Richland County News

MANSFIELD - Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon said he has done what he can to conserve gas in the wake of skyrocketing prices.

MANSFIELD -- An organization made up of about 20 area residents wants to impeach all five members of the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education.

MANSFIELD - A woman who hoarded more than 80 dogs in her Washington Township home will be allowed to move back in if she continues to make improvements.

MANSFIELD -- Nine people lost their jobs when RPM Motorsports closed last week, victims of a former general manager who admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Lincoln Highway business.

MANSFIELD - A city woman is accused of trying to kill an elderly man during a robbery attempt.

An Ohio sheriff is warning people not to cash checks enclosed in letters that tell the recipients it's their very lucky day.

Eight arrests were made Friday night and Saturday morning in conjunction with the Community Policing-Probation Parole Partnership's Operation Summer Heat.

MANSFIELD -- Local attorney Marcus Wolf had plenty of time to reflect on his shattered life as he sat in a jail cell.

A national expert recommends more stringent background checks of youth pastors. David Allburn, executive director of Safe Harbor Resources and the National Foundation to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, is critical ...

MANSFIELD -- The new Richland County jail is barely a month old, but a July 1 state inspection already has uncovered violations at the $21.5 million facility.

Richland County Jail Commander Roger Paxton said the sheriff's department will examine courthouse security issues after a prisoner escaped Thursday morning.

MANSFIELD -- Nathan Murrell apparently wanted no part of a drug test. Probation officer Alvin Thomas went to test Murrell at a halfway house a few days ago.

MANSFIELD - The commissioners' conference room was a house divided at Tuesday's public hearing on proposed amendments to the county's subdivision regulations.

The Mansfield-Ontario-Richland County Health Department needs the publics help in finding a kitten that has been implicated in the bite-attack of an 88-year-old woman.

SHELBY -- Pedal power is becoming more popular in these days of $4 a gallon gasoline, but this northern Richland County city spent the weekend remembering its bike-making heritage.

MANSFIELD -- Matthew P. Stein lost his second bid to appeal an eight-year prison sentence for felonious assault.

Separate hearings on motions filed by Attorneys for Richland County Children Services on behalf of an abandoned baby and her three siblings will convene in front of Juvenile Court Judge Ron Spon at nine am ...

Ohio's telephone information lines, including those in Richland County, hope to add referrals to services such as substance abuse counseling or foreclosure advice.

The Ashland County Park District is making final preparations for the Aug. 16 opening of one of its newest acquisitions - in Richland County.

A 32-year-old Shelby woman was killed in an automobile-tractor collision that shut down part of Cairns Road today.