Richland County News

Two Richland County girls will compete at the Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program, formerly Ohio Junior Miss, on Feb.

"What we really need in our search for truth is a commodity that used to be at the heart of good... MANSFIELD -- The Mid Winter Ham Fest takes place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 N. Home Road.

Mansfield Police Officer Bill Clemons has been reinstated after being placed on paid administrative leave during an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's office of the former Mansfield All Sports Booster Club.

Community members waved pom-poms and cheered in a room decorated with balloons and streamers Thursday.

The Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority again is partnering with the Mansfield Litter Control and Prevention Department.

Newsfile WMFD TV: The teen was driving west on Ganges Five-Points Rd. when he pulled up to a stop sign but failed to see an oncoming Chevy S-10 blazer driven by Vance and struck the rear of the SUV, which slid and rolled.

"What we really need in our search for truth is a commodity that used to be at the heart of good... MANSFIELD -- Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging has elected officers and four new members for its 2012 governing body.

The sounds of song, laughter and applause filled the auditorium Wednesday night at Mansfield Senior High School.

Three separate crashes involving five cars tied up traffic at U.S. 42 and Ohio 603 Wednesday morning.

The Richland County Board of Elections is predicting a normal turnout for the March 6 Primary Election.The board met Tuesday with Richland County Board of Elections Deputy Elections Director Bill Freytag saying they believe about 40 percent of registered voters will head to the polls.

Dollar General, 1280 Lexington Ave. -- An employee said a man came in and went down the vitamin aisle and put vitamins and ointments in his pocket then fled north on Lexington Avenue.

Morey is wanted on a bond revocation; the original charge was felony theft. Shelby police also are looking for him for violating the terms of his probation by failing to appear for jail on a driving under suspension conviction.

Basic legalities and rationales for establishing a cooperative will be covered in a free workshop from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Braintree, 201 E. Fifth St.

Judge Ron Spon concluded the 90-minute hearing by saying this was more the father's wrongdoing than the two women monitoring the visit.

State Sen. Kris Jordan, R- Powell, testified last week on a proposal to eliminate benchmarks designed to encourage the use of alternative energy in Ohio.

Bill Yarbrough lives in New Albany in northern Franklin County and works as a training and development Consultant for a business in Columbus, and has never held an elected office.

Van Tilburg pleaded guilty: Former Madison athletics director Jim Van Tilburg pleaded guilty this afternoon to theft in office and money laundering.

Over 400 people came out to the Richland County Fairgrounds for the Mansfield Toy, Collectible and Sportscard Show on Sunday.

In western Ottawa County, several local governments share a fire department, and they are looking at sharing a law enforcement district.

The News Journal had a big garage sale of sorts early last fall and unloaded a bunch of used office... Black History Month was celebrated Saturday at Mansfield-Richland County Library.