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MANSFIELD - Mansfield City Council has unanimously approved the annexation of roughly 27 acres of land in Madison Township.

MANSFIELD - Five teenage girls were issued summonses on charges ranging from rioting, disorderly conduct, assault and resisting arrest after an employee at Foundations for Living reported that residents were trying to take over a floor at the treatment facility Tuesday night.

MANSFIELD - A former priest who once served at two parishes in the Mansfield area has been found to be "not suitable for priestly ministry" by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo's review board. The diocese, in its own investigation, found that allegations the Rev. Nelson Beaver sexually abused minors roughly 25 years ago were substantiated.

MANSFIELD - Mansfield police and the Richland County Sheriff's Office responded to Foundations for Living, 1451 Ohio 39, shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a "riot," and police were told that residents were attempting to "take over a floor," according to a report from the Mansfield Police Department.

MANSFIELD - Drivers beware, state officials say the risk of colliding with deer increases in October, partly because it's peak deer mating season.

A sixth ward resident for more than two decades, Taddie said she considers herself more of a public servant than a politician.

MANSFIELD - Police are investigating a Thursday evening bomb threat that caused a grocery store to be evacuated.

MANSFIELD - With a goal of breaking down barriers between police and the community, the second of two community meetings was held Tuesday with police and city officials and dozens of citizens in attendance.

MADISON TOWNSHIP - A man was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after firefighters responded to a fire in the 1300 block of Ohio 430.

SHELBY - Nathan Martin, Shelby councilman, on Monday announced his candidacy for the 2nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives, a seat currently held by Mark Romanchuk, R-Ontario, who is term-limited from running again.

MANSFIELD - One person was injured in a crash involving three vehicles in the 200 block of South Trimble Road on Tuesday night.

MANSFIELD - Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 8, four weeks before an election where voters in Mansfield will choose their mayor and five city council representatives.

MANSFIELD - Arthur Kern beamed as a quilt adorned with blue stripes and American flags was placed over his shoulders.

MANSFIELD - In this year's America in Bloom project, Mansfield received a special recognition in the category of flowers.

MANSFIELD - The second ward has been represented by a Republican for more than a decade. Cheryl Meier aims to change that.

MANSFIELD - Mansfield City Council has given permission to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to proceed with a "complete reconstruction" of nearly four miles of U.S. 30.

MANSFIELD - A community meeting, the second of two, called by council candidate Alomar Davenport to discuss ways in which to improve police-community relations, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, one day after a previously announced date.

MANSFIELD - Mansfield City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to dedicate the new police shooting range that opened last week as the "Chief Lawrence E. Harper Training Facility."

MANSFIELD - Prompted by the death of a 3-year-old girl in what Mansfield fire officials say was an arson-related fire on South Foster Street, city officials initiated a review in June of all city fire hydrants.

MANSFIELD - Amanda Stanfield and her husband, Matthew Stanfield, stood before a throng of supporters Wednesday as they celebrated the opening of an urban farm just steps away from their house.