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Richland County News

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5 hrs ago | News Journal

Richland Co. Sheriff fires back in fuel feud

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

Wed Jul 23, 2008

News Journal

Mansfield citizens' group wants to impeach all five school board members

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

News Journal

Dog collector headed home?

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.

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Related Topix: Canada, Ontario, OH,

Tue Jul 22, 2008

News Journal

Lexington man's theft costs 9 jobs but no jail time

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.

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, Lexington, OH, Crestline, OH

Mon Jul 21, 2008

News Journal

Mansfield woman indicted for attempted murder of elderly man

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

WKYC-TV

Sheriff warns about contest scam with phony checks

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield, OH

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Central Ohio

Summer Heat leads to eight arrests

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield, OH, Mansfield (Ohio State University System)

News Journal

Attorney's rape case makes steamy fiction

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Central Ohio

Expert says FBI checks needed for youth pastors; Picard back to Mansfield today

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 ...

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Related Topix: Mansfield, OH, Springboro, OH

Fri Jul 18, 2008

News Journal

Inspection finds problems at new jail

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.

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, Canada,

MansfieldNewsJournal.com

Defendant caught after fleeing Richland County courthouse

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

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

News Journal

Most Wanted: Drug test scared off 31-year-old

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.

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

Tue Jul 15, 2008

News Journal

Potential subdivision regulations draw fire at Richland Co. Commissioners' meeting

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, Agriculture, Science

WMAN-AM Mansfield

Health Department Investigating Cat Bite

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.

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Related Topix: Canada, Ontario, OH,

Mon Jul 14, 2008

News Journal

Shelby history endures during colorful Bicycle Days parade

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.

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Related Topix: Ontario, OH, Marion (Ohio State University System), Shelby, OH, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho

Sat Jul 12, 2008

News Journal

Mansfield man who hurt son loses appeal

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

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, US News, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Belmont Correctional Institution, State Prisons

Thu Jul 10, 2008

WMAN-AM Mansfield

Juvenile Judge to Act On Children Services Motion Seeking Custody of Abandoned Infant Three Siblings

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 ...

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Related Topix: Bellville, OH

News Journal

Richland County working toward '2-1-1' information phone service

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

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Related Topix: Ohio, US Politics, US News, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ashland County, OH, Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

News Journal

Ashland Co. Park District to open facility in Richland Co.

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

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Related Topix: West Salem, OH, Franklin County, OH, Ashland, OH, Holmes County, OH

Wed Jul 09, 2008

News Journal

Fatal accident shuts down Cairns Road

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

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Related Topix: Shelby, OH, Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH

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