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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

ONTARIO, OH - Sweeny is this week’s featured Pet of the Week and is looking for a forever home! Sweeny, a very sweet and well-behaved dog, recently arrived at the Humane Society of Richland County ...

ASHLAND, OH - This week, Host (and Mayor) Matt Miller talks about the 2025 iteration of the Ashland Balloonfest with Zach Burgess, President and Pilot Liaison for the event. The Ashland Angle is a ...

ONTARIO, OH - Raising Cane's celebrated the grand opening of its newest restaurant in Ontario on Tuesday morning, marking its 63rd location in Ohio and 913th company-wide. The fast-food chain's ...