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A controversial bill approving a five-dollar increase in court costs to fund 305-thousand-dollars in courtroom security upgrades at Mansfield City Hall got the nod from City Council Tuesday, but not without a few comments aimed at the judges.
By virtue of a 3-to-2 vote by the Board of Education, administrators in the Shelby City Schools will receive a 1.5% raise.
The Shelby Band Boosters have purchased a new trailer to transport band instruments and other equipment to various locations.
It was a solemn ceremony in Shelby City Council Chambers Tuesday afternoon as 56-year-old William Freytag was sworn-in by Judge Jon Shaffer as Mayor of Shelby, succeeding Jim Henkel, who passed away Tuesday morning at age 63 following a year-long battle with cancer.
Two suspects are in custody in connection with two shooting incidents at Gabrielle Drive-Thru at 481 Springmill Street, and a search warrant turned up a treasure trove of evidence against the pair.
An accident in which a car hit a pole at four o’clock Tuesday morning at West Fourth and Elmwood in Mansfield killed one man and seriously injured another.
Dog license fees in Richland County may be increased from sixteen to twenty dollars, to cover the cost of a spay and neuter program.