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Local briefs: Culvert repair will disrupt Millsboro Road traffic Richland County Culvert repairs will disrupt traffic Millsboro Road, between Home and Lexington-Springmill Roads in Springfield Township, will be ... via News Journal

“This should help the board in their efforts to raise money for their proposed auditorium”

The two sides embroiled in the disposition of the old Galion High School exchanged proposals Wednesday in an effort to end the six-month long stalemate. via News Journal

“I look for patterns in the days of the week, the times of day ... This gets out to officers as soon as possible.”

The first thing Beverly Lewis does when she gets to work at the Mansfield Police Department each morning is pull together recent reports on her computer to catch up on burglaries and larcenies. via Central Ohio

“Even though we might not meet the 75 percent (state test requirement), we're very proud of the gains we have made.”

A Mansfield City Schools administrator believes students in grades three through eight will improve their math and reading scores on the upcoming Ohio Achievement Tests, but she stops short of predicting that ... via Central Ohio

“I want to move the city forward in my time as mayor”

Joe Polito doesn't see a conflict of interest between his new job as mayor of Crestline and his current job as owner of the Crestline Advocate. via Central Ohio

Ohio native Daniel C. Stein will sing the lead role of Count Almaviva when the Renaissance Performing Arts Association presents the fully-staged opera "The Barber of Seville" performed by Asheville Lyric Opera ... via MansfieldNewsJournal.com

“Those officers are all OK. Everybody's fine”

A suspect in a robbery at a south Mansfield gas station was in Medina County Jail after a lengthy chase Monday on Interstate 71. via Central Ohio

“When you see a decline in state revenue funding, it affects institutions.”

MANSFIELD - Prison officials say the elimination of 50 jobs at Mansfield and Richland Correctional institutions will not affect security. via News Journal

City police removed drug paraphernalia from two homes and investigated the theft of piping from the water treatment plant during the weekend. via News Journal

“Our state's economy is sluggish”

Gov. Ted Strickland stopped in Mansfield Monday to visit a local company and tout a $1.57 billion economic stimulus plan designed to create 57,000 jobs in Ohio. via MansfieldNewsJournal.com

Sylvania Township police have issued an Amber Alert looking for a 16-year-old girl who may have fled to Florida with her her non-custodial mother. via WNWO-TV Toledo

Ohio State University Master Gardeners have added an additional day and location for its Plant the Seed program. via Port Clinton News Herald

Tree pick-up for the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District Tree Seedling Program is scheduled for 9 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District Office located in Oak Harbor ... via Central Ohio

“Oh, my aching back! Alternative back pain treatments.”

TOLEDO - The Comprehensive Centers for Pain Management has announced the first of a series of free community programs open to the public from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. via Port Clinton News Herald

We heard and/or read the news last summer when the Lutman family of Oak Harbor was involved in a horrendous head-on collision. via News-Messenger

“It is a wonderful way to say, 'This is what a developing child looks like,'”

Laura Moore paused yesterday as she walked through Westfield Franklin Park, stopping briefly at a kiosk in the center of the mall to watch images of a developing fetus scroll across a television. via Toledo Blade

“We will accept whatever decision the arbitrator made and go forward from here”

Two city employees fired for discussing prices with an undercover policewoman they thought was a prostitute -- while they were on duty in a marked city truck -- will get their jobs back. via News Journal

“Does accuracy make any difference when you do these?”

A Mansfield City Schools attorney attacked Ruth Kotler's credibility Thursday during a grueling cross-examination. "We've got someone who -- whether she has the expertise or not -- she's going to tell the world ... via Central Ohio

Spring hours begin at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory Nature Center Friday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. via Port Clinton News Herald

“I have three closets full, some at mom's house, and some at dad's house in Cincinnati and some in my own closet”

Erin Duffy left the United Auto Workers Local 549 Hall on Sunday happy with two evening gowns purchased at the Miss Mansfield Scholarship Program fundraiser. via MansfieldNewsJournal.com