Mansfield News Journal

The Mansfield News Journal is a daily publication located in Mansfield, Ohio. It provides news coverage for Richland, Ashland, and Crawford counties, along with sections of Morrow, Knox, and Huron counties in the north-central region of the state.

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Wayne Volz, 34, opened fire on officers after holding parents hostage

1 day ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Lou Whitmire

A former Ontario man was shot and killed Friday, April 18 after he opened fire on law enforcement in Bartow, Florida after holding his parents hostage. Wayne R. Volz, 34, who last resided in Forte Meade, Florida and is formerly of Victoria Court, Ontario, was a freshman at Ontario High School in 2006, according to a yearbook at the Ohio Genealogical Society in Bellville. It is not clear when or if he graduated.
Destination Mansfield's latest Visitor's Guide showcases area attractions

2 days ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Lou Whitmire

Destination Mansfield/Richland County has a new Visitor's Guide whose cover shows a group of people learning about Silo, an American barn owl at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Silo is trained to do free flight behaviors, said Amanda Vanderford, curator of animals at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary at 3774 Orweiler Road. "Just like in the photo. We are able to hook a GPS unit to him so if he decides to fly out of sight, we can still track him.
Owens resigns as EMA director; communication, 'proactivity' issues

3 days ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Lou Whitmire

Rebecca Owens, executive director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency, resigned Thursday afternoon, Richland County Commissioner Darrell Banks confirmed. Banks declined further comment. "Please accept this letter as notification that I am resigning from my position as EMA Director effective this date," Owens wrote to commissioners Thursday.
Fatal house fire claims one person in Washington Township

4 days ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Lou Whitmire

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ― A body was found Easter Sunday morning in debris from an overnight house fire near the intersection of Touby and Carver roads. Richland County Coroner's Investigator Bob Ball said a body was recovered Sunday morning, but only has a preliminary identity established for the deceased. The Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy and make a positive identification.
Resident tells Ontario Council process of proposed housing development lacks transparency

6 days ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Lou Whitmire

ONTARIO – A Ferguson Road resident told Ontario City Council on Wednesday a large housing project proposed on 51 acres could not legally move forward due to procedural problems and a lack of transparency. The project near Stumbo and Ferguson roads would build 234 single-family homes. An April 9 scheduled meeting of the Ontario Planning Commission was not held and no public notice was made of the meeting being canceled, said Alice Ramsay, a resident of 2380 Ferguson Road, during public comment.
Colonel Crawford, Crestview rise to the challenge at Ontario Relays

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zachary A. Holden

ONTARIO - It's not often you can have fun while also preparing yourself for the type of competition you'll see the weeks leading up to, and at, state. That's what makes the Ontario Relays a special midweek invitational. Adding in events like the shuttle hurdles, distance medley relay, sprint medley relay, mixed 4x400 relay, and scoring field events as if they were relays by combining heights or distances gives athletes something different to look forward to.
TRACK & FIELD: Ontario Relays 2025

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zachary A. Holden

Zachary HoldenEight schools competed at the Ontario Relays at Ontario High School's Niss Stadium on April 17, 2025. Zachary Holden/Telegraph-ForumEight schools competed at the Ontario Relays at Ontario High School's Niss Stadium on April 17, 2025. Zachary Holden/Telegraph-ForumEight schools competed at the Ontario Relays at Ontario High School's Niss Stadium on April 17, 2025.
Back-to-back? Lex boys will try to hold off Ashland for repeat title in 92nd Mehock

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Jon Spencer

Returning champs: Shelby’s Madison Henkel (long jump); Lexington’s Chance Basilone (3200); Lexington’s Latrell Hughes (400); Crestview’s Liam Kuhn (pole vault); Colonel Crawford’s Gabby Roston (PV)MANSFIELD – One of the first things Mike Moore did when he took over as boys track and field coach at Lexington a couple of years ago was put the team back in the Mehock Relays for 2024 after more than a 10-year hiatus. Winning it was just a bonus.
Chapman homers, tosses two-hit shutout to help Lexington salvage a series split with Madison

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Jake Furr

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Lexington coach Todd Galownia sent a group text on Wednesday morning directed to each one of his players. Lady Lex lost the night before 2-0 to Madison for their second Ohio Cardinal Conference loss of the year. His message was simple, show him they can respond in Game 2 of the series. SCORES AND STATS: Richland County Softball Scoreboard: Madison strikes first in OCC showdown with Lex; Cubs, Cougars winSenior Makaree Chapman took that to heart.
Offensive explosion powers Galion to first win over Ontario since 2021

1 week ago | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Zachary A. Holden

ONTARIO - This senior class at Galion has accomplished a lot over four years. But the one thing that always eluded them was a win over MOAC rival Ontario. Wednesday night on the Warriors' home turf, Galion's offense exploded for 13 runs as the Tigers beat Ontario 13-2 for the first time since April 26, 2021. And it was the program's first win at Ontario in more than a decade. "Kind of a monkey off our back with Ontario, we haven't beaten them in a long time," Galion coach Kenny Fagan said.