Zach Tuggle

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

Temperatures this weekend could feel like they're 100 degrees. "There's at least a low chance of heat indexes exceeding 100 degrees," said Patrick Saunders, a meteorologist who works in the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service. The forecast for North Central Ohio is expected to warm up throughout the week with highs of about 84 degrees on Wednesday, 78 on Thursday, 84 Friday and 86 Saturday. Then things get even hotter for at least three days — maybe more.

1 week ago | marionstar.com | Zach Tuggle

A Bucyrus man died Sunday in a one-vehicle wreck. Constantinos Charles Chavatzas, 20, had been driving northbound on Knauss Road north of Ohio 294 when his vehicle veered off the road, according a report from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. Chavatzas was driving a black 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage that went off the west side of the road and hit a tree about 3:31 p.m. Sunday in western Crawford County.

2 weeks ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

Calamity struck when I pulled my left quadricep 16 miles into the Mohican Trail Marathon. The next 10 miles were a long and painful journey filled with introspection and bizarre philosophical musings. I realized things were getting weird when I found myself kneeled down, petting the soft green moss that carpets the floor of Mohican-Memorial State Forest — the finish line was only a mile away, but, after nearly six hours of running and limping, time and space had lost their relevance.

2 weeks ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

Free fishing will return to the Buckeye State this month. Ohioans can cast their lines without a license June 14-15. The weekend of free fishing applies to Lake Erie and all of Ohio's public lakes, reservoirs, streams and rivers, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. All other fishing regulations, size requirements and bag limits apply during the special weekend. "I encourage everyone to pick up a fishing rod this weekend and create memories with family and friends," Gov.

2 weeks ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zach Tuggle

A man suspected of being connected to the disappearance of a Pennsylvania teenager is out of the Richland County court system. Jonathan M. Crowe, 25, of Mansfield, was arrested June 2 on a first-degree felony human trafficking charge and jailed in lieu of a $5 million bond. Crowe's charge, however, was dropped on June 6, according to Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher.