The Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center went through a transition in 2009. With no outdoor drama, the board aimed its programing at making people aware of the center.

Mount Zion Lutheran Church on Mt. Zion Road in Lucas, is the site of the new Lucas Area Food Pantry.

An emergency shelter care hearing has been delayed a second time for a Mansfield baby who is caught in a custody dispute between her mother, paternal grandmother and father, who is deployed to the Far East with the U.S. Navy.

ASHLAND: Debra E. Dilgard, 54, of 1027 Twp. Rd. 1806 died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Hospice House of Ashland.

A 42-year-old woman told police Monday night she had been drinking heavily and went to bed.

The worsening economy has caused many cities and townships to cut safety forces but Mifflin Township has been able to avoid layoffs among its safety forces this year.

Customers of Ohio American Water Co.: On Aug. 5, the News Journal published proposed new rate increases for the years 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2013 for users in Mifflin, Madison and Roseland areas.

A hero's welcome was given Friday by area residents to a Lakeville soldier who lost his life a week ago serving in the military in Afghanistan, Members of the Mifflin Twp.

He gave police the name of a suspect. 100 block of Columbia Avenue, Mansfield -- A 22-year-old man was issued a summons for possession of dangerous drugs Sunday evening.

A 24-year-old woman was charged with domestic violence Thursday night. She reportedly cut a 24-year-old man with a box cutter.

Tuesday -- Prospect Elementary, Mansfield. Wednesday -- Central Intermediate, Shelby.

Mansfield realtor and Madison Township resident Merv Shaffner met with the Richland County Commissioners Thursday to discuss how the rates will impact customers in Madison and Mifflin Townships.

K.E. McCartney Engineer Mark Rufener told the Richland County Commissioners Tuesday the project was successfully completed in May instead of the projected date of September 1. The Wedgewood-Imperial Estates Stormwater Management Project in Mifflin Township is complete.

The use of violence to settle a dispute is certainly not a new concept. Some argue that it is part of American culture, dating back to the fight for independence and the taming of the Wild West.

MANSFIELD -- Pieces of wooden siding were used as a deadly weapon, killing James Mills during a Mifflin Township brawl, a Richland County sheriff's captain said Friday afternoon.

MANSFIELD -- Two men accused of being involved in a fight that led to the death of a 72-year-old man had their bonds set Friday at $50,000. Mack A. Edwards Jr., 28, of Portsmouth, and Kameron Mills, 18, of 662 McBride Road, pleaded not guilty to felonious assault in Mansfield Municipal Court.