MOUNT GILEAD '?The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle, fatal traffic crash that killed a Bellville teen on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 2:53 p.m., on County ... Read More

It is with great sadness to inform you that the Bellville Police Department lost an outstanding officer. Officer Summer Kennard tragically passed away on February 3, 2025, in a ... Read More

Anyone with information about James Beardsley, who was last seen Jan. 5, is asked to call Columbus police at 614-645-2358. Read More

A man who left a Columbus residence on Jan. 5 driving his car and headed to his home in Polk in Ashland County is missing. Richland County Sheriff's Office has asked the public for help with any ... Read More

James Beardsley, 25, was last seen on January 5, 2025. Columbus police said his vehicle was found parked at the rear of the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Bellville, Ohio. He reportedly left a Columbus ... Read More

An 18-year-old has died following a collision on Interstate 71 near US 68 in Clinton County yesterday evening, as reported by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash, involving a Subaru Legacy ... Read More

CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio - An 18-year-old died and another person was injured as the result of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening on I-71 near the US 68 exit, according to the Wilmington Post of ... Read More

Richland County could get a traffic control roundabout at another rural intersection. County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $12,975 contract with EMH&T Inc. of Columbus to study accident patterns ... Read More

A grandmother walking down the street with two kids was killed after being hit first by an SUV backing out of a driveway, then again by a passing truck, Ohio troopers said. The fatal crash happened at ... Read More

The public forum regarding a proposed cannabis dispensary in the Village of Bellville drew more than 150 attendees ... on the village's north end near the State Route 97 / Interstate 71 interchange. Read More

A Bellville man died following a one-vehicle crash Saturday on Vanderbilt Road, the Mansfield post of the Ohio Highway Patrol said. Shawn McNamara, 48, was driving a 2018 Dodge Durango eastbound ... Read More

Could another traffic roundabout be in Richland County's future? It's just one of the possibilities, according to Engineer Adam Gove. Read More