Richland County awarded three Justice Assistance Grants - Mansfield News Journal

Ohio communities awarded $5 cardinal successful Justice Assistance Grants

COLUMBUS — Nearly $5 cardinal successful national Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) person been awarded to assistance communities forestall and power crime. The yearly grants enactment the transgression prevention enactment of instrumentality enforcement, prosecutors, courts, corrections facilities, transgression unfortunate and witnesser initiatives, and others.

Richland County was awarded 3 grants totaling $178,403. More than fractional — $84,936 — is going to METRICH. The Mansfield Police Department volition person $43,467 for grooming portion the remaining $50,000 is going to the Shelby Police Department for connection upgrades.

In total, 149 projects were funded successful 57 counties. The grants are administered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services.

JAG funds whitethorn beryllium utilized for authorities and section initiatives, method assistance, strategical planning, probe and valuation (including forensics), information collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and transgression justness accusation systems. They are designed arsenic effect wealth to found caller and promising programs that amended the transgression justness system.

Ontario to clasp tree-lighting ceremony, trade show

The City of Ontario’s yearly Christmas histrion lighting volition instrumentality spot from 5:30-6:30 p.m. adjacent Thursday astatine Marshall Park.

Activities see performances by the Rhapsody successful Blue Show Choir, jazz set and set auxiliary, blistery cocoa and cookies, and the accomplishment of Santa Claus astatine 5:45 p.m. At 6 p.m. the winners of the Ontario Lions nine coloring contention volition beryllium announced.

The City of Ontario’s yearly Craft Show volition beryllium held 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. connected Dec. 3 astatine the Richland County Fairgrounds. Admission is $2 per idiosyncratic oregon a caller artifact (no stuffed animals). All proceeds volition payment the Ontario Lions Club assemblage projects and the Ontario Recreation Department.

All toys volition spell to the Springfield Township Fire Department and Ontario Police Department’s artifact drive.

Christmas play is underway astatine Oak Hill Cottage

The Richland County Historical Society's Oak Hill Cottage is hosting vacation tours. Sunday tours from 2-5 p.m. volition proceed done Dec. 18. New this twelvemonth are 2 evening “Gaslight Tours” astatine 7 p.m. connected Dec. 9 and 16. An further 7:30 p.m. circuit volition beryllium added if needed. Leave a connection astatine 419-524-1765 to marque a preservation for these evening tours.

The yearly Ghosts of Christmas Past lawsuit volition beryllium from 5-9 p.m. connected Dec. 3. This lawsuit is unsocial successful galore ways, combining a humanities portrayal of past residents and visitors to Oak Hill, with a walk-through acquisition dissimilar the accustomed guided tours.

All tours astatine Oak Hill are $5 for Adults and $1 for children 12 years and under. Children successful arms are free. For much information, oakhillcottage.org.