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Shelby Mayor Steve Schag reported the city is "solid and fiscally sound" during the State of the City address Monday.

Congressional members assisted officials in the cities of Shelby and Toledo, both of which have a history of recurrent flooding issues.

John Schroeder helped organize the private, grassroots effort with an established goal to clean the Black Fork River of its obstructions.

Representatives from Shelby and Richland County have been exploring solutions to mitigate flooding for more than a decade.

Archived newspaper clips describe details of devastation and destruction from the Great Flood of 1913, which claimed an estimated 450 lives in Ohio.

SHELBY — The Black Fork Brewing family was met with a warm welcome this month as they opened a new craft brewery at 38 Mansfield Ave.

A rainstorm in late August should serve as a reminder the need for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project isn't going away.

The driver of the vehicle, a 70-year-old man, told police that he was sitting in his driveway before going to do errands when he mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal.

City of Shelby Project Coordinator Joe Gies shared updates regarding the bridge replacement during Tuesday’s planning commission meeting.

Potential for a revised Black Fork ditch petition was discussed Wednesday at the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting.