In this episode of Focus on North Central Ohio, the host speaks with Bob Ball, Lead Investigator at the Richland County Coroner’s Office, about a new local initiative stemming from a national effort ...

MANSFIELD, OH - An update to a story that we brought you in May. The 8-year-old girl who was found unresponsive at a Wooded Acres Estates home died of accidental toxic effects of methadone, according ...

It’s time for this week’s Pooch of the Week, and today we want you to meet Sookie, a sweet and spirited Pit Bull Terrier mix waiting for her forever home at the Richland County Dog Shelter here in ...

SHELBY, OH - Shelby Fire Chief Mike Thompson will retire after 24 years with the department, Mayor Steve Schag announced Monday. Thompson has served as chief since April 2015. Thompson, who has a ...

William A. Smith, 75, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025 in Lexington. Born in Fremont to Virginia Rose and Clayton Smith on September 23, 1949, Bill had paper routes in small towns across ...

MANSFIELD, OH - Fathers, grandfathers, and uncles can be masterful teachers of skill and apprenticeship. Brothers John and Lowell Weeks probably never imagined they would be re-engineering their ...

LEXINGTON, OH - IndyCar fans in Lexington had the opportunity to meet drivers on Thursday evening at a kickoff party at The Local @ 97. At the party were drivers Marcus Armstrong and Felix Rosenqvist, ...

Evelyn Jean Miller, 89, of Galion, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Mill Creek Nursing Home. Evelyn was born to the late Otto and Bertha (Ruhl) Grogg on July 29, 1935. Evelyn married ...

It is with sad and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Robert L. Konstam, age 74, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a brief illness. Bob was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on October 22, 1950, ...

MANSFIELD, OH - Former IBF light heavyweight world champion Prince Charles Williams teamed up with Mansfield Sertoma over the weekend to "Knock Out Child Poverty." The event featured a car show, food ...

Daniel “Dan” Allen Atwell, 72, passed away on July 5th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 23rd, 1953, in Mansfield, Ohio, Dan lived a life defined by his identity in Christ. Despite ...

Ferdinand “Fred” Frank, 90 of Mansfield, Ohio passed away at OhioHealth Mansfield on June 23, 2025. He was born on August 29, 1934, in Yugoslavia to the late Josef and Anna (Katala) Frank. Fred grew ...