BELLVILLE: With a glint in her eye, and a watchful look for your reaction, Maryellen Heinberger was proud to announce that during WWII she was a stripper! During the war effort Maryellen was no "Rosie-the-riveter" she was a stripper...a metal stripper that is...and with her wry sense of humor she got a lot of mileage out that story, and spread ...

Watch trees be set aglow all week Several communities will have tree lightings during the next week: Plymouth, 7 p.m. Friday, on the square.

POLICE Richland County Jail, 73 E. Second St., Mansfield -- John J. Petitt, 33, of 137 Park Avenue West, No.

The following marriage license applications were filed in Richland County Probate Court Nov.

LEXINGTON -- Mayor's Court doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Mayor Gene Parkison said he and Administrative Director Randy Pore were re-certified last week.

BELLVILLE -- Each year, the Ohio Department of Transportation studies hundreds of intersections with stop signs, intersections with yield signs, intersections with flashing red lights, intersections with proper stop lights and intersections with no lights at all.

Clyde and Marian Bowman will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with family over the Thanksgiving holiday at a cabin in the Hocking Hills area.

Seven arrested in Friday parole sweep Seven people were arrested Friday during a Community Policing-Probation-Parole Partnership operation.

BELLVILLE: John Gilbert 'Johnny' Gassaway, 74, of Bellville passed away Friday morning November 6, 2009 in Mansfield Memorial Homes.

MANSFIELD -- Gary and Carol Grogg, who own and operate Gary's Discount Outlet in the West Park Shopping Center, pride themselves on looking for great deals and passing it on to their customers.

MANSFIELD -- Her grandmother played the violin. Her grandfather played the fiddle.

To say Michael Balnoschan has been flying under the radar would be an understatement.

Mildred M. Them, 92 Oct. 31 Mildred M. Them celebrated her 92nd birthday Saturday.

BELLVILLE: What goes around, comes around, and with such a playful personality John Van Horn was constantly teasing those he loved.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- Three Madison Comprehensive High School sophomores read their award-winning 'Pamper Your Role Model' essays at a Community Action for Capable Youth gathering at Friendly House.

MANSFIELD: Wilbur 'Wil' Herman Hane, Jr., 77, of Mansfield, died suddenly Friday, October 16, 2009.

Commissioners Tuesday approved entering into a contract with the village of Bellville and private contractors to conduct a study to determine the cost for widening a section of Ohio 97 west of Interstate 71 pass the Dutch Heritage Restaurant.

Homeowner Eric Bressi, who lives at 20255 Shaffer Road north of Fredericktown, was able to put out a fire before it did any damage to his home Monday afternoon.

POLICE 500 block of Lily Street, Mansfield -- A 37-year-old man reported Wednesday morning the theft of a $400 cast-iron tub from the residence.

MANSFIELD: Selma Bishop, 87, of Mansfield, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Born May 25, 1922 in Lexington, the daughter of Delbert and Mary E. Farst, she was a member of the First Alliance Church for many years where she was active in the Ladies Missionary Prayer Group and the nursery.