Mansfield News Journal

MOUNT GILEAD —The State Highway Patrol said Thursday that alcohol was not a factor in the Nov. 21 crash that killed a 19-year-old New Washington woman. Full Story »

MANSFIELD — Local police are backing an incarcerated Mansfield man who confessed to a 1988 murder they believe he did not commit. Full Story »

PERRYSVILLE -- A Perrysville man was listed in serious condition Wednesday night at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital after taking a gunshot to the abdomen Tuesday night. Full Story »

Author and historian Robert A. Carter of Lexington will sign copies of his new book "The Mansfield Riots of 1900" during the First Friday Shop Hop and Christmas in the City on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Main Street Books. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- A Mansfield man was killed late Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Ohio 545 and Pavonia West Road. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- Police have caught four Mansfield boys suspected of a Thanksgiving week vandalizing spree in two city neighborhoods. Full Story »

GALION -- A former Galion doctor is facing a recommended sentence of 33 months in federal prison today for five felony counts of drug trafficking, according to a document filed this week in Akron's Northern District Court. Full Story »

CRESTLINE -- The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of convicted murderer Kevin Keith. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- City officials said Tuesday it was sheer coincidence the municipal building had no heat for several days over the holiday weekend -- around the time two key maintenance department workers retired. Full Story »

COLUMBUS -- Convicted cop killer Maxwell White will have his death sentence appeal heard before the Ohio Supreme Court, the court announced Wednesday. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- New flood maps for the area have been drawn, and although no more Richland County residents are expected to be at risk, a different set of residents could be. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- Case No. 7 in this year's Brighten a Christmas notebook is a 29-year-old woman and her 1-year-old daughter. Full Story »

BUCYRUS — Bucyrus resident Stephanie L. Fisher will be featured on Thurday's DEC3 episode of "The Dr. Oz Show." Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- Three Mansfield residents who served with the Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing said their service in Afghanistan was necessary. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- The legal dispute over Mansfield Clerk of Court Dan Smith's 2009 budget figures to drag into next year before appeals judges issue a ruling. Full Story »

BUCYRUS -- A Loudonville man suspected in the Thanksgiving eve shooting in Galion was arraigned in Crawford County Municipal Court on Monday. Full Story »

A Mount Vernon man remains at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus Tuesday night after being shot shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, according to Knox County Sheriff David Barber. The hospital listed 31-year-old Nicholas Wallace in serious condition on Tuesday night. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- Case No. 6 in this year's Brighten a Christmas file is a 19-year-old trying to overcome odds in his personal life to finish high school. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- City Council heard the first reading of proposed red light camera legislation Tuesday. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- County commissioners hope a study completed several years ago in northwest Washington Township will help trustees with current storm water problems. Full Story »

SHELBY -- An orthopedic surgeon in Shelby was found dead at his office Monday night of apparent suicide. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- Police are searching for three men they say held a Mansfield man at gunpoint and robbed him early Tuesday morning. Full Story »

ONTARIO -- A Mansfield woman crashing her SUV into the men's room of a local pizza joint apparently didn't put a dent in business Tuesday. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- City Council put the brakes on tonight's scheduled vote on whether to install cameras to catch traffic violations. Full Story »

MANSFIELD -- The troubling economic climate of north central Ohio was the culprit when MedCentral Health System scrapped its plans for a College of Nursing facility last month. Full Story »